“I am waiting for the 32" Frame TV to become available and will be installing it on the wall. I need to know the exact dimensions of the no gap wall mount in order to prepare for the TV's arrival. Can you help me?”
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Please read before mounting your Frame TV. Maybe you're way better at this than I am, but I was bouncing off the walls due to a couple problems that snowballed. I've attached some photos of my install process and made a dimensions diagram to help you prepare. While you can use my measurements to plan your attack, I definitely would not drill any holes until you get your TV. There's a paper template that comes with - that is the best way to make sure you're punching the wall in the right spot. To visualize where the TV would be, I folded the guide where the top and sides of the TV would be and taped together some paper to represent the vertical size (see photo), then taped that to the wall. Clunky, but worked ok. I'd have preferred if the template had unfolded to the size of the TV, and not been bigger than it, but life will find a way. The holes to drill are 3/8. I punched them with an awl instead. They're much bigger than most anchors used for picture frames. Way smaller than for TVs, I suppose. The four mounting screws are long - their anchors are just over 2 inches long - and they have really flat heads to fit in that flush space, so you won't be subbing out any other anchors and bolts. Popping in the giant red anchors that are included seemed pretty straightforward - but look closely at the anchors. Not much in the way of fins to prevent rotation. If your drywall is kind of old like mine, the anchors have a strong tendency to spin instead of gripping and expanding. Once they spin, it's game over. You'll just have a giant hole in the wall. I usually use toggle bolts or those thick screw-style nylon anchors because they hold better and are easier to work with. However. These screws are too long for that. Other screws will have heads that are too thick for the mount. I even tried gripping the anchor with pliers and pre-installing the screws to loosen up the anchor, but once it went in the wall it still spun instead of expanding. They're tough. I ended up using smaller nylon anchors that allowed the mounting screws to punch through at the end, but that had a gap close to the surface of the wall that I could brace with a pin while screwing in the hardware, until the expansion could take over to prevent spinning. In the end, if you're talented or careful, the mounts are super strong and dead flush. The weird keyhole shape on them? Super cool. When you step back and realize with a sinking pit in your stomach that the TV is crooked, all you have to do is nudge it side to side. Those slanted keyholes make the TV tilt when it slides to the side, meaning you can correct its alignment waaaay easier than with a picture frame. Just a nudge and it's done. The TV is super light and has a place on the back to grip while lifting it into position, so it's not a big deal to get onto the mount plates once they're on the wall. And if your question was about thickness, the mount is maybe 1/8 of an inch - maybe. It's flush.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hey Buzzbird - The No Gap Mount pucks(2) for the 32 Frame are 2" x 2" . ^Jason
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