Hiding wires from PLasma screen?

robyoung · 19-11-2003, 1:14 PM

Hi guys,

looking for any tips on hiding wires from my wall mounted plasma screen, they look awful just hanging. Its mounted on a brick wall, so any siggestions/pics? what have you done or seen done?

thanks rob

johndon · 19-11-2003, 1:21 PM

Have a look at the 'Get your plasma out for lads thread' for some inspiration: http://www.avforums.com/frame.html?h...threadid=78824

Prior to burying the cables for mine in the wall, I got 2 lengths of plastic pipe, sprayed to match the frame of the plasma, fed the cables through the pipes and attached them to the wall using blutak - you can see how it looked on page 7 of this thread: http://www.avforums.com/frame.html?h...threadid=91523

HTH

John

robyoung · 19-11-2003, 3:17 PM

Thanks, yours looks really neat! might try that as a quick cheap fix, although not sure whether to paint it wall colour or the aluminium colour of the telly.

Any tips/instructions on doing it through the wall? can it be done DIY? They only need to go straight down.

Many thanks
Rob

johndon · 19-11-2003, 4:46 PM

The wife wanted to paint the trunking the same colour as the walls but I figures by painting it silver, it gave the impression that the TV was on a stand.

I put the cables in the wall myself - got some rectangular trunking from B&Q and cut a channel in the plasterboard with a stanley knife - attached the trunking to the breeze blocks behind using No More Nails.

The front of the trunking was slightly behind the front of the plasterboard so a thin coat of polyfiller a bit of sanding and some paint and the wall looks good as new.

I'll try to get some pics and post them later.

John

robyoung · 19-11-2003, 4:59 PM

Thanks John,

Pics would be cool. Might attempt to do the wall if its possible with the brick. I'll have a look in B&Q too for the trunking (is it specifically for wires?)

thanks rob

taimur · 19-11-2003, 8:40 PM

trunking is in the electricity section of a B&Q. If you have plaster walls, then you can cut a channel down the wall with an angle grinder, insert the trunking, and plaster over the trunking. I have gyproc walls so it was a little easier for me but someone I know bought himself an angle grinder to hide all his multiroom speaker wires.

20-11-2003, 6:27 AM

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Originally posted by taimur
[B] you can cut a channel down the wall with an angle grinder,

or a wall chaser, a handy tool to have..

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...11900&ts=09575

taimur · 20-11-2003, 10:23 PM

how does a wall chaser work?

21-11-2003, 6:20 AM

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Originally posted by taimur
how does a wall chaser work?

Its rather like a router but for walls, you stick a drill in that caddy insert the supplied bit adjust the depth and wheel your drill up the wall cutting a slot as it go's

taimur · 21-11-2003, 8:52 PM

I want one! but I'll have to move house into one with plaster walls first!

Dominic · 22-11-2003, 12:02 AM

anyone used an angle grinder to channel walls out ? jesus what a load of dust,
i installed my kitchen this summer and put loads of cables in, sky/cat5/coax/LV lighing/ uplighters. i started using an angle grinder, but the amount of dust was toooo much,

so i got my SDS drill with a chisel on the end and hammered myself some nice channels. deep enough for trunking.

happychappy · 27-11-2003, 2:52 AM

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Originally posted by Dominic
anyone used an angle grinder to channel walls out ? jesus what a load of dust,
i installed my kitchen this summer and put loads of cables in, sky/cat5/coax/LV lighing/ uplighters. i started using an angle grinder, but the amount of dust was toooo much,

so i got my SDS drill with a chisel on the end and hammered myself some nice channels. deep enough for trunking.

Hire a proper wall chaser and INDUSTRIAL VACUUM from a tool hire shop there will be next to no dust at all

clancol · 28-11-2003, 1:59 PM

wher can you buy those rubber cable conselers for the floor that you find in offices.

johndon · 28-11-2003, 3:39 PM

rob,

I've just posted pics of my setup in the Get you Plasmas out.... thread.

John

DarT · 14-12-2003, 5:03 PM

Anyone know where i can get my hands on a couple of component BNC type wall sockets.

Want to run the cable through the wall and terminate them at both ends within normal wall sockets that i can then plug the component cables into, to make it a neater job and easier to move at a later date.

happychappy · 14-12-2003, 7:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by clancol
wher can you buy those rubber cable conselers for the floor that you find in offices.

Try screwfix a 9m roll is £66.45

happychappy · 14-12-2003, 7:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarT
Anyone know where i can get my hands on a couple of component BNC type wall sockets.

Want to run the cable through the wall and terminate them at both ends within normal wall sockets that i can then plug the component cables into, to make it a neater job and easier to move at a later date.

try:-
www.keene.co.uk
look under the "home installation and diy leads" section they do all manor of wall plates and can make up others to order.