Wall Mounts and Brackets

I still remember the sinking feeling in my stomach three years ago. I had just bought my dream 65-inch television, and in my rush to get it up on the living room wall, I grabbed the first cheap bracket I saw. I spent two sweaty hours drilling, lifting, and securing it, only to sit down … Read more

I still remember the sickening, slow-motion sound of tearing drywall on a quiet Tuesday evening. Just two days prior, I had proudly hoisted my brand-new, seventy-pound home display onto the wall. Feeling lazy, I bypassed the instruction manual, located a single wooden stud, and drove two massive lag bolts straight through the center of a … Read more

I’ll never forget the sinking feeling in my gut as I stood in the middle of my new living room, holding a stud finder that refused to beep. I had this gorgeous, paper-thin OLED ready to go, but my walls were apparently made of nothing but hope and thin air. I spent two hours scanning, … Read more

I remember standing in the middle of my living room, staring at a brand-new 77-inch OLED that cost more than my first car. It was sleek, it was massive, and it was currently sitting precariously on a coffee table because my wall studs decided to play hide-and-seek. I had exactly one stud right where I … Read more

I woke up at 2 AM with a localized throb in the base of my skull, staring up at a 65-inch glowing rectangle that felt like it was miles above me. I’d spent the previous Saturday afternoon convinced that mounting my new screen as high as possible was the only way to clear my feet … Read more

I still remember the pride I felt after finally hoisting my 75-inch beast onto that articulating arm. I stepped back, beer in hand, wiped the sweat from my forehead, and… wait. Was it leaning? Just a hair. Five minutes later, it wasn’t just a hair; the left side was visibly dipping like it was tired … Read more

I remember the gut-wrenching ‘crack’ sound I thought I heard when I first tried to adjust the tilt on my brand-new ultra-thin display. I’d spent all morning ensuring the real reason your tv wall mount is sagging after installation wasn’t going to be an issue, only to find the tilting mechanism was as stubborn as … Read more

I remember the sound. It wasn’t a crash, not at first. It was a slow, agonizing creak followed by the sound of crumbling gypsum hitting the floorboards. My brand new 75-inch Mini-LED display was tilted at a precarious 15-degree angle, and the only thing keeping it from a $2,000 date with the carpet was a … Read more

I remember the exact moment I realized my weekend DIY project was a disaster. I had just finished mounting a brand-new, ultra-thin OLED TV, and the setup looked stunning—for about five minutes. Then, as I sat down with a bowl of popcorn, I watched in slow-motion horror as the screen began to ‘nod’ forward, slowly … Read more