Archive → October, 2009
Sunday Jobs
There I was lying in bed half asleep debating if I really had to get up that early when I remembered I’d promised Charlotte my youngest daughter that good ‘ole dad would finally get round to fixing her TV to the wall in her bedroom.
Nothing amazingly difficult with the new universal fit type of TV bracket you get these days but another job nevertheless and I knew even getting started would have its challenges.
So once tea and toast had been consumed I got the tools ready and got out the til type TV bracket I’d bought earlier. It really was very simple but looked strong and efficiently designed in black to match her Samsung TV.
After clearing a big space on the floor I held the TV bracket back plate up to the wall and marked where the fixings went and of course got this “approved” in writing so afterwards no one could claim I’d fitted it in the wrong place! Next with the drill and 6 holes were needed on this TV bracket. After checking the wall was free of pipes and had no hidden electrics I drilled into the wall using a 6mm drill to around 40mm.
Not long after the holes were plugged and the TV bracket back plate was held securely. The next stage wouldn’t involve mess so I cleared up and carefully put her new Samsung flat screen TV face down onto the carpet and fitted the two arm attachments that would hold the TV to the wall plate. These were very straightforward and soon I was ready for the magic moment – the TV was lifted up and the arms hooked over and onto the plate – they fitted so easily and were soon tighten up so the whole assembly was secure.
Cables for power and hdmi inputs followed and within around 30 minutes of starting there it was on the wall and having had no disasters along the way – brilliant. I felt very chuffed with my efforts and so did my little helper, Charlotte.
Charlotte then proceeded to direct what angle the set needed to be at and by adjusting the TV bracket this was easily achieved.
Mess clear up followed and a big hug in recognition of dad’s efforts was my reward for getting up earlier than planned.
Strangely I’d put the job off as I thought it was going to be hassle but the tilting TV bracket from Intecbrackets.co.uk was top quality and really engineered so well it was just a very easy job – but let’s keep that our secret!