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Originally Posted by DoubleF
Ceiling mounting projectors and/or TV mounts. Any specific considerations I need to make or optional things I should consider?
I assumed it would be kinda like wall mounting, but most guides straight up glaze over installation and mounting the TV. Shouldn't I also be kinda considering wall anchors or looking for studs when doing ceiling mounts?
I get that throw distance might be a bigger consideration than joists, but it kinda bugs me that like a dozen guides for ceiling mounts literally just show a guy shooting screws through the mount and straight into the ceiling as if it was plywood or something on the other side (isn't it drywall type stuff?). I did some research on ceiling mounting a hammock and thought some of the same principles would be mentioned in mounting TV and projectors... none at all, and that kinda bugs me.
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Also, I have a question about water line upgrading. In my older home, if someone is showering and the tap or toilet is used, the classic temperature differentials occur. I heard it's possible to do plumbing work to mitigate/reduce the temperature differentials by putting in more water lines, but I don't know what it's called or how the work actually works. Does anyone know? And does anyone have a ball park idea how much it might cost to do?
I've also wondered if there's a solution that goes hand in hand or with the hot water tank instead. Because the tank is slightly older (10 years ish?) and I assume partially full of sediment, I have to set the temp slightly higher or I constantly run out of hot water. It means the water temp is set to a temp that is borderline capable of scalding, so I don't want my little ones to experience that when I shower them and someone else in the house uses water.
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Drywall anchors have a weight rating and I don't imagine projectors are very heavy these days are they?
Most tv wall mounting brackets have variable screw locations so you can lag screw into where the studs are if it's just drywall on 2x framing material.
Thermostatic shower valves help regulate temperature when there's a loss of hot or cold by mechanically adjusting the mix to maintain a constant temperature. This however is only a half solution as if there's no hot coming at all then it's not going to make up the difference.
Other option is inline instant hot water heaters and boosters. If you're constantly running out of hot water maybe you need a bigger tank. If the temperature coming from your tank is highly variable then your thermostat or the heating element might be failing.