Essential Tips for Mounting Your TV

One of the best things about flat-screen TVs is that they can be mounted on the wall to open valuable floor space. Whether it's in a living room, bedroom, or dedicated home theater, TV mounting gives you high-performance video without affecting your floor plan, but there are some things you should know before attempting a TV mounting project on your own.

Read on to learn what you should be prepared for when you decide to mount a TV in your Ponte Vedra Beach home.

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Stud Alert

It all starts with the wall. Flat-screen TVs have gotten thin and light enough that it’s possible to mount a TV without using a stud in the wall, but the strongest mounting job will have a mounting frame attached to studs. You don’t want to risk your TV ripping through the wall, which could cost thousands of dollars in repairs for both the wall and TV.

Find Space for Other Components

Need to have an area for the components. There are shelving options and pieces of furniture that can conceal the equipment, but there’s an even easier solution in the form of a distributed AV system. This transmits audio and video to multiple rooms from a single device tucked away in a storage closet and hooked up to a matrix switcher, meaning you don’t need to worry about where you’re going to put your Blu-Ray player or cable box when you mount your TV.

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Consider A Soundbar

Flat-panel TVs have limited audio capabilities, but you can dramatically increase sound quality with a soundbar that can be mounted directly underneath the TV and custom-made to fit the TV’s width so it looks like a seamless extension of the equipment.

Protect Your Outdoor TV

You have access to your Ponte Vedra Beach home’s outdoor space all year round, and you can take more advantage of that by mounting a TV outside. An outdoor TV is going to be heavier than an indoor TV because it has to be reinforced to withstand natural elements, but the exterior walls of your home are also much stronger than the interior walls so they can easily handle the weight.

Mounting an outdoor TV against the wall keeps it nestled against something sturdy if there are harsh weather conditions, and the ideal location is underneath some sort of covering that will keep it from getting wet. The box is engineered to withstand water, but the best way to protect something from the elements is to limit exposure.

A smart home company like Alpha Dog Security can take the pressure off your hands and securely mount all your TVs indoors or outdoors while keeping all wiring out of sight. Interested in learning more about how our home audio-video solutions can enhance your Ponte Vedra Beach home’s media? Contact one of our specialists at 1-904-ALPHA95 or by filling out our online form.