Hi, I’m looking to mount my living room tv on the wall and do away with the cabinet beneath which currently houses various a/v equipment (sound bar, sky box etc.). Most of these items I can move and hide in a nearby alcove cupboard and connect to the tv using long lead cables which I’ll run through conduit which I plan to bury in the wall.
There is one piece of a kit though were this won’t work, namely the box for a Samsung frame tv I have mounted on a wall in the adjacent conservatory. This box only works with a short length cable which is supplied with the tv. Unfortunately there doesn’t appear to be any means of extending this cable which means I can’t hide the box with the other equipment in the new cupboard.
The wall I plan to mount the tv onto is brick so I can’t hide the box behind the tv (like I could if it was a stud/plaster board wall, box is thick as well) which means my options are limited. I could leave the box on the floor but this would spoil the look so I was wondering whether it would be feasible to hide it beneath the carpet / floorboards in a ventilated container which I have seen used for when kit is hidden in cavity walls.
I’m slight nervously about this given the environment (damp air etc) but I was thinking if it was located just beneath the floor boards (noting the need to keep good ventilation to avoid overheating) it could be a good solution.
Has anyone ever hidden any electrical equipment (not just cables!) under the floor? Is this a complete non starter?
Any advice appreciated!!
Thanks,
Tony.
There is one piece of a kit though were this won’t work, namely the box for a Samsung frame tv I have mounted on a wall in the adjacent conservatory. This box only works with a short length cable which is supplied with the tv. Unfortunately there doesn’t appear to be any means of extending this cable which means I can’t hide the box with the other equipment in the new cupboard.
The wall I plan to mount the tv onto is brick so I can’t hide the box behind the tv (like I could if it was a stud/plaster board wall, box is thick as well) which means my options are limited. I could leave the box on the floor but this would spoil the look so I was wondering whether it would be feasible to hide it beneath the carpet / floorboards in a ventilated container which I have seen used for when kit is hidden in cavity walls.
I’m slight nervously about this given the environment (damp air etc) but I was thinking if it was located just beneath the floor boards (noting the need to keep good ventilation to avoid overheating) it could be a good solution.
Has anyone ever hidden any electrical equipment (not just cables!) under the floor? Is this a complete non starter?
Any advice appreciated!!
Thanks,
Tony.
