Putting my tv on opposite side of the room to aerial socket?

chelseablue

Hopefully this makes sense :

Id like to change my living room around and put my tv on the opposite side of the room to where it is now. Not wall mounted, just on a cabinet.

How would I go about moving the aerial socket? Can that be done or would I have to have a cable running along the wall?

Thanks

macman

The co-ax cable can either be run around the skirting board to the new position, or under the floorboards if not a solid floor. The latter will obviously involve more work.

penrhyn

Is the wall where you are moving the TV to an outside one.
In which case you may be able to reroute the cable round the outside of the house.
You could get white coax to blend in with your decor if you have to run the extension round the skirting.

chelseablue

macman wrote: »

The co-ax cable can either be run around the skirting board to the new position, or under the floorboards if not a solid floor. The latter will obviously involve more work.

Thank you, just had new carpets laid so dont want to rip that up

Alter_ego

If it's a roof aerial you could consider a new cable from it down the correct side of the house and in to a aerial socket.

chelseablue

penrhyn wrote: »

Is the wall where you are moving the TV to an outside one.
In which case you may be able to reroute the cable round the outside of the house.
You could get white coax to blend in with your decor if you have to run the extension round the skirting.

I live in a flat which isnt ground floor so not sure if that would work. Is coax cable quite thin? Dont want it to be too noticable.

Can I put an aerial socket on a different wall without chasing into the walls?

chelseablue

Alter_ego wrote: »

If it's a roof aerial you could consider a new cable from it down the correct side of the house and in to a aerial socket.

Would that involve drilling into my walls? Ive just had the room decorated. Why didnt I do this before

Inactive

chelseablue wrote: »

I live in a flat which isnt ground floor so not sure if that would work. Is coax cable quite thin? Dont want it to be too noticable.

Can I put an aerial socket on a different wall without chasing into the walls?

You don't actually need an Aerial Socket, you do need a cable from your aerial to your TV.

chelseablue

Inactive wrote: »

You don't actually need an Aerial Socket, you do need a cable from your aerial to your TV.

You mean that runs from the outside aerial?

Sorry Im useless at this sort of thing

macman

No, that runs to your TV from the existing socket! However that will be visible.

chelseablue

macman wrote: »

No, that runs to your TV from the existing socket! However that will be visible.

Told you I was useless thank god i have a friend whos an electrican.

Another dumb question but can you paint cable? Then it may blend in with my walls better