Adding recessed area with access panel into brickwork

[rfalconer]

Hi all,

I'm trying to run media cabling through a brick chimney breast and am looking for advice; I'm not sure how to build something that will allow me to access the conduit junction. I'd like to be able to re-run cabling at a later date without replastering. (Previous owners had VGA cables plastered directly into the wall!)

• Do I chissel out a space, insert tiny pieces of plasterboard, run beeds on edges, and plaster? Sounds like a mess.
• Is there a besoke wall-insert module I can buy somewhere? (Can't find any).
• Do I build a softwood frame?

I'm not set on the square-plastic-flap thing in the image; a near-invisible plasterboard piece would be preferable:


None of my local builders will touch this as I've already removed the old cables and it looks like a mess arelady.

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[angelboy]

If you've not already been there, have a look over at www.avforums.com - specifically this section - https://www.avforums.com/forums/home-cinema-buying-building.246/

From what I've seen, those boys always build a frame over the chimney breast which I'd assume allows for easy access of cables plus it's easier to make changes when they change their media kit.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

For the box you could utilize say a plastic box from Maplin or similar eg: http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/plastic-box-mb5-gloss-black-150x100x60mm-yn40t

For the plasterboard access panel why don't you just get one like the image you like?

 

[rfalconer]

Building a frame over the chimney is an option. Naively it seems like a lot more work though.

The plastic box is as great idea. Didn't think of that. Yes, need recess to be deeper than a normal puttress box.

Re: plasterboard, I don't see how I can mount it into brickwork. All the ones online assume it's for inserting into a plasterboard wall.