Hanging Tv On Fireplace

Hanging or mounting a tv over a fireplace.

Hanging tv on fireplace.

Here s where the television was before i moved it over the fireplace. How to hide cables and wires. Mount tv to wall mount. You can see the evolution of the built ins here the only problem with hanging the tv over the mantel was the cord situation.

Check the thermometer and if the. If you do plan on hanging or mounting a tv over your fireplace there are three things you should do. There is a little thermostat you can buy that measures the heat going up your chimney. Why mounting a tv over a fireplace is a bad idea viewing height and angle are incorrect.

Typically the center of the screen should be at eye height when you are sitting and facing the screen. Mount tv wall mount kit according to directions. First you should place a mantel over or around your fireplace. Luckily we already had an electrical outlet on a wall directly next to our fireplace on the right lower side of the brick fireplace.

Then start the fireplace and let it run for several hours. A fireplace mantel will block some of the heat rising up from your fireplace and help to keep your tv cooler. If the heat is below a certain point it s safe to hang a tv. Mounting a tv above your fireplace is popular and it might even seem appealing but we have some concerns about what it might mean for the health of your tv.

Someone asked if the tv could be damaged if we lit a fire in the fireplace. Tape a thermometer to the wall in the approximate center of where your flat screen tv might hang. Mount brackets on back of tv to attach the wall mount according to instructions. The small cable comes out of the tv and there s a box that you connect everything else too.