help with cable concealment ?

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Hi guys

Looking to install a new plasma above my fireplace & am looking for ways to conceal all cables that will run to hi-fi stand (2 hdmi, scart, tv power, aerial). Obvoiusly due to amount of leads & distance to stand, I am looking for the most unobtrussive way to conceal leads.

I was thinking of possibly drilling behind the TV (plasterboard, dot/dab to breezeblock) & taking the leads right out the side of the house (I live in a deatched house) then re-drill by hi-fi stand to take all leads back into house again..i will obviously need some form of cable protection.

This seems the easiest & less messy....does this sound feasible ?

Cheers in advance

 

[John Duncan]

Whoa. I'd be wary of the 'outside the house' option, simply because of the danger of water getting in, and the difficulty (and aesthetics) of protecting the cables outside. Personally, I'd recess a channel in the wall (electricians are good at this) and go here for termination plates to cover whatever your plethora of connections may be at each end.

 

[Gerrardasnails]

toxteth o grady:
Hi guys

Looking to install a new plasma above my fireplace & am looking for ways to conceal all cables that will run to hi-fi stand (2 hdmi, scart, tv power, aerial). Obvoiusly due to amount of leads & distance to stand, I am looking for the most unobtrussive way to conceal leads.

I was thinking of possibly drilling behind the TV (plasterboard, dot/dab to breezeblock) & taking the leads right out the side of the house (I live in a deatched house) then re-drill by hi-fi stand to take all leads back into house again..i will obviously need some form of cable protection.

This seems the easiest & less messy....does this sound feasible ?

Cheers in advance

I have mine channeled in to my wall and plastered over. The cables are all good quality with thick covers. You could also house them in a conduit before plastering. As JD says, no need to send them outside and then back in again!

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the advise guys.

The issue I have with channelling into wall, is what happens if i buy/change kit...I am going to have to rip out existing kit & replaster ?!

 

[John Duncan]

Well if you channel it properly (with a conduit under the plaster), and have the connection plates at either end as flexible as possible (either over the top at the beginning or big enough to accommodate a bigger one at a later date), then it should be fine.

 

[hammill]

How are you going to add a scart cable (unless you wire up tend ends yourself) at a later date if you plaster the cables in? HDMI I could just about believe. I have had to remove and replace mains cable in a conduit before and that was difficult enough

 

[John Duncan]

Scart, he sleep with the fishes. If the OP already has hi-def, can't see many new sources coming up that will need a scart. But point taken.

 

[Anonymous]

JohnDuncan:Well if you channel it properly (with a conduit under the plaster), and have the connection plates at either end as flexible as possible (either over the top at the beginning or big enough to accommodate a bigger one at a later date), then it should be fine.

Cheers John...bit of a noob at this - can you explain what connection plates are or point me in the right direction ?

 

[John Duncan]

Sure - link here for all your cable-hiding needs.

 

[hammill]

Those wall panels look good. Must remember them when I rebuild the lounge for my plasma next year