Install your wall mount

The time has come; you have purchased your TV wall mount and you are now ready to install it on the wall. Naturally, you want to relax on your couch as soon as possible and enjoy your favourite series!

Every house is full of pipes, such as water pipes, gas pipes and electrical ducts. When it comes to mounting your TV mount, it is often unclear where these pipes are located. 

Actually, instead of looking for the pipes, you should be looking for the spaces between the pipes. And these are not always where you would expect them to be. Some general guidelines are worth mentioning, but please note that they do not provide any guarantee of success:

• It is unlikely to find gas pipes or water pipes in partition walls, such as from a bedroom to the landing. On the other hand, these walls may well contain electrical lines, so be careful!
• You can determine the approximate location of the power lines based on the electricity outlets. Although a neat electrician will place the lines horizontally and vertically, this is not always the case. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, meaning that sometimes power lines run diagonally through the wall.
• The easiest solution is to purchase a cable detector, which is available from hardware stores. These are used to detect metal pipes and electrical wires by moving the device along the wall. The effectiveness of this type of device depends on the technology used, the thickness of the walls and ability of the user.

It is easiest if there are two people to install a mount. It is easier and quicker to install a flat screen in the correct position on the wall if you have two pairs of hands.

Vogel's TV mounts are designed to conceal cables optimally. Cables that run from the TV to other equipment, sockets and/or cable connections via the mount are best concealed using a cable cover. Vogel’s offers cable covers in a variety of colours and sizes. Click here to view Vogel’s product range

Would you like to know more about how best to route your cables in a new or existing home? Take a look here.

We also described some scenarios with advice for placing a Vogel's TV mount on a hollow wall.  Mounting your TV on a hollow wall

Curious about whether Vogel’s has a TV wall mount for you? Use our advice tool. Enter your TV model number into the tool, along with the desired functionality. You can also search without entering your TV model number or the functionality. But if you enter the model number, we can give you more specific advice.