#How to install hdmi cable in wall full#
#How to install hdmi cable in wall plus#
#How to install hdmi cable in wall professional#
#How to install hdmi cable in wall tv#

If youвЂ™re doing this with metal studs which are more difficult to cut away. If you trying to hide cables in a stud wall horizontally, chances are you going to need to do this a few times as wooden studs are typically 16вЂќ apart centre to centre and the distance is actually marked on most tape measures, not a lot of people know that, but you do now. This will allow the plasterboard to be easily filled with filler. You will also want to with a Stanley or utility knife chamfer the edges of the cut plasterboard slightly. Place the cut piece of plasterboard over the hole and screw back in position, dry wall screws are best for this.

#How to install hdmi cable in wall full#

With the multi-tool cut a section away from the stud but not the full width as we need to be able to screw the plasterboard back in position. Remove the cut section of plasterboard, be careful not to break as you will use this to fill the hole. Using a multi-tool cut a square out of the plasterboard over the top of the stud, you need to cut ever so slightly wider than the stud but not too far, a centremeter or half an inch is fine either side. I recommend the following method, insert a rod down into the wall to find the distance to the horizontal stud.

Chances are you are going to need to cut a piece of the plasterboard out and cut a section of the stud away to allow the cables through. The only option here is to go through it. If youвЂ™re unlucky with your cable drop behind the plaster board you may meet a horizontal stud which you will need to get past. These are face plates have bristles covering the cable entry and exit and creates a far neater appearance. You can then install a brushed face plate either side. This will also if you have small enough hands allow you to get your hands inside the wall if you are having trouble pulling these out again.

#How to install hdmi cable in wall tv#

Behind the TV I would usually cut a square hole big enough to install a plasterboard back box and the same lower down.

#How to install hdmi cable in wall professional#

I would go a little bit further than this however as wouldn't be the most professional finish. Install your TV on a bracket in front of this hole and voila we TV cables. Tape all your cables to this, like your power cables, HDMIвЂ™s, aerial and satellite cables and pull them all up.

Feed something down like some electrical rods, or a specialist cable routing tool or even a trunking lid will do. When you lucky you can simply cut a whole behind your TV and one lower down where your AV equipment is or where you want to bring the cables back out again. IвЂ™m not saying that itвЂ™s not a task that should be taken without caution, you just need to make sure that you are using appropriate wall fixing techniques and wall fixings. There is still a lot of nervousness around mounting TVвЂ™s on stud walls as many people believe that you will either not be able to get fixing or the TV will tear the wall down. If youвЂ™re not familiar a stud wall are sheets of plasterboard which are secured to either wood or metal studs. I hate them if IвЂ™m honest, I just love mounting TVвЂ™s onto stud walls as it can be so easy to hide TV cables behind the plasterboard and in the stud wall. I love stud walls, well I donвЂ™t love stud walls. There are a few techniques I use for tidying TV cables and this really does depend on the wall that youвЂ™re mounting your TV to. IвЂ™m going to begin with wall mounted TVвЂ™s because this be done right to make your TV compliment your living space, when done properly TVвЂ™s can really look good and be real space saver.

In this blog IвЂ™m going to share with you some techniques I use for creating a seamless appearance for our TV wall mounting installations and hopefully help you create the perfect result too. Even still you will still have to worry about tidying your cables.

#How to install hdmi cable in wall plus#

I know more and more things are moving wireless nowadays, but even so you will still need to worry about the TV power cable when mounting your TV on the wall.Fortunately, certain brands and models of TV are making this far easier for you like Samsung and their вЂњOne ConnectвЂќ, which all your HDMI, optical, Ethernet,USB, optical and audio cables connect as well as traditional TV aerial cables and from there a single cable can be installed up to your TV, plus a power cable. I know IвЂ™m biased but depending how far you want to take it a little effort can go a long way to tidying your TV wires. There are honestly few things worse than mounting a TV on a wall just to leave a bundle of cables dangling down to the power socket and to your AV equipment. Perhaps the biggest frustration with TVвЂ™s is the mess the connecting cables can create.