How to mount a TV securely in tricky or unusual spaces
Mounting a television in awkward or non-standard spaces often requires deciding between specialized hardware like swiveling mounts, custom wooden planks, or framing and adding backing support to close up open pass-throughs. These structural limitations make it difficult to figure out how to safely and securely anchor the weight of the TV without damaging the wall.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Mounting the TV on an adjacent wall instead of over the fireplace
- 2Using a swivel mount secured into the grout
- 3Using a ceiling drop down swivel mount
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I have an open pass-through between two rooms that I want to close up so I can mount a TV on that wall. How should I go about framing, adding backing support, and closing it up to safely mount a TV?”source ↗
“Trying to optimize space. Would a swiveling mount drilled onto the curved part work or should we drill a plank onto the shelf part and put our TV on top of that? Or a different way?”source ↗
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