Game Room TV Mounting in Fullerton

Heavier sets, harder use

A game room screen is often the largest in the house, and people lean on the room — a controller thrown on the couch, a bump from a door. The mount is rated for at least 1.5 times the TV's weight and bolted into studs, and the safety screw at the foot of the bracket goes in every time.

Converted garages, bonus rooms and dens

Many game rooms are spaces that began as something else: a converted garage, a room over the garage or a den off the kitchen. The walls can be newer drywall, block with furring, or paneled board, and the framing can be at odd spacing or missing behind a finish panel. The installer finds out with a probe hole and, in a converted garage, checks whether the wall is furred out over block or framed in wood.

Consoles, shelves and the spaghetti behind

A console, a streaming box and a speaker bar need three cables each. A low shelf under the TV, a power strip hidden behind it and a raceway from the TV down to the shelf keep the front clean. Wires inside the wall are optional and use a rated kit; a standard power cord never goes in a wall.

Dimmer light, brighter pictures

Game rooms are often darker than living rooms, and the screen is judged in the dark. A tape outline checked in the room's normal lighting decides the height, and a slight downward tilt helps when a ceiling fixture sits above the screen. Wall color around the TV matters more than the mount; a dark wall makes the screen feel larger.

Game Room TV Mounting — common questions