Cables hidden TV install.....?
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Hi Guys
I'm planning an AV setup for when I get my first house later on this year.
My plan is TV to go on the wall, being fed by an AV receiver to a 2-channel setup (speakers also to be wall mounted either side of the TV) which may be upgraded to a 5 or 7 channel system in the future.
Being very OCD about jobs being done properly and carefully, I'll be getting someone professional to do the TV and speaker wall mounting, as I want a proper tidy job, with all cables hidden in the wall, etc.
Question for those who have had this done/done it themselves....how big a job is it, in terms of labour? I have no idea what sort of cost I might be looking at. I'm presuming they cut out sections of the wall to make some sort of pathway from top to bottom for the cables? I'm going to have a media unit at the bottom of the wall, holding the receiver, sky box, console etc, then I want no cables visible between that and the TV, and same with the speakers.
Also from a practical point of view....we will probably want to decorate the living room when we move in....is it best to do any decoration BEFORE this wall mounting job is done, or would it be best to have this done first and then decorate/paint? I'm guessing decorate first, otherwise the TV and bracket and everything has to come off the wall after it goes up....but in that case how do they go about making good any damage to the wall? Or would any damage be hidden behind the TV/unit at the bottom?
Cheers
I'm planning an AV setup for when I get my first house later on this year.
My plan is TV to go on the wall, being fed by an AV receiver to a 2-channel setup (speakers also to be wall mounted either side of the TV) which may be upgraded to a 5 or 7 channel system in the future.
Being very OCD about jobs being done properly and carefully, I'll be getting someone professional to do the TV and speaker wall mounting, as I want a proper tidy job, with all cables hidden in the wall, etc.
Question for those who have had this done/done it themselves....how big a job is it, in terms of labour? I have no idea what sort of cost I might be looking at. I'm presuming they cut out sections of the wall to make some sort of pathway from top to bottom for the cables? I'm going to have a media unit at the bottom of the wall, holding the receiver, sky box, console etc, then I want no cables visible between that and the TV, and same with the speakers.
Also from a practical point of view....we will probably want to decorate the living room when we move in....is it best to do any decoration BEFORE this wall mounting job is done, or would it be best to have this done first and then decorate/paint? I'm guessing decorate first, otherwise the TV and bracket and everything has to come off the wall after it goes up....but in that case how do they go about making good any damage to the wall? Or would any damage be hidden behind the TV/unit at the bottom?
Cheers
Thanks guys.
Any idea what it would cost to get the cabling sorted out in the wall and the plastering made good, as well as the actual mounting of the TV and speakers?
It's definitely not the sort of thing I can do myself and I'd rather pay a professional. But who even does that kind of thing? Are there companies that specialise in AV setup? Do they use tradesman to do any cutting/plastering required or do you get firms that do it all, from the actual mounting of the AV equipment to any plastering required etc?
Bit of a novice in this area as have always rented and not even considered mounting the TV.
Any idea what it would cost to get the cabling sorted out in the wall and the plastering made good, as well as the actual mounting of the TV and speakers?
It's definitely not the sort of thing I can do myself and I'd rather pay a professional. But who even does that kind of thing? Are there companies that specialise in AV setup? Do they use tradesman to do any cutting/plastering required or do you get firms that do it all, from the actual mounting of the AV equipment to any plastering required etc?
Bit of a novice in this area as have always rented and not even considered mounting the TV.
wolfracesonic said:
No idea cost wise, I always bodge my own AV set ups professionally install my own AV gear. I suspect if you do get an AV company in they can sort the making good out even if they have to bring an external contractor in. Even if they can't and you use a decorator I'm sure I'm sure they can make good a few chases.
Is it a pretty simple job then, putting the required holes/chases/cavity or whatever it's called in the wall? For someone that knows what they're doing of course, not me 
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