Mounting TV where fireplace used to be

brightontraveller

Over the years done plenty and agree heights not really a problem that’s why you have angled brackets ?

One that comes up for those that box in around TV is for example 5 years ago 32 “ flat was reasonably big /the norm then few years ago 50” was in a few years time what size or shape ( think curved ) will be? Whilst hiding cables etc will stay the same Tv size will unlikely do so you pretty !!!!!!ed if you box around the tv itself?

fryster2006

Thanks for the tips, once I get the keys on Monday I'll check what will be best (and most cost effective)! Will post the finished result once I'm done!

victor2

fryster2006 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies, TheCyclingProgrammer, that looks really great and in an ideal world that's how we'd do it. But cost limitations means we are looking for the cheapest/easiest solution. There was a gas fire in place before it was removed, are we likely to run into any issues with gas pipes that may be hidden?

In terms of height, we wouldn't have it too high, it's currently sat on a cabinet in our house which is the perfect height, so would use it's current height as a guide

The gas pipe could still be in place and connected to the supply, just capped at the end near where the fire was. It could also drop down the wall from under the floor of the room above and just be a copper pipe. However, it will probably not come down the middle of the chimney breast, but to one side. That's how it was in our 70's built house, which has a bricked up "fireplace" where a gas fire originally was.
Use a pipe detector and see if you can find a pipe anywhere in the wall - it won't have been removed, but you don't want to hit it with a drill, even if it no longer has gas fed to it.

TheCyclingProgrammer

brightontraveller wrote: »

Over the years done plenty and agree heights not really a problem that’s why you have angled brackets ?

One that comes up for those that box in around TV is for example 5 years ago 32 “ flat was reasonably big /the norm then few years ago 50” was in a few years time what size or shape ( think curved ) will be? Whilst hiding cables etc will stay the same Tv size will unlikely do so you pretty !!!!!!ed if you box around the tv itself?

Personally I think TVs mounted above eye heigh look a bit silly, even if you can angle them.

I agree about boxing in the TV though, that's why I just boxed in the mount on my install. Having said that I think what we have is about the maximum sensible size for our room.