OK - I want to put a telly on my bedroom ceiling and I am having trouble with mounting brackets.
I have made scale models of tellies out of cardboard, to see which size looks best... and I have now scaled down from my original thoughts as 55" looks fookin stupid.
However I am still having trouble finding mounting bracket as the flushest fitting ones require two part to be slid onto eachother... great if gravity is working in the direct they were designed for. The brackets which don't require gravity to be on their side all leave a huge gap (well it looks huge to me) behind the telly.... making it look fookin' stupid as if it is dangling from the ceiling rather than mounted on it.
The only place I have found what to charge more than the telly will cost to make one.... sod that.
Do I need to ditch the idea or does anyone know of a solution?
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over a year ago
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The only way I can think of is to cut a hole in the ceiling,notch out the joists where the tv would go and add a couple of crosspieces to fix the brackets to. I've seen this done on office walls but never on a ceiling. I wouldn't fancy being underneath it if fell tho.
Not sure if it would affect the plasma either. |
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Then that only leaves you really with the option of building a frame around the tv.
Instead of having a telly dangling from the ceiling you'll have a box dangling from the ceiling!  |
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It depends upon the quality of your ceiling, the weight of the TV and if you want it to tilt or not.
The best way if you want a flush mount is to have a bespoke bracket made. This will consist of a metal plate in the loft with a 3ft by 2ft dimension. This will be screwed to the top of the joists making a firm base. You then need 12 in threads to fix into the back of the tv and be drilled through the ceiling and through the steal plate. with nuts in the loft to tighten till the tv is flush to the ceiling. You need to have your joists checked though to ensure they can take the weight or.......... Well i will leave that bit!
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over a year ago
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"OK - I want to put a telly on my bedroom ceiling and I am having trouble with mounting brackets.
I have made scale models of tellies out of cardboard, to see which size looks best... and I have now scaled down from my original thoughts as 55" looks fookin stupid.
However I am still having trouble finding mounting bracket as the flushest fitting ones require two part to be slid onto eachother... great if gravity is working in the direct they were designed for. The brackets which don't require gravity to be on their side all leave a huge gap (well it looks huge to me) behind the telly.... making it look fookin' stupid as if it is dangling from the ceiling rather than mounted on it.
The only place I have found what to charge more than the telly will cost to make one.... sod that.
Do I need to ditch the idea or does anyone know of a solution?
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Totally nothing wrong with wanting a 55" plasma / LCD / LED...but why on earth would you want to fix (suspend, effectively) on the ceiling. All large screen TV'S (and the smaller versions) are designed to be viewed in a vertical position (or at a slight tilt ) for optimum performance.
By viewing in a horizontal position will affect the stucture of the pixels that make up the picture which, in turn, will have an adverse effect and the possibility of a potential screenburn that was so evident in earlier models. |
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"It depends upon the quality of your ceiling, the weight of the TV and if you want it to tilt or not.
The best way if you want a flush mount is to have a bespoke bracket made. This will consist of a metal plate in the loft with a 3ft by 2ft dimension. This will be screwed to the top of the joists making a firm base. You then need 12 in threads to fix into the back of the tv and be drilled through the ceiling and through the steal plate. with nuts in the loft to tighten till the tv is flush to the ceiling. You need to have your joists checked though to ensure they can take the weight or.......... Well i will leave that bit!
You have just received your PG tips "
A-haaaaaaa! So that's how it's done.
Hmmmmm, whilst I do appreciate the tea-bagging, I am starting to think knocking out the wardrobe may be an easier option. |
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"It depends upon the quality of your ceiling, the weight of the TV and if you want it to tilt or not.
The best way if you want a flush mount is to have a bespoke bracket made. This will consist of a metal plate in the loft with a 3ft by 2ft dimension. This will be screwed to the top of the joists making a firm base. You then need 12 in threads to fix into the back of the tv and be drilled through the ceiling and through the steal plate. with nuts in the loft to tighten till the tv is flush to the ceiling. You need to have your joists checked though to ensure they can take the weight or.......... Well i will leave that bit!
You have just received your PG tips
A-haaaaaaa! So that's how it's done.
Hmmmmm, whilst I do appreciate the tea-bagging, I am starting to think knocking out the wardrobe may be an easier option."
Your just scary  |
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"It depends upon the quality of your ceiling, the weight of the TV and if you want it to tilt or not.
The best way if you want a flush mount is to have a bespoke bracket made. This will consist of a metal plate in the loft with a 3ft by 2ft dimension. This will be screwed to the top of the joists making a firm base. You then need 12 in threads to fix into the back of the tv and be drilled through the ceiling and through the steal plate. with nuts in the loft to tighten till the tv is flush to the ceiling. You need to have your joists checked though to ensure they can take the weight or.......... Well i will leave that bit!
You have just received your PG tips
A-haaaaaaa! So that's how it's done.
Hmmmmm, whilst I do appreciate the tea-bagging, I am starting to think knocking out the wardrobe may be an easier option."
It does work i have seen it done. You can also get ones that tilt down from flat to an angle if you want to be really posh  |
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I just wanted something different as a treat for me.... and I thought it would be cool to watch 3D telly whilst laying in bed in the dark... though not 3D porn, that might be a bit weird.
I have until Monday to make my mind up, coz that's when I start stipping.... the room. The theme and the colours are all sorted... it's the quirky touches I'm still trying to figure out. |
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"I just wanted something different as a treat for me.... and I thought it would be cool to watch 3D telly whilst laying in bed in the dark... though not 3D porn, that might be a bit weird.
I have until Monday to make my mind up, coz that's when I start stipping.... the room. The theme and the colours are all sorted... it's the quirky touches I'm still trying to figure out."
3D tv on the ceiling? You might end up having scary nightmares lol |
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3D tv on the ceiling? You might end up having scary nightmares lol "
I have been a memeber of Chams for well over 7 years... I am use to unexpected stuff lunging towards my head.... nothing the size of a telly though. |
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