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sylvialc

TV over fireplace

13 years ago
I want to place my TV over my fireplace but I don't know where I should put my cable box since I don't have shelves on the sides of my fireplace how should I go about this also I do not want the cords showing?
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    13 years ago
    You will need a hole behind your TV that will come out on both sides of the fireplace to the shelves you'd like to hold your other equipment. If you are working with dry wall this will be very simple, if you are working with brick I would find a contractor, an electrician or even contact your cable service and see if they offer that kind of service for custom installation. I would not drill through brick on your own.

    The fireplace in the photos I posted above had done pre-wiring so that the wires can feed down to the two lower cabinets on each side. You could also look at wireless technology solutions as well.

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