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uneven rock fireplace, flat screen mount
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| Topic: | uneven rock fireplace, flat screen mount This thread has 10 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Friday February 24, 2012 at 09:18 |
I am going to mount a flat screen on a rock fireplace. Some of the rocks extend 2.5 inches from the concrete. I plan to mount plywood first, then the bracket. Any ideas on mounting the plywood on a very uneven surface? thanks, joe
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| Post 2 made on Friday February 24, 2012 at 09:29 |
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last time I had to deal with a rock fireplace (are any of them a level surface?) we mounted the bracket to the fireplace using togglers and used spacers to push the arms as far away from the TV as possible. I forget what size it is, I think it was a 65". anyway here is a picture of it [Link: facebook.com]
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| Post 3 made on Friday February 24, 2012 at 10:25 |
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Long lag bolts into whatever is most secure (stone or studs if it's a stone veneer) and then varying amount of washers on each bolt to level the mounting bracket evenly.
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| Post 4 made on Friday February 24, 2012 at 10:29 |
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On February 24, 2012 at 10:25, PeterN said...
Long lag bolts into whatever is most secure (stone or studs if it's a stone veneer) and then varying amount of washers on each bolt to level the mounting bracket evenly. Either use washers or 1/2 nipples or 1/2 threaded pipe cut to size.
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| Post 5 made on Friday February 24, 2012 at 11:29 |
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On February 24, 2012 at 10:25, PeterN said...
Long lag bolts into whatever is most secure (stone or studs if it's a stone veneer) and then varying amount of washers on each bolt to level the mounting bracket evenly. This...
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| Post 6 made on Friday February 24, 2012 at 12:06 |
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Or all-thread with nuts adjusted to stand off, with washers .
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| Post 7 made on Friday February 24, 2012 at 15:44 |
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I just cut off peices of conduit at the lenght I want to use as spacers for the lags and paint them black. Always works for me.
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| Post 8 made on Friday February 24, 2012 at 18:46 |
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On February 24, 2012 at 12:06, Mr. Stanley said...
Or all-thread with nuts adjusted to stand off, with washers . I was going to say shims and a chisel for stones that stick out exceedingly far, But I like this idea Bruce, what are you using to attach the all thread to the stone?
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| Post 9 made on Friday February 24, 2012 at 21:27 |
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On February 24, 2012 at 10:29, drewski300 said...
Either use washers or 1/2 nipples or 1/2 threaded pipe cut to size. Just did one last week and used large flat washers behind each lag bolt. Had to chisel out one of the stones so I could run the electrical and cabling first, which allowed for determining what was behind the stone. Lucky for me this one was plywood, but I have seen the stone (both real and faux) on OSB and sheetrock. I've used metal pipe to sleeve the lags, but using washers seems to work equally well if not better. Hint: Measure for the stack of washers, stack them up and then use some tape to hold them together to make it easier to put them into position. Remove tape after they're in position and do some paint touch up if they show at all.
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| OP | Post 10 made on Wednesday February 29, 2012 at 17:32 |
Thanks everyone, appreciate the help. joe
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| Post 11 made on Thursday March 1, 2012 at 11:19 |
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I have used these:  [Link: fastenal.com]and a couple of nuts and washers. You can have the bracket far from the wall or close, just move the pair of nuts and washers up and down the threads. Really works well, and rock solid. Just make sure that you have it all figured out when you put the bolts in, there is no way to remove the bolt from the hole once it is in.
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