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Has anyone mounted their flat screen tv on a wall, my house is concrete block and the wall chosen is an outside wall,
I think the Sheetrock is mounted on 1 X 4 spaced either 16" or 24" apart
the house is a Lantana - so we plan to use the front room as the tv room -
this project has now gotten important as we plan to be there full time by October -
any suggestions appreciated,
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Don't see many 1 x 4's; might either a 2 x 4 or a 1 x 2. And probably at 24" OC


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1x4's would be a little odd, but I wouldn't think it was way out of the question. The problem you are going to run into is that those aren't going to be strong enough to hold the weight of the TV. You are going to need to get anchor into the block, which if you should be able to do fairly easily! Note that sometimes the place you bought it might be able to do this for you. On the flip side, when I live in San Francisco, I had a San Francisco handyman that would help me with these types of projects. Now that I live in Florida, I don't have anyone yet. If you know someone who has done this, you might ask who they used or ask them to help you! A TV is a terrible thing to break!

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I don't think they are 1 X 4. Has to be 2 x 4. anyway outside walls are usually are 16 on center by code. As you need to bolt right into the stud You will need a stud finder. Then bolt away. Being on an outside wall is of no consequence as you are going into studs not the outside wall.
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I placed a mount for a 42" LED flatscreen and only caught 1 steel stud. Didn't really matter as the anchor bolts I used on the rest of the drywall mounting holes have worked just fine. If I'd been mounting a plasma 42" I'd have been more concerned, but the LED tv is really pretty light.

In the Daily Sun there is a guy that advertises $50 cable drops. I've used him and he does a good job. Knows where all the key construction features are on about any style house. He also does flatscreen tv mounts, too. His name is Paul and phone is 352-255-5211.

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Has anyone mounted their flat screen tv on a wall, my house is concrete block and the wall chosen is an outside wall,
I think the Sheetrock is mounted on 1 X 4 spaced either 16" or 24" apart
the house is a Lantana - so we plan to use the front room as the tv room -
this project has now gotten important as we plan to be there full time by October -
any suggestions appreciated,
Many Thanks
If you have time go find a house like yours under construction. Maybe you can find one just before they hang the drywall.
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I had Jay from AVA (Audio Video Authority) hang all my sets, and he did a beautiful job. Ran all the wiring, hid the modem and router in a closet, supplied slim mounts, and installed ceiling speakers. I have a 115 lb Panasonic plasma, and he hung it on metal studs, so wood should not be a problem.
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I shot video of a friend's Lantana as it was being built. I reviewed it recently and found that furring was used on outside walls. It appeared to be 1x2 or
1x3. I don't remember if it was on 16 or 24 inch centers. That being said, if you are going to be doing it yourself, plan on using masonary anchors as was previously suggested.
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when I get there next time I'll go check out one under construction -
the block house use furring strips on the outside wall,

the best method is to make sure I get anchors in the block, maybe with tapcon's
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Only 7 working days left, then I can finally get started moving!
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I had Jay from AVA (Audio Video Authority) hang all my sets, and he did a beautiful job. Ran all the wiring, hid the modem and router in a closet, supplied slim mounts, and installed ceiling speakers. I have a 115 lb Panasonic plasma, and he hung it on metal studs, so wood should not be a problem.
Curious, where did he put your cable box (if you have one) so you can change channels, volume, etc.? I'm interested if you have a phone number for Jay.
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Curious, where did he put your cable box (if you have one) so you can change channels, volume, etc.? I'm interested if you have a phone number for Jay.
As you can see in the picture, we have an audio cabinet beneath the wall mounted TV, which is where we have the Directv receiver, BluRay, and AV receiver. If you look closely, you'll see wall mounted speakers on the side of TV and below it. You can reach Jay at: Office 352-669-6281 or Cell 352-516-7900

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beautiful and impressive looking, thanks for posting picture.
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