Senior technical editor Mark Powers and art director Douglas Adams demonstrates how to assemble and install a wall-hung TV cabinet. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Build a Wall-Hung TV Cabinet:
- Bifold door. Select a solid-wood bifold door. To determine the width you'll need, add about 4 inches to the width of your monitor and divide by 2. You'll need to round up to the nearest stock door size.
- 1x stock. Choose boards for the sides wide enough to span from the wall just past the face of the TV, as it protrudes from the wall. For the top and bottom, choose boards at least 2 inches wider than the side boards, to account for the thickness of the doors and the beveled overhang.
- 1x4s, to make the cleat and crosspiece. Get two 6-foot boards.
- Bifold door hinges, to join the halves of each door once you cut it down. Reuse the three that come with your doors and get one more.
- Flush-door H hinges, to attach the doors to the frame. Get four.
- 1 1/2-inch screws
- Magnet catches, made for cabinets. Get two.
Tools for How to Build a Wall-Hung TV Cabinet:
- Circular saw
- Combination square
- Speed Square
- Miter saw
- Drill/driver
- Countersink bit
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