Hi all, took a lot of inspiration from this forum while planning a little diy project for a recessed tv. Just thought I'd share my progress so far.
So here's where I started.... basic square room, with an old 37" Panasonic plasma. Time to upgrade that ! Settled on a Panasonic 50" dx750b.
Wanted to get it wall mounted but the wall it was going on is an old chimney and chasing out the areas for cable runs just seemed like a lot of hassle. Anyway, decided a false wall in front would be easier. Could then just drop cables down! Saw a few ideas on here and decided to have a go at recessing tv too.
Time to start making a frame....
Basic studwork up. Measured and re-measured, then measured again x100 to get tv size + 80mm all round for recess and bit of ventilation...
Bracket on... fitted this directly to the original wall which meant I didn't have to bring the wall too far out to recess tv.
Cabling etc... power. 4x hdmi's and 2 x cat6 network cables.
Tv fit is good. Happy with that!
Time to get some boards up...
Cutting out last bit of recess....
Initially I was just going to join boards and smooth off with a bit of sanding, but decided a skim of plaster would be better. New edges put on ready to skim...
So here's where I started.... basic square room, with an old 37" Panasonic plasma. Time to upgrade that ! Settled on a Panasonic 50" dx750b.
Wanted to get it wall mounted but the wall it was going on is an old chimney and chasing out the areas for cable runs just seemed like a lot of hassle. Anyway, decided a false wall in front would be easier. Could then just drop cables down! Saw a few ideas on here and decided to have a go at recessing tv too.
Time to start making a frame....
Basic studwork up. Measured and re-measured, then measured again x100 to get tv size + 80mm all round for recess and bit of ventilation...
Bracket on... fitted this directly to the original wall which meant I didn't have to bring the wall too far out to recess tv.
Cabling etc... power. 4x hdmi's and 2 x cat6 network cables.
Tv fit is good. Happy with that!
Time to get some boards up...
Cutting out last bit of recess....
Initially I was just going to join boards and smooth off with a bit of sanding, but decided a skim of plaster would be better. New edges put on ready to skim...