We just bought a new 55 inch flat screen tv and id like to hang it over the fireplace in our family room. This method works especially well above fireplaces because it shields the tv from the heat of an active fire.
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How to wire tv above fireplace. Run tv cables above a fireplace step 1. Find the studs on your wall. 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. Full tutorial including wall mount electrical box and hiding wires thank you to lg for sponsoring this video. But my husbands afraid that heat from the fireplace will mess with it. To create such a niche cut into the drywall then re frame it with 2x4 boards to create a 6x8 inch recessed area.
Be it plasma or lcd tv the big contention is that having a room with a centrally focused fireplace results in a dilemma. Where do you put your flat panel tv if not above. A tv can be mounted flush with the wall retaining ample space for ventilation. This picture shows how the cables are hidden in the mantel piece. 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.
The first step is to find a big chunk of barn wood chunk size may vary or whatever wood. Lg oled tv. How to mount a tv above a fireplace and hide wires for wall mounted tv. The hinge on the old barn wood. Slide a stud finder horizontally across the wall above your fireplace and mark stud.