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Z.Cavaricci said...
I just hung a 40incher in our gym. It isn't hard to actually hang the TV but what are you doing with the cords ? I thought I was all slick putting the cords in the wall behind the TV and coming out near the outlet. According to code you cannot run a power cord behind the wall. You actually have to put a outlet up behind the TV which I didn't do. So, I have the HDMI running through the wall and the power just runs down below the TV. I wasted 2 hours and realized it after I was done.
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voodoochile said...
My apartment has metal studs, which I understand are not useful for mounting a TV (they apparently will collapse under the weight). Through internet research, I found the Toggler Snaptoggle wall anchors, which the company claims are strong enough to mount a TV on drywall or metal studs.
Does anyone have any experience with these to know whether or not they work?
http://www.toggler.com/products/snaptoggle/overview.php
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voodoochile said...
My apartment has metal studs, which I understand are not useful for mounting a TV (they apparently will collapse under the weight). Through internet research, I found the Toggler Snaptoggle wall anchors, which the company claims are strong enough to mount a TV on drywall or metal studs.
Does anyone have any experience with these to know whether or not they work?
http://www.toggler.com/products/snaptoggle/overview.php
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Fightin Doves said...
Did you really just ask about paying someone to mount a TV? Well, first thing is you dig around your purse to find your cell phone, then call a real man.
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The Pantry said...
They're better than old-fashioned toggle anchors and four of them are more than enough to hold a mount for a 60" flat screen.
The "holds up to 356 lbs in 5/8" drywall" in the link is a little misleading because 5/8" is almost never used for interior walls (generally 1/2"). 5/8" is used for ceilings (trusses 24" OC) and sometimes doubled on garage walls adjacent to the interior of the house as a fire barrier
Nice, thanks for the info!
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How hard is it to mount a TV?