TV Mounting Hub Yorba Linda: Two-Story Family Room and Loft TV Mounting in Yorba Linda

Bringing a tall wall down to eye level

A wall that reaches the upstairs ceiling makes a high screen feel natural, and a high screen is hard to watch. The center goes near the seated eye line, or a tilting mount aims the picture down at the sofa when the position has to stay high.

What the numbers show

1. 1Lag bolt into the stud The plate is bolted through the drywall into a wood stud, so the weight goes into the framing.
2. 2Tilt hinge A hinge between the plate and the TV brackets lets the top of the screen lean away from the wall.
3. 3Upright position The dashed outline shows where the TV would hang without any tilt.
4. 4Tilt arc The screen leans a few degrees, enough to aim the center at the viewer.
5. 5Sight line The line from the seated eye meets the screen center at a right angle when the tilt is set correctly.

A loft overhead and a window behind

Family rooms with lofts have a railing that looks down into the room, and tall windows that fill it with light. Viewers upstairs see the TV from above, so the tilt is judged from the main seats and the loft is left as a bonus. Afternoon sun through a tall window can wash out the screen, so the sun is noted on the wall before a position is chosen.

Staircases, scaffolds and long cable runs

A screen of 75 inches or more is carried by two people, so the staircase width and the turns are measured first. Reaching the top of a tall wall can need a taller ladder, but the TV itself seldom goes near the top; the cable does.

• In-wall rated run: an in-wall rated power kit and CL3-rated HDMI inside the stud bay down to the cabinet.
• Raceway: a paintable channel where the wall must stay closed.
• Beam route: along an exposed beam to a recessed cabinet.

Checking the angle from upstairs

People sit in lofts, too, and a TV that is fine from the sofa can look odd from the railing. A few degrees of tilt usually fixes it, and when the loft is used often a second small screen upstairs is simpler than bending the main one. The installer stands at the railing with the tape outline up and decides on the spot.

When the wall is stone, tile or shiplap

Tall family-room walls are often finished in something other than paint: ledger stone, large tile or shiplap boards. Shiplap is easy, because the plate goes through the boards into studs and the seams hide the holes. Stone and tile need masonry or diamond bits and a layout planned around the pattern. Whatever the finish, the installer proves the studs behind it with a probe, and the wall's finish decides the price, not the height of the room.

Planning around the staircase and the railing

Open staircases and loft railings shape the sight lines in a tall room. The TV should not be visible from the front door in a way that dominates the entry, and the railing should not cut the picture from the main sofa. Walking the room with the tape outline in place shows both problems in a minute.

Two-Story Family Room TV Mounting — common questions