hiding tv wall cables

[petemurphy]

soooo hopefully shortly be getting a new tv. not definite but would like to mount on the wall.

thought about threading the cables down behind the plaster but apparently you shouldnt do this with power leads? is this right?

if so whats the best trunking someone would recommend for the power and hdmi? or any other solutions?

thanks

[Nickbrapp]

No reason you can’t feed the power cable down the wall.

It’s very easy, cut a hole behind the tv for a double gang box with a brush plate in and do the same at the bottom next to the plugs etc. Feed them up with something rigid or a cable rod.

Only problem is if you have a noggin in the wall( a stud that goes across) you’ll have to cut above and below that and drill though it, they are usually about half way up the wall

[TheRainMaker]

petemurphy said:

thought about threading the cables down behind the plaster but apparently you shouldnt do this with power leads? is this right?

thanks

Who told you that?

[thebraketester]

TheRainMaker said:

petemurphy said:

thought about threading the cables down behind the plaster but apparently you shouldnt do this with power leads? is this right?

thanks

Who told you that?

Power leads (flex)... probably not. Twin and earth done properly to a socket... perfectly fine.

[petemurphy]

TheRainMaker said:

Who told you that?

Mr google especially American sites

[petemurphy]

thebraketester said:

Power leads (flex)... probably not. Twin and earth done properly to a socket... perfectly fine.

Why not out of interest what’s the difference? Thanks

[Nickbrapp]

petemurphy said:

Why not out of interest what’s the difference? Thanks

Twin and earth is what your house cables will be run in, they are usually clipped the the block behind the plaster

I would think if anything the power cord a tv comes with has a bit of a stronger sheathing.

You know you’re not going to drill though it if you’re the person who’s put the cable in!


If you really wanna be careful run it in a 25mm conduit if you have enough space behind the wall but you’ll have to take the plug off

[Blink982]

As an alternative, you could install a floating / false wall using wood for the frames and plasterboard over the top. This way you can simply drop the cables down inside the false/floating wall and you can fit LED lighting around the outer frame behind the plasterboard. One advantage is that should you need to change the cables in the future e.g. HDMI or a different power cable for the TV, you can do it far easier than if they are chased inside a wall. You can obviously fit brush faceplates for cable exit points at the top (behind TV) and below if you do chase them in the wall.

Google for images of floating / false walls if you don't know what I mean.

Edited by Blink982 on Thursday 11th October 02:57

[petemurphy]

Thanks all

[FRG0]

If it’s for the Samsung Frame you mentioned in another post then don’t make the same mistake as I did. I’d hidden 20mm conduits between low level and behind TV brush plates only to find that the lead connecting the TV to the One Connect Box or whatever it’s called was too big to fit through.

Also you can’t fit face plates to the wall behind the Samsung Frame and have it totally flat. It’s a bit of a pain to get right but looks great once done.

Edited by FRG0 on Friday 12th October 21:55