[abadr]

Hi there,

I live in a victorian london terrace and am looking to mount an LCD on the upstairs chimney breast, above the fireplace.

Am I right in thinking that the wall will be brick all the way through? How can I test for this? Would this then mean that I just drill and mount using large anchor bolts? (No studs etc.)

Also, would the only option for totally hiding the cables be to chase the wall?

Finally, if anyone lives in London and wants to do this for me (for a jaffa cake, or a reasonable sum of money - your decision), then please let me know!

Thanks

[jro7563]

I would say it would be 99% definately brick, its really not as hard as you might think to mount a TV on the wall (sometimes ) you could either use coach bolts or a better alternative would be resin and threaded rod (stud) here as for cables, if you dont want to build the front of the chimney breast out to create a void then chasing them into the brickwork is about the only option.

What size is the screen ????

[abadr]

Speedy reponse :D Thanks!

The TV's 'only' 32" - it's moving from the lounge up to the bedroom. The gf want to watch films in there whilst i'm doing 'other stuff' downstairs...

Could I drill a row of holes then chisel out the rest to lay the cables? Also, any recommendations on trunking (to go in the wall)? I'll be going around the corner of the fireplace and into a wardrobe that will house the DVD player / Sky box... (will then stick an IR repeater on the outside of the wardrobe).

Thanks!

[abadr]

PS There's not a lot to be humble about for your 'effort' - looks amazing! How long did it take in total?

I have your amp - and is that a harmony one, or some other remote? Any good? as this is also on my shopping list for downstairs...

[jro7563]

Yes drilling a series of holes along the rout your going to channel out does make life a bit easier, you could then lay some plastic trunking in the channel just to offer a bit of protection for the cables before making good, normal advice here is run a cable to every socket the TV has, even if your not using it at the moment, as adding cables later after youve made the wall good would be a nightmare.

Coach bolts should be pretty safe to mount a 32 inch, so long as you get some decent fixings in the brickwork it should be ok, im in a victorian terrace here too, i used two inch coach bolts into the brickwork which is quite soft and it held nice and sound.

Many thanks for the comments on "my effort" took about a month on and off, all in from start to finish, yes the remotes a harmony one, i found it prety easy to set up, no real hassle at all and even the wife likes it.

[abadr]

Thanks for the advice again.

I think I've decided to use a roto-stop SDS+ drill with gouge attachment to channel the walls, and also use this to drill the holes for the bracket. Fix with either coach bolts or bolts/resin. Run trunking up the channels and fill with cables

Hope my plastering skills are up to scratch though...

[aoi3610]

LOL,

You don't need to use coach bolts for a 32", let alone studs & resin !!!

I have mounted at least 20 or so 42" & 50" Plasma's on the wall, some right up high in bedrooms on tilting brackets, I have never used anything but the bolts that came with the Mounting kit.

Usually M8 or M10 Bolts / screws with large plastic rawplugs.

Using 4 I've hung off the bracket and I weigh 85 kg.

No point in going over the top, the 32" LCD won't barely weigh 20kg, some 42" Plasma's are near the 40kg mark, some 50's creep over 50kg!

Good Luck

[jro7563]

My mistake, coach screws

[aoi3610]

Yep, they're the ones.

[aoi3610]

You could save burying most of the cables by using a 5ghz video sender, they have come a long way in the last year or so.

You can now get them practically no bigger than a scart plug, they also transmit remote codes too, beam your DVD & Sky to the TV from anywhere in your house cable free.

Only the Power cable to hide then.

Tis what I did, I must point out though that you should use 5ghz so as not too cause problems with your own or neighbouring wireless networks that operate on 2.4ghz.

[abadr]

Thanks again guys - I see that some kits come with those screws, together with plugs... Think I might settle for those, and perhaps a dab of resin the the hole in case of any loose brick.

aoi3610, thanks for the suggestion of the video sender - I'm reluctant to try as: I've had dodgy reception with these in the past (admittedly 2.4, but from a very short distance) and from what I can see on avforums, you still get issues with people moving about etc.; also, I would like the solution (cabling etc.) to be usable by anyone that may be in the house after us i.e. not reliant upon having the sender / receiver combo.

Do you have any comment RE the SDS gouge approach? I'm tempted by the wall chaser, but really don't think the dust will be a good idea - we need to sleep in the bed room, not turn it into the Sahara during a bad sandstorm!