Completely flush ceiling projector mount for under £10

Tyler Durden

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Hi there,
I thought I would share my experience with you in the hopes that it helps someone.
I was looking for a flush mount option for my Epson EH-TW7300, and I struggled to find any, and the ones I could find looked very expensive for what they were.

In the end I did this.
Buy a 1m length of threaded bar (in my instance I need M4) some nuts and washers and some brackets.
Cut it into 4 to the length required. (this length will depend on your ceiling)
Insert these lengths into your projector, and lock in place with a washer and nut.
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Drill holes in your ceiling that exactly match these holes.
I then used some plastic cable grommets to neaten these up.
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Then above in the ceiling space attach a board to the joists using brackets, then drill this board through your ceiling holes.
Now, you need a willing volunteer to help you guide the threaded bars into the holes and then hold it in place while you secure the threaded bars in the ceiling space. Mine actually picked up one of the joists.
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Job done!
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Obviously there are no adjustments possible, so bare that in mind.
 
Nice and clean projector install. how do you, manage to connect the power and HDMI cables?
 
Nice and clean projector install. how do you, manage to connect the power and HDMI cables?
Thanks. I made sure they were plugged in before mounting.
If I were to do it again I would probably buy some extensions so I could access them from the loft without having to take the projector down.
The other option is to leave a bit more space between the projector and the wall, but I wanted it as close as possible to lessen its impact.
 
Hi, thanks for this post. It gave me the confidence to do exactly the same thing with an Optoma projector which I needed to be flush mounted to avoid an H track hoist system in a therapy/sensory room. Incidentally, the Optoma projector also used M4 threaded bar.
 
Hi, thanks for this post. It gave me the confidence to do exactly the same thing with an Optoma projector which I needed to be flush mounted to avoid an H track hoist system in a therapy/sensory room. Incidentally, the Optoma projector also used M4 threaded bar.
Glad to hear it. Any photos?
 
Yes, here are a few pics - for scale, the screen is 3.5m wide and it’s a short throw projector. I’m afraid I didn’t take any pictures during the install but the method is almost identical to yours. It was pretty fiddly to get the alignment perfect but I got there in the end. By the way, I’m not sure why the film image looks blurred - it doesn’t in real life!
 

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