It requires careful planning precise measurements certain tools that average joe wouldn t.
Hiding cable box for wall mounted tv over fireplace.
It can be a great solution when you want to hide tv wires over a fireplace.
We install numerous fireplace mounted tv s.
If you need a more stylish solution you may want to go for this cable management box.
Concealing wires in the wall over fireplace is far different than in wall vertical wire concealment.
The space was too crammed.
Some cable boxes have an ir sensor that will transfer the remote through a wire and back to the eye on the cable box.
We then had a cable company install a cable receptacle on the wall directly to the left of the brick fireplace.
Mount tv to wall mount.
How to mount a tv above a fireplace and hide wires for wall mounted tv.
Wall mounted tv cable management at its best.
It was time to move the cable box.
Oct 31 2017 for over a year now we have had our cable box dvd player and appletv sitting on a shelf to the right of our fireplace.
Short video showing how to install the innovative americans new hdmediapackg3 cable box tv wall mount as a fireplace tv wall mount.
Full tutorial including wall mount electrical box and hiding wires thank you to lg.
How to hide cables and wires.
Hiding cables in the wall over fireplace can be a tough task even for someone who considers himself to be a handy person.
When we got a new loveseat the shelf made it impossible for someone to walk behind the loveseat.
You can use the combination of a cable raceway and a standard cardboard box and cut holes in it for the cords.
Luckily we already had an electrical outlet on a wall directly next to our fireplace on the right lower side of the brick fireplace.
Depending on how big your cable box is i sometimes install them behind the tv.
For over a year now we have had our cable box dvd player and appletv sitting on a shelf to the right of our fireplace.
I space the tv slightly off the wall with a tilt bracket and put the cable box behind the top of the tv.
The fireplace prevents running the cables straight down the wall and the stud framing prevents running the cables laterally inside the wall.
For over a year now it has driven me nuts.
If your fireplace is on an interior wall you may be able to go up the wall however that doesn t work on exterior walls.
When we got a new loveseat the shelf made it impossible for someone to walk behind the loveseat.