Blog Post 5 - We are Learners




When we moved into our new house we we requested all the TV mounts stay, but as always when dealing with people...they were gone upon moving in. So I decided to capitalize on this shortcoming and buy a new mount and install it myself. Why you ask? Because I am a rookie handyman! 

So...I went where we all go to buy a TV mount, Amazon. Found one with over 20,000 reviews and purchased it. When it arrived I put it in a closet for 3 weeks and forgot about it until I needed something to do for this blog post. 

Found the box with the stud finder...insert joke now about being a stud! Just kidding. Used the stud finder and marked up the wall as to where the ends of each stud were. Drilled the holes and thought wow this is going smooth so far. How wrong I was...my house had studs that were not 16 inches apart (this is a standard distance), but 17 inches apart. This is the moment that my kids heard some choice words from me and I had to calm myself down. I realized in the moment that I started to go back to my normal self. I took a few breathes then regained sight of what needed to be done.  After a few more steps the finished mount had been successfully attached to my wall.  I took a few steps back and sat on the couch to watch TV and stare at my work, but it was not centered on our wall. Good thing I bought the mount that can move in all directions. Oh how wrong I was! Even though it is advertised as a full motion, it was certainly not the case. 

Now I need to take it down to return it for another on that does what I need to to do, FULL MOTION!







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