Only mount a tv above a fireplace if temperatures in that spot do not surpass 100 degrees fahrenheit. This video features a tv being mounted over a fireplace with a power outlet installation and wire concealment all city code compliant.
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Wiring tv above fireplace. Obviously with the mounted above the fireplace youre going to need some cables up there for the thing to work. This picture shows how the cables are hidden in the mantel piece. A tv can be mounted flush with the wall retaining ample space for ventilation. Run tv cables above a fireplace step 1. 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.
The first step is to find a big chunk of barn wood chunk size may vary or whatever wood. Full tutorial including wall mount electrical box and hiding wires thank you to lg for sponsoring this video. Call us to get your tv mounted today. The hinge on the old barn wood. Find the studs on your wall. Lg oled tv.
Hold the base of your tv mount up against the wall and using your stud markings as a reference determine. If you have a flat screen tv you want to wall mount tv over fireplace hiding wires perhaps you have thought of some type of an elegant in wall power and cable management solution. Like a tv aerial satellite cable hdmis for any equipment optical lead for your soundbar and so on. Placing a tv above a fireplace moves the image youre trying to watch well above eye level. You may have luck with a fireplace that produces less heat features a deep mantel and strong. Hide wires mounted tv above fireplace.
Slide a stud finder horizontally across the wall above your fireplace and mark stud. Think back to the last time you went to the movie theater and had to sit in one of the front three rows. At the very least youre going to need get the power up there. This method works especially well above fireplaces because it shields the tv from the heat of an active fire. Another option is to install your tv on a slide out system which allows easy access to the back of the panel for cleaning dusting or reconfiguring of components. Begin your project today.
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