Just wondering if anyone has mounted an LCD tv in their tt, I am sure people have. What I would like to know is what type of anchors were used, what size screws(since the walls arent like a house) and any info that would be helpful for me when I do this. Thanks
1st was 2009 Laurentian Ranger 190xp (written off in 2011, water damage)
now 2000 Keystone Sprinter 315BH
Many of us have mounted the LCD TV's, I'm sure. My TT has a recessed area in the upper cabinets above the dinette (across from the couch) specificially designed for a TV and has a 1/2" plywood backing board for mounting. I found an articulating mount that will bring the TV out far enough from the wall that it will swing up or down, left or right, but folds flat for storage and travel. It can pretty much be viewed from anywhere in the TT. I used the lag screws that came with the mount. You might investigate whether or not you have a backing board in your TT - if there is a TV area, you probably do.
My Jay Flight has backer boards factory installed inside the walls....one over the dinette and one in the bedroom. I went with smaller, lightweight TV's and I forget what size screws.....probably 1/2" or so.
BigSur2
2012 Keystone Bullet 286QBS
2006 Ford F150 5.4 V8
clangille wrote: Just wondering if anyone has mounted an LCD tv in their tt, I am sure people have. What I would like to know is what type of anchors were used, what size screws(since the walls arent like a house) and any info that would be helpful for me when I do this. Thanks
I mounted mine to the studs with 2 inch and a half screws...My tv is only 19in tho
Fred & Jodie, dogs, Zoey & Mika
RIP Bella
2010 F150 5.4, 3.55, 4x4, Equli-z-er Hitch
2007 Forest River Salem 27RB LE
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2009 Nomad 3980
Get the lightest TV you can and that equates to an LED, LCD TV. My 22" weighs 7.5#. This will simplify the mounting and make it much easier to safely secure it wherever you choose to mount. I'm going to the TT this morning to winterize as the temps are getting into the low 30's and are headed south and will take a couple of pics of my TV install to post later.
Hey Thanks all, I have a shelf that I can put the tv on, we have a 26" lcd weighs about 12lbs, only reason why I want to mount it is because of the kids. The older 2(10/8) are fine however we have a 2 year old that we have nicknamed "cyclone sophie" I just want to keep her from pulling it down.
I used two pieces of the square shelf standards you screw on the wall, each about six inches longer than my 32" TV's height. I attached them to the TV leaving about 3" of the standard above and below the TV I had to drill out the spots in the standard that the four bolts went through to the TV. I then got all my wires connected and through-bolted the standards to the wall. In my case, I had bunks on the 'back' side of the wall; you could do the same thing if it backe d up to a closet. I like the fact that the 'mount' only cost $10, and only weighs a pound! With the 32" LED TV only weighing 10-11 pounds, a big mount would have been silly. I will add a photo or two tomorrow.
Todd
Here is a picture of the standard available at Lowes, Home Depot, etc.
Todd
1993 Ford E-350 pushed by a 1988 Wilderness 24' TT
clangille wrote: Just wondering if anyone has mounted an LCD tv in their tt, I am sure people have. What I would like to know is what type of anchors were used, what size screws(since the walls arent like a house) and any info that would be helpful for me when I do this. Thanks
Mounted mine on the side of a cabinet since the studs on my RV are aluminum channel and the rest of the walls are not suitable for mounting anything other than light loads.
My RV also has a TV shelf but I preferred not to have to worry about stowing the TV somewhere every time I am done with it. With it mounted all I have to worry is securing the assembly for travel. The trick is to minimize the cantilever load on the mounting point.
I used the smallest articulated mount I could find that would support my 19" LCD TV.
My TV cabinet made it impossible to watch TV from the sofa. I bought an extendable stand that went out far. it wasnt enough to clear the opening so I built this out and attached it to two studs. Then linked them with plywood. Stained it to match the cabinets and rigged a foot so that it doesnt put a lot of strain on the wall.
I made a little wood brace that keeps it from moving while traveling. Will have to take a pic in the closed position and post it later.
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Mike
2006 Ford E350 Van (standard length)
V10, 3.73, 5 Star Tuner, Hellwig Rear Sway Bar, Prodigy BC, Hensley Arrow Hitch
Hello! New to the forum and new to RVing, but I feel somewhat qualified to answer this, as I have successfully hung a 19" flat panel in my TT.
First thing I did was to locate a stud in a location, generally in the area where you want the TV. What helped me tremendously in locating the stud was finding the nearly invisible staples the manufacturer used to secure the interior panels to the vertical studs. In mine, I found these running along the vertical edge of the panels. As I recall, there is no particular uniform distance between studs, as there is in a stick-built house. I also checked to insure that there was no wiring in the general vicinity of where I planned to drill. This is a little more difficult to do - did the best I could in checking the directions the wires ran but there still was a certain degree of uncertainty in my case. Luckily, I estimated properly and everything worked out well.
I took a 14" piece of solid oak (3/4" X about 1.5" wide), which had been routed along the edges and stained and sealed to match the trailer decor, and secured it to the stud with three #10 X 2.5" screws. Obviously, you must insure that the depth of the screw is adequate to screw securely through the oak piece and into the stud without projecting through the outside skin of the trailer. I then secured the articulating TV mount to the piece of oak and into the stud. I checked all clearances before hand and the TV is able to pull about 12" away from the wall, and has about a 130 degree field of articulation. Then it was just a matter of running the wires to your cable and power. Works very well, and the wife and I are able to watch TV comfortably from the bed. We remove the TV from the mount while traveling, and just drop it back in when we arrive at our destination.
I obtained the mount from an Internet business called Jensen Direct; they specialize in RV and boat products. Back at that time, about half a year ago, they would occassionally have sales on different products, and I got two mounts pretty cheap. They are specifically designed for RV use, are of good quality, and the one I mounted in the trailer allows one to simply slide the articulating arm upwards, out of the mount, so that we don't have to remove the mount from the wall (detachable). The base of the mount remains on the wall, and the articulating arm folds up and stays on back of the TV.
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