A plasma TV that is too large to fit on a wall can be installed on the ceiling instead. This Do-It-Yourself (DIY) project lets you custom install the plasma TV, rather than having to call in a professional to do it for you. The TV mount can be acquired from select home and garden shops or hardware stores. Any tools not already available in your home can be purchased from the hardware store as well.
Instructions
1. Remove any objects or furniture beneath the ceiling where the projection screen will be mounted. Rotate the plasma TV so that the back is facing you.
2. Line up the holes on a ceiling mount-style TV mount with the mounting holes on the back of the plasma TV. Screw metal screws through the holes in the mount and into the mounting holes on the TV using a Phillips screwdriver.
3. Place a ladder beneath the ceiling where the plasma TV is to be mounted. Make a hole in the ceiling with the drywall hand saw. Look into the ceiling, using a flashlight, to find a wood brace inside the ceiling.
4. Place the TV mount's ceiling plate against the section of the ceiling that's over the wood brace. Draw a circle around the inside hole on the plate with a pencil.
5. Cut out the circle on the ceiling with a power drill cutting saw. Pull the cut off section of the ceiling out and throw it away in the trash.
6. Place the mounting plate against the ceiling, over the hole. Run a toggle bolt through each of the holes in the mounting plate. Reach in through the hole. Place a wing-nut on the end of each toggle bolt. Rotate the wing-nut to tighten it up against the where it meets the ceiling.
7. Place a second ladder by the first. Have an assistant help you pick up the plasma TV. Hold the plasma TV by the ceiling so the bracket extending from the top of the TV mount is next to the hole.
8. Place the bracket into the hole, up against the wood brace. Place wood screws into the holes in the bracket. Screw the wood screws into the wood brace, using the power drill. The power cord from the plasma TV can now be run across the ceiling and down to a wall outlet.
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