If the heat is below a certain point it s safe to hang a tv.
Hanging tv on fireplace.
Consult the instructions included with your tv for the correct height angle and distance you should maintain from the screen.
Typically the center of the screen should be at eye height when you are sitting and facing the screen.
Mounting a tv above your fireplace is popular and it might even seem appealing but we have some concerns about what it might mean for the health of your tv.
Hanging or mounting a tv over a fireplace.
Tape a thermometer to the wall in the approximate center of where your flat screen tv might hang.
You can see the evolution of the built ins here the only problem with hanging the tv over the mantel was the cord situation.
Mount brackets on back of tv to attach the wall mount according to instructions.
Why mounting a tv over a fireplace is a bad idea viewing height and angle are incorrect.
If you do plan on hanging or mounting a tv over your fireplace there are three things you should do.
How to hide cables and wires.
Someone asked if the tv could be damaged if we lit a fire in the fireplace.
I googled that very thing before we even bought the tv.
Luckily we already had an electrical outlet on a wall directly next to our fireplace on the right lower side of the brick fireplace.
First you should place a mantel over or around your fireplace.
Mount tv to wall mount.
Then start the fireplace and let it run for several hours.
The small cable comes out of the tv and there s a box that you connect everything else too.
Mount tv wall mount kit according to directions.
I m a freak when it comes to seeing cords i hate them.
A fireplace mantel will block some of the heat rising up from your fireplace and help to keep your tv cooler.