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DIY TV Wall Mount — for Under $15!

Written by Cassity

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Buying a new TV is expensive enough and getting a bracket to hang it just increases the price, but here’s a clever DIY TV wall mount solution that will cost you less than $15!

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DIY TV Wall Mount For Under 15 Dollars Tutorial Featured On Remodelaholic
by Imperfectly Polished on Remodelaholic

Supplies for DIY TV Wall Mount:

  • Drill
  • Angle iron, also called a Punched Angle or Slotted Angle (Buy a length that is slightly shorter than the width of your TV)
  • Screws and Washers to fit the Angle Iron and the TV (These may already be present on the TV. Check before you buy them.)
  • 2 Hooks (rated to hold as much as or more than your TV weighs)
  • TV 🙂

DIY TV Wall Mount, Step 1: Install Hooks in the wall

Find studs in the area where you will be hanging the TV. Taking into account where the angle iron will attach to your TV, carefully measure where the wall hooks will need to go. Using the angle iron as a guide (to ensure that the holes you drill will align with two holes in your angle iron), mark two spots on the studs where you will install the hooks. Pre-drill the holes into the studs. Insert your hooks into the wall.

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DIY TV Wall Mount, Step 2: Attach Angle Iron to the TV

Attach angle iron to the back of the TV using screws and washers. Our TV already had screws on the back for mounting, but they were not long enough for this application. We had to go to the hardware store to get some that would fit our holes and be the right length. We used washers as well.

DIY TV Wall Mount For Flat Screen TV By Imperfectly Polished On Remodelaholic

DIY TV Wall Mount, Step 3: Hang and enjoy!

Getting a picture for this step was difficult, so here is my poorly drawn version of where the hooks go 🙂

Flat Screen TV DIY Wall Mount By Imperfectly Polished On Remodelaholic

And now you have a perfectly mounted TV for just $14!

DIY TV Wall Mount For Under $15 Imperfectly Polished On Remodelaholic

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Originally published 05.19.2011 // Updated 08.25.2020

 

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Published: September 21, 2020Filed Under: Build, By Cost, DIY, Free to $20, Guest Bloggers, Tutorials Tagged: Bedrooms, Budget Design, DIY Under $20, Tips and Tricks

About Cassity

Cassity started Remodelaholic with her husband, Justin, to share their love for knocking out walls together. She is an interior designer, wife, and mother of two. She and Justin have remodeled three homes from top to bottom and are working on their fourth. Making a house a home is her favorite hobby.


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Comments

  1. Lori says

    February 24, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    Cassidy these are fabulous ideas! We’re Ramsey fans too and are in the same boat! I’m so excited to find someone with creative ideas that work on a tight budget! Keep ’em comin’!!!

    -Lori

    Reply
  2. Mark says

    November 15, 2012 at 10:08 am

    Thanks for sharing the diy tv mount. It looks really easy to make and sturdy to hold the tv.

    Reply
    • Justin says

      November 19, 2012 at 10:24 pm

      Mark, no problem. They came up with a great alternative to the expensive TV mounts.

      Reply
  3. Megan says

    February 23, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    How did you accomplish a nice polished look with no chords? I can’t tell from the photo that you even have a chord. I’d love to know how to make mine look like that.

    Reply
    • Cassity says

      February 23, 2013 at 9:02 pm

      Megan,
      We built the faux mantel and carried the cords through the mantel into the built in cabinet next to it, so technically the cords are behind the frame…

      You can see how we planned out and built the mantel in our plan post, first building post and 2nd building post. Hope you can sort of see how we did it, by checking out those posts.

      Reply
  4. Christian Cummings says

    August 29, 2013 at 12:41 am

    Should the TV you are hanging come with the screws you need? And I see how many screws should hold up the angle iron?

    Reply
  5. Alan Kmiecik says

    September 25, 2013 at 4:23 am

    just did a fr%#[email protected]& heavy 60″ Panasonic with this technique, came out great.

    A few tips, the initial angle iron was not sturdy enough, should have gone beefy first try. I avoided the hooks because I felt it would stick out too much, nah, should have done the hooks. Use the angle iron to space them out so they match the holes in the iron to make it easier to hang. You can string a piece of wood between the studs to ensure you are hitting enough of them and put the hooks in the wood.

    Thanks for the tip!

    Reply
    • Cassity says

      September 25, 2013 at 10:08 am

      Great advice Alan! THanks!

      Reply
  6. Skylier says

    August 21, 2015 at 10:45 pm

    Do you have any tips on mounting on a brick fire place?

    Reply
  7. Megan Cannon says

    November 14, 2016 at 9:09 pm

    Totally spent $8.97 on all we needed to mount ours!! Also won a bet with my sister, BC I didn’t ahave to spend the $60+ on an actual mount. You are brilliant!! Thanks!!!!

    Reply
    • Cass says

      November 15, 2016 at 1:09 pm

      Wahoo, we love to hear that! Thanks for the comment, Megan!

      Reply
  8. Rene says

    November 22, 2017 at 9:19 pm

    This was awesome!!! Total was $10.74 (because I bought screws just in case). My tv hung w/o issues and it looks professionally mounted! I’m so thankful I stumbled upon this post. Many thanks. Keep up the great blogging!

    Reply
  9. Jasper Skye says

    June 26, 2019 at 7:29 pm

    I am looking forward to trying this in my new condo! But I have a long list of to-dos and have minimal “handy=man” skills. My question is about the screws into the TV, to secure the angle iron, would it be preferable to remove the back of the TV and put bolts on the screws? Has yours held up pretty well without them? My TV is smaller and has holes in the back, but no screws.

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  10. Sheryll $ Critters. says

    September 23, 2020 at 7:04 am

    I haven’t tried this yet, but thank you ever so much! I wish I had found your idea before I put my small 32 inch TV on the wall in my bedroom. I just like it better.

    Thank you ever so much!

    Reply
    • Cass says

      September 23, 2020 at 1:24 pm

      You’re welcome, Sheryll!

      Reply

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