Mounting Tv On Brick Veneer

Thinking about mounting your tv on a brick fireplace.

Mounting tv on brick veneer.

You want these to be safely concealed and this can be more difficult with brick surfaces than walls with cavities. Hi i m presently remodeling my family room and would like to install a flat panel tv over the fireplace. Mount tv to wall mount. The mortar is brittle and should only be used for decorative hangings.

Mount tv wall mount kit according to directions. The brick is usually a veneer and hollow inside. Into brick or mortar. I don t have any other place to install the tv in this room so over the fireplace is the best option.

This post was edited on 6 22 at 7 54 pm. Luckily we already had an electrical outlet on a wall directly next to our fireplace on the right lower side of the brick fireplace. I m doing the blocking and veneer around the tv mount. I just wasn t sure if there was an easy and proper way to do over top of the veneer.

Thank you tmk and coastroad you were the only 2 who actually answered my question it wasn t a style question it was about how to hang the tv on a veneer wall. Nevertheless that empty stretch above the fireplace seems to be one of the most popular spots to stick a television these days. How to hide cables and wires. Mounting a tv to brick.

There s no way around it most experts say that mounting a tv on brick fireplaces can be tricky. If you don t mind it stick out a bit i would mount a smaller than your tv 1 2 inch or 3 4 plywood to the brick wall. Mounting your tv on brick veneers should be professionally completed one of the key challenges is the wiring aspect of the process. Updated with pics in op i was going to let the best buy guys come out an do it but it ends up being 350.

Since the screws used for attaching the plywood doesn t have to be exact you.