Full tutorial including wall mount electrical box and hiding wires thank you to lg for sponsoring this video. The first step is to find a big chunk of barn wood chunk size may vary or whatever wood.
Tv Wall Mount Installation With Wire Concealment Over Fireplace
How to wire tv over fireplace. Slide a stud finder horizontally across the wall above your fireplace and mark stud. Run tv cables above a fireplace step 1. Find the studs on your wall. To create such a niche cut into the drywall then re frame it with 2x4 boards to create a 6x8 inch recessed area. The hinge on the old barn wood. Be it plasma or lcd tv the big contention is that having a room with a centrally focused fireplace results in a dilemma.
This picture shows how the cables are hidden in the mantel piece. Mount tv wall mount kit according to directions. This method works especially well above fireplaces because it shields the tv from the heat of an active fire. Drill holes in brick according to mounting slots on tv mount. A tv can be mounted flush with the wall retaining ample space for ventilation. Where do you put your flat panel tv if not above.
Then start the fireplace and let it run for several hours. Tape a thermometer to the wall in the approximate center of where your flat screen tv might hang. Hold the base of your tv mount up against the wall and using your stud markings as a reference determine. How to install a tv above a fireplace and hide the wires step 1. How to mount a tv above a fireplace and hide wires for wall mounted tv. Check the thermometer and if the.
Install a tv over your fireplace nothing has come up in local conversations with friends and family as much as what it takes to mount a flat panel television over a fireplace. Use level when drilling to make sure holes are level. Mount brackets on back of tv to attach the wall mount according to instructions. Mount tv to wall mount.
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