TV Mounting Hub Yorba Linda: TV Take-Down and Relocation in Yorba Linda

Before the old TV comes down

Taking a set down is the easy half. The harder half is knowing what will hang there next, so a short list of checks comes first.

• Weight: the next TV may weigh more or less than the one on the wall, and the plate has to be rated for it.
• Hole pattern: VESA is the rectangle of four threaded holes on the back, from about 200×200 up to 800×400, and the brackets must match it.
• The old mount: a bent rail, a stiff lock or a rating label that has worn away are reasons to replace it.
• Cables: a new spot may need longer HDMI, and a note of which cable goes where saves an hour.

Filling and painting the holes

When the plate goes, so do the holes. Lag holes are filled with compound, sanded flush and touched up from the paint the owner kept; anchors are pulled or cut flush and covered. If the same plate stays, nothing in the wall changes at all.

Hanging it in a new place

A move is simply a new install plus a repair. The new wall gets the same studs, height and cable checks as any fresh mount, and the old wall is closed up. Doing it while a room is being remodeled is easiest, since the wall is already open.

Recycling the old set

A TV that comes off the wall is not always headed for the garage. Many stay in the house as a bedroom or game-room screen, and a few are donated or recycled. The installer wraps a taken-down set in a blanket and leaves it where the household asks; disposal and recycling are arranged by the owner.

TV Take-Down & Relocation — common questions