Photo by Jamie McCall.
We’ve mentioned how to choose the best wall mount for your TV, and even found a DIY option, but it doesn’t get much simpler or cheaper than this. All you need to hang something on the wall is some wood and a few bolts. By attaching two blocks of wood to your TV and two to your wall, and bevelling each at the same angle, you can form what’s called a French Cleat (see the diagram to the left). By angling the two pieces of wood in opposite directions, your TV or other hanging piece should lock into place securely when you hang it.
The one downside is that your TV won’t be able to swivel with this method, so if you have a big living room and you angle your TV a lot, you’re probably better off searching Monoprice for an inexpensive TV mount. We think this is a pretty neat, cheap, DIY solution though. Hit the link to read more.
No Cost Way To Wall Mount Flat Screen TVs [This Old House Forums via Unplggd]
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 11:05 AMActually you can get away with using one block on the Wall and two on the TV… The cleat on the top has more than enough strength in most situations to hold a Wall mount. The block at the bottom only needs to square up the TV to the wall and it can be held in place by the weight of the hanging object if you like, or even double sided tape. Oh,.. and don’t forget to mount on the wall “stud” not in between the studs, or you’ll find your TV on the floor and a big hole in the wall. French cleats have been used for ever to hang wall mounted cupboards etc…