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Step 3Mark the Position for the Lift System
We measured to the center of the window, because we wanted the TV to be centered when it was raised. A quick mark on the wall became our center line.
Next we wanted to mark the spot where the support bracket would be mounted on the wall in the next step.
The easiest way to do this was to temporarily set the lift column (with support bracket) into position and then mark the wall to show where the top of the support bracket should be.
To do this we slid the support bracket into the tapered sleeves on the lift column, and set the column onto a bottom-mount board (the support bracket will be taken back off the lift column during the next step and attached to the wall).
The bottom-mount board is optional, and is not included with the lift system. We decided to create it so we could attach the lift column to that instead of the floor, which was tiled. It is just a small piece of 1/2" thick plywood, which we painted black. It is not really necessary to attach the board to the floor because most of the weight-bearing support for the TV lift comes from the wall-mounted support bracket. The bottom-mount board really just gives a place to fix the bottom of the lift and distributes the load a bit better.
Placing the board onto the floor first, we then stood the lift column on top of it and marked where to mount the bracket.
Next we wanted to mark the spot where the support bracket would be mounted on the wall in the next step.
The easiest way to do this was to temporarily set the lift column (with support bracket) into position and then mark the wall to show where the top of the support bracket should be.
To do this we slid the support bracket into the tapered sleeves on the lift column, and set the column onto a bottom-mount board (the support bracket will be taken back off the lift column during the next step and attached to the wall).
The bottom-mount board is optional, and is not included with the lift system. We decided to create it so we could attach the lift column to that instead of the floor, which was tiled. It is just a small piece of 1/2" thick plywood, which we painted black. It is not really necessary to attach the board to the floor because most of the weight-bearing support for the TV lift comes from the wall-mounted support bracket. The bottom-mount board really just gives a place to fix the bottom of the lift and distributes the load a bit better.
Placing the board onto the floor first, we then stood the lift column on top of it and marked where to mount the bracket.
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