Unistrut, I-Beam & Beam Clamp Ceiling TV Mounts

How the parts fit together. Pick a ceiling mount for your screen size. Add a length of 1-1/2 inch NPT threaded pipe, or a telescoping extension, to set how far the screen drops. Then choose the adapter that grabs your structure:

• Unistrut adapter, to bolt the pipe to a run of Unistrut channel.
• Beam clamp or i-beam adapter, to clamp onto the flange of a steel i-beam with no drilling.
• Truss clamp or truss adapter, for exposed truss and grid.
• Ceiling plate, to lag straight into a wood joist or solid ceiling.

The products below are the ceiling mounts, along with the Unistrut adapter and beam clamp. The i-beam and truss adapters live on their own product pages, linked from this list.

This works for commercial and metal-frame buildings: warehouses, gyms, restaurants, breweries, retail, and any open-frame ceiling where there is steel or wood to grab. It also covers a home basement or garage where you want to hang a TV from an exposed joist.

Cathedral, vaulted, sloped, slanted or angled, no matter what you call it, we have adapters for sloped ceilings too.

Want the full picture, or building from scratch? The complete lineup lives on the TV ceiling mounts page, and our guide on how to hang a TV from the ceiling walks through the whole job. Sloped wood ceiling instead of steel or strut? See the slanted and angled ceiling mounts.

How do I install Unistrut on the ceiling?

Fasten the Unistrut channel across your ceiling framing first, into joists, beams or another solid structure, so it spans between two supports. Then bolt a Unistrut pipe adapter to the channel, thread a length of 1-1/2 inch NPT pipe into the adapter, and hang your ceiling mount on the pipe. Unistrut is handy when there is no single beam right where you want the TV, because the channel bridges the gap between two supports.

How do I hang a TV from a ceiling joist or an i-beam?

For a wood joist, use a ceiling plate and lag it into the joist, then thread 1-1/2 inch NPT pipe into the plate and add your mount. For a steel i-beam, use a beam clamp or i-beam adapter that clamps onto the flange with no drilling, then thread the pipe into it. Measure the flange width or joist first so the clamp fits.

How do I hang Unistrut?

Support the channel at both ends into solid framing, not just drywall. Once the channel is anchored, everything else hangs from a pipe adapter bolted to the channel. If you are spanning a long distance or the run feels flexible, add a support in the middle.

Do these mounts work in a metal building or commercial ceiling?

Yes. Warehouses, gyms, restaurants, breweries, retail and other metal-frame or open-frame buildings are the common use. Grab a steel purlin or i-beam with a beam clamp, or run Unistrut between two members, then hang the pipe and mount from that.

What size pipe and adapters do I need?

Most of our ceiling mounts use 1-1/2 inch NPT threaded pipe. You pick a pipe length or a telescoping extension for the drop you want, then the adapter that matches your structure: Unistrut adapter, beam clamp, i-beam adapter, truss clamp or ceiling plate. If you are not sure which fits your beam or channel, call us and we can check.

Can you help me put together the right combination of parts?

Yes. Tell us your screen size, your ceiling height, and what is up there to attach to, a beam, a joist, Unistrut, or a truss. We will tell you the mount, pipe length and adapter that fit. We can customize most ceiling mounts. Call or email for assistance.