RichP

Silicone booby made me laugh. I’ll use a local company hopefully to do the full job so presumably they’ll be able to offer their advice. The main school of thinking is ‘where do I put the Virgin Media wall socket?’ Either it goes high so it can go behind the TV but the consensus I’m reading here suggests it may be better to one side of the fire / fake booby.

I guess the issue with that is the openings being unsightly. But potentially an option yes if they are tactically placed.

At present it is a bare external wall in a single story, ground floor extension. So flue can either go straight up or out and up. The following link is the sort of thing I’m thinking (though it will need to be wider than this). If there is no recess behind the TV (maybe because there is a fire safety risk) then I would be very interested to learn what the alternatives are. I’m thinking some form of tubing that runs from the power sockets / TV boxes to the rear of the television. TV over log burner | Log burner living room, Above fireplace ideas, Tv above fireplace WWW.PINTEREST.CO.UK Feb 1, 2015 - This Pin was discovered by Emma Alner. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest

That is one thought but the issue is really then how do you get the cables out if there is ever an issue.

Firstly - hello all... New here. All being well, I am due to complete a house purchase this month. I have wanted a log burner for as long as I can remember but never had a property where it would be possible - until now. My question really surrounds the building of a 'fireplace' which will hide the flue on the burner and also serve as somewhere to mount the TV (I will utilze an Oak beem to act as a mantlepiece and protect the TV from heat). In order to do this I will need to install mains electricity behind the television. Ideally I would also like to have a small recess behind the TV in which to hide Sky/Virgin Media box. However, I'm unsure whether this would be possible due to fire regulations. Can anyone offer any insight into how they may have ensured that wires were not visible when completing a project such as the one I have described above? Many thanks in advance, Rich