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Post by imkat on Sept 9, 2024 10:11:23 GMT
We are putting a TV over our fireplace. I know this is controversial to some people, but it is the only configuration that will work with the walls, windows, and furniture.
My husband doesn’t want to mount it above the mantle. He wants to put the TV stand on the mantle itself. It’s only 9’’ deep, so I’m concerned it might tip over. Is there a way to do this securely/aesthetically?
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Post by littlemama on Sept 9, 2024 10:14:15 GMT
I cant imagine hanging a tv that high with no way to adjust the angle of the tv. The only way to do it securely would be to anchor it to the wall and at that point, you may as well mount it.
I also dont think it will look good sitting on the mantle
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Post by wellway on Sept 9, 2024 10:30:11 GMT
YouTube would be my first stop to check out what others have done and in particular what they suggest you don't do.
I know I'd have issues looking up at a tv rather than watching at seated eye level.
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Post by lisae on Sept 9, 2024 11:51:54 GMT
Do you use your fireplace? We've had ours in front of our fireplace for years on a stand we made to fit the space and painted black.
I would not sit it on the mantle without securing it. You are right to be concerned about it falling. DH has a wall mount we ordered from Amazon for the one in his office he uses as his computer monitor. He can adjust the angle that way and you can't see it behind the TV from the front.
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Post by Zee on Sept 9, 2024 12:10:01 GMT
We tried ours above the mantle but I hated the height of it and back on a stand on the floor it went, as God intended.
Lol
The mantle is for seasonal decor in my house. With a large clock above it.
We use our (gas) fireplace frequently because we love it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2024 12:18:52 GMT
We have had ours like this for over 12 years. We love it this way, but my mantel is 17 1/2" deep. The sound bar is there also. You would have to measure the TV legs and make sure they would fit. We have a similar fireplace and mantel in the master bedroom but we don't have a TV in there so I have a painting above that fireplace.  |
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Sept 9, 2024 12:33:17 GMT
I have the TV mounted over the electric fireplace in my addition. I don't feel like it's a chore to watch but it's also not mounted very high over the fireplace. Maybe a foot if that.
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Post by dawnnikol on Sept 9, 2024 12:44:44 GMT
My husband doesn’t want to mount it above the mantle. He wants to put the TV stand on the mantle itself. It’s only 9’’ deep, so I’m concerned it might tip over. Is there a way to do this securely/aesthetically? I vehemently did not want our tv above the fireplace. We don't use the fireplace; I just didn't want it in that centralized location. We had a corner entertainment center for years and years. Fast forward to re-doing our floors and I decided we should mount the tv because getting rid of the entertainment center would give us more seating. We used this: TV Mount because our mantle is on the narrow side and the current tv stand legs wouldn't have worked. The height works for us and my mantle is still clear for Christmas decor. We were left with plenty of room for more seating and a giant cat tower. The only thing that still bugged DH were the cables coming down the wall, but they sell stuff you can use to corral them and camouflage them easily enough. We bought a small shelf system to house our Switch & PS5 that reaches right down, too. It's made our living room so much bigger. |
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Post by questioning on Sept 9, 2024 14:20:03 GMT
We have ours wall mounted above the fireplace and mantel. I wanted it on an arm but my husband thought fixed was safer. We still have a gas/ wood fireplace, but do not use it.
Philosophically I don't like it, but yeah, it's how we live.
Its much better for our arrangement to have it placed this way, and for viewing from other areas. I said I'd program some art or family photos to show but after seven years haven't done it. A surprising number of things get thrown up there, from phones, when our grown kids are over or other guests.
Our 1980s house had built-ins on either side, originally there was an enclosed bar on one side and an enclosed TV cabinet on the other along with bookshelves. we've had new ones made, should have preserved those? They'll be historical kitsch in just a few years.
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Post by katlady on Sept 9, 2024 15:38:06 GMT
You can probably secure it, like people in earthquake country do. But you might as well put it on the wall, since you will have to secure it anyways. I am another who doesn’t like a tv that high up, but lot of people seem to like it.
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Post by ntsf on Sept 9, 2024 16:21:49 GMT
we designed the fireplace without a mantel.. so putting the tv above it looks good. but we also used a strong mounting bracket to get access to the back of the tv (those big tvs are heavy and challenging to handle)..
you need to attach it somehow.. and not just propped up
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Post by Basket1lady on Sept 9, 2024 18:07:45 GMT
We mounted ours with a bracket. We really needed the tv to tilt down a bit for easier viewing.
I didn’t like the idea of a tv so prominent in the room, so we bought a Frame TV that displays a photo or art work. Our tv sits about 8” above the mantle, with room on the sides for taller “objects d’art”. We used a One Connect module to run the dvd player and such from the tv. It’s just one small cord that runs behind the wall, rather than multiple thick cables.
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Post by Tearisci on Sept 9, 2024 19:10:40 GMT
My sister has her TV mounted on her fireplace and it is pretty high up there. I don't really like it because it strains my neck to look up there.
They have a mantle but the tv is above that. I have a console under my tv for my games so it is about halfway centered on the wall which is at a good eye level.
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Post by CeeScraps on Sept 9, 2024 19:45:29 GMT
We have a gas firelplace. You can get a bracket that attaches to your tv so you can lower it down in front or just above the actual fireplace. We have electric run behind the tv so no cords show.
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Post by questioning on Sept 9, 2024 20:36:26 GMT
We have a gas firelplace. You can get a bracket that attaches to your tv so you can lower it down in front or just above the actual fireplace. We have electric run behind the tv so no cords show. Do you have link? Thank you! |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 10, 2024 1:31:40 GMT
If you plan to use the fireplace, you should look up the manual to see how far up above the mantle the TV needs to be so the heat won’t affect it. When we were redoing our lake cabin we put in a wood burning fireplace and the specs for it noted how wide the mantle had to be to act as an appropriate heat shield and how high up above it the TV would have to be. I’d be looking at those things before doing anything.
I believe there are anchor mounts you can get for the TV because even one on a stand should be secured from tipping especially if there will ever be small children in the house. We put ours on a swing arm so we could get to the back easier and so we could angle it for the best viewing.
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Post by Basket1lady on Sept 10, 2024 15:59:24 GMT
We have a gas firelplace. You can get a bracket that attaches to your tv so you can lower it down in front or just above the actual fireplace. We have electric run behind the tv so no cords show. Do you have link? Thank you! Go anywhere that they sell TVs and you will find mounting brackets. We bought ours from Best Buy because the guy there gave us some good advice. Some brackets pull out from the wall, some swing out from one side, some tilt down, etc. Sit in your favorite spot and using a laser light or narrow beam flashlight, aim it from your eye level to the wall where you want the tv to be. See if you need to lower it for tv watching (and then raise it if you make a fire) or you need it to swivel out so that you can watch from the side of the tv. We were careful to choose a bracket that was small enough so that it didn’t show once the tv was mounted. It will list the dimensions on the box. |
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Post by questioning on Sept 11, 2024 16:26:05 GMT
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Post by papersilly on Sept 11, 2024 17:39:00 GMT
we mounted the tv over the mantle and routed the cables through the walls. there was no way to securely put a stand ON the mantle. plus, i like the save the mantle for holiday decorations and other stuff during the year.
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Post by CeeScraps on Sept 11, 2024 21:32:37 GMT
We have a gas firelplace. You can get a bracket that attaches to your tv so you can lower it down in front or just above the actual fireplace. We have electric run behind the tv so no cords show. Do you have link? Thank you! Sorry it took me so long to respond! Here is my google search of mounts! TV mount that raises/lowers |
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Post by mikewozowski on Sept 13, 2024 3:35:20 GMT
while i am not a huge fan of the tv over the fireplace, sometimes there is no other place for it. since the flood ours has been over the fireplace...6 years. while i wouldn't mind of it was lower, it is really not an issue with it being as high as it is.
as for the OP's question, yes you need to mount it. it will look nice and be more secure. there are ways to hide the cords, but most people really don't bother with it.
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