Wow...H&HR kind of dropped off. Time for a build thread!
This shit is way old, but kind of cool.
A client wanted a way to mount a flat screen above the fireplace without being able to see the brackets and wires.
Here is kind of a before. There was homemade mantle around the fireplace.
So, after pushing some lines around, this is what we came up with:
Here is a in process picture.
And the finished product. The client actually took the sketchup drawing and went so far as to plan out tile placement so the guy that actually did the tiles just had to cut and glue.
For actually mounting the tv, I had my electrician come and run all the wires and put in the plug. Then, I made a plywood plug for the tv hole that was glued, screwed and anchored to the metal studs. I pity the foo that tries to remove it. I really didn't want to buy him a new tv.
The new mantle piece is actually flooring material which was a bitch to work with.