Hanging Tv On Fireplace

The small cable comes out of the tv and there s a box that you connect everything else too.

Hanging tv on fireplace.

Then start the fireplace and let it run for several hours. Typically the center of the screen should be at eye height when you are sitting and facing the screen. Someone asked if the tv could be damaged if we lit a fire in the fireplace. Hanging or mounting a tv over a fireplace.

If the heat is below a certain point it s safe to hang a tv. If you do plan on hanging or mounting a tv over your fireplace there are three things you should do. I m a freak when it comes to seeing cords i hate them. Here s where the television was before i moved it over the fireplace.

Tape a thermometer to the wall in the approximate center of where your flat screen tv might hang. Consult the instructions included with your tv for the correct height angle and distance you should maintain from the screen. Mount tv to wall mount. Mount tv wall mount kit according to directions.

Why mounting a tv over a fireplace is a bad idea viewing height and angle are incorrect. How to hide cables and wires. Check the thermometer and if the. A fireplace mantel will block some of the heat rising up from your fireplace and help to keep your tv cooler.

You can see the evolution of the built ins here the only problem with hanging the tv over the mantel was the cord situation. Mount brackets on back of tv to attach the wall mount according to instructions. Luckily we already had an electrical outlet on a wall directly next to our fireplace on the right lower side of the brick fireplace. There is a little thermostat you can buy that measures the heat going up your chimney.