ELEGANT TV MOUNT: Above the fireplace is often the perfect place to mount a TV, but looking up there can cause neck pain.

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The leverage of a cantilever arm helps move heavy objects but puts more of the load on the wall itself.

Master Chimney Sweep Robert Berry has seen this scenario countless times in his 33+ years rebuilding fireplaces and their chimneys. Most commonly, these pull down TV mounts have the freedom to adjust somewhere between 3 to 40 inches based on the TV mount you choose. Your peaceful haven is now a watery battleground, and you are teetering on the brink of plumbing Armageddon.stiff neck is common injury and It can it can last for long period at a time and it can put you out of action and pulling down the bracket for eye level viewing mean you don’t have to endorse this stress anymore. Range of motion: It is extremely crucial to consider the full range of motion of the TV mount as it provides you with the freedom to tilt your TV, swivel and adjust the angle. Placing your TV so high, and above a heat source, can not only seriously decrease its picture quality, but it can also shorten the life of your TV, as well as leading to possible physical pain. Since wires and cables make a total mess of the space, there is always a need for the owners to look for the desired TV mount. That is ok, while we would like it to be flush, we are mostly interested in artmode/displaying pictures when the television is off so that the space is not wasted in our living space.

What do you think happens if we unknowingly drill a hole through that barrier between the smoke and the living room? If you have a plain fireplace wall (2×4 and sheetrock) above your fireplace where the brickwork stops above the opening and is regular drywall, consider the projector to shine directly on the wall and, once prepared with the paint, mimics a projector screen and produces a pretty nice image. The Pull down TV Mount for TV above the fireplace bracket, was engineered to provide comfort whilst watching TV. After years without maintenance, the outside “tall tower” part of a chimney may start to lean or tilt, pulling away from the house and when this happens the stack of bricks pulls away from the mortar, too. The wiring is a more practical consideration when planning your media wall or mounting a TV above the fireplace.

All hardware and instructions are provided for assembly and installation, and we recommend both to be a two-person job. The minimum width needed for a TV to sit safely on a shelf (or mantel) is 10 inches, and most ready-to-install mantels are too narrow, with the average being 7 inches deep. However, irrespective of your choice, always ensure to check every detail and feature to enjoy a great living experience. Made of heavy-duty steel with a maximum load capacity of 60kg (132 lbs), this TV bracket is sturdy and reliable.

That includes not just the television, but also the attached wires and making certain that the wires are hidden away from the heat source. Another thing to remember is that this project requires more than your standard drill and drill bit set. If so, you’ll need to determine if your fireplace room is large enough to accommodate this arrangement for comfortable screen viewing?High temperatures from the fire, mounting techniques, and wire management are essential factors to think through before hanging a TV above your fireplace. As well as covering TV and other display tech, Geoff does photo tours of cool museums and locations around the world, including nuclear submarines, massive aircraft carriers, medieval castles, epic 10,000-mile road trips, and more. If the answer is yes to ANY of those questions, then heat could become a problem for the TV mounted above your fireplace.

Picture a spacious yet cozy living room, with comfortable couches, a coffee table, a toasty fireplace, and above it, as a finishing touch, the family flat-screen TV.So if you value an undistracted viewing experience, mounting your TV over your fireplace is probably not the best idea. The thing about mounting your TV over the fireplace is that it’s much higher than you’d naturally have wanted to put it. There's lots of space there, your room is probably perfectly arranged already, and it can be up and out of the way.