dojj

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if so, where did oyu put the cables to sotp them being dangled?

i've got teh chimney coming out in the next week or so so i just wanted to see where peeps have put the wires

i've got 13 inputs to run, 3 hdmi's, 2 scarts, the computer plus sound, s-video plus the av lines and the 2 ariel inputs plus the 2 outputs to other sources amongst them so it's a LOT of cables, i've just counted 12 not inlcuded in the power cable so it's going to be a lot of channeling to remove it all

what i was thinking of was to bury some pipework in the wall before the plaster coat but i've only got about half an inch to play with max, not really deep enough to bury cables, and if i take the bricks out i might get through to the neighbours hose on the other side i do get on with them on that side but they've just redecorated so i don't want to take the risk

fuzzy

i built a false stud wall in front of the main wall so the cables could be run behind and the skybox etc recessed into the wall. not for me though, for a mate. fine if your rooms big enough.

jammerrs

hire the a-team to help you

or a false wall on top of the chimeny breast if you have the stickey put chimeny style!?

it makes sence to me

cossiegreg1

chase the wall out. you can hire one from any good tool hire shop.
chase the wall out, then then put some cable duct in, then skim over it.
job done!

fuzzy

run the cables along next doors skirtings and drill a hole through to your tv.

alan12112

i've just got some trunking along the side of my chimney breast which hides everything and is painted the same colour so you can't see it all, job done and it's easy to add more cables if you get a new pc/sky box/xbox whatever

dojj

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nonononono!!!!!

the telly is on the chinmey at the momnent, the chimney bricks are coming out so the wall is going to be about 16 feet long and flat

so now where do i pu the cables?

thanks

Twellsie

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I have a power cable and one hdmi cable running to my TV everything else goes through the the AV receiver, keeps things nice and simple that way

DaveZS

Got a wall mount where the cables fit inside. Put the plugs half way up the wall so you can't see them too. Will get a pic up tonight

JTECH James

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mine were put into the wall when i had the house built!

Rick Astley

put them in the fucking wall with some fucking ducting then fucking skim over it, fucking sorted!

foreigneRS

you should get your own tv show - fucking diy fucking sos

fuzzy

you can just tell when the advice is from some cunt thats really in the fucking trade .
id give a more detailed answer but i wouldnt want an infraction for illegal trading.

dojj

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how do the professionals do it then?
the wall will need skimming and stuff ebcause the chimney's coming ot, so any mess will be messy and need sorting in any case

i just want to kno what to do, or what to buy, before the builders come to do the work

any likns ot places that deal with the channeling or is it going to be a case of chasing out the walls into the brick to enable the wires to be run?

and how wide will they need ot be? and what if they don't fit? etc?

Glenn_

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Love the tag lol.

danneth

heres one we did last year

hog

you can either stud the wall out as suggested and then this gives you the option of also sinking in the tv so it s totally flush with the wall and looks mile s better than just bolting to a flat wall this is what we normally do if the room s big enough , and you could put as many wires in as poss and have no worry s over space , or just cut a 2inch wide and deep channel down from centre of tv then accross to where your equip is going then fit something like this
http://www.discount-electrical.co.uk...50mm-3m-length

put your cables in then fit the lid and skim over , but if you ve only got half inch then you could try this if you can squeeze it in
http://www.discount-electrical.co.uk...38mm-3m-length

cjwood555

Do you really need all 13 inputs? As suggested above, I would recommend using your AV receiver as the main input/switching device - lots of TV's wont send 5.1 back out to the surround amp/receiver anyway....

If you are fairly certain of the inputs you will end up using, get some wall plates for each end and do as above to hide the cable. If not, get some decent size trunking/conduit, bury a few lengths in the wall and trim the ends with some blanking plates with a big hole in - jobs a goodun.

Chris

cjwood555

P.S. Danneth - who do you work for?

Chris

john-v6tt

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i took a brick out and ran mine down the chimmey, put the sky box dvd player in the recess where the fire should be here's a pic from before i boxed the cabels in at the back of the sky box.



cheeRS john

Ginge

I used to do this shit day after day, the best thing you could have done was left a good sized inset load of chimney and mounted the screen in that...

Never mind.

For asthetics sake id batton the wall and then board it up run the cables behind it skim it and decorate.

I'd of loved a shot at yours before you demolished it dojj coulda of made a good project.

Ginge