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Nismo

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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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9th Dec 09 at 11:21

Fad, i have a cabinet there for now, got it off ebay for £15 but will get a better one when funds permit!

Kitchen getting there now! looking a bit more like a home!

Finished the TV frame off and insulated it for sound deadning!

Service hatch

front now attached properly and reading for filling / sanding!

dava.

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10th Dec 09 at 18:44

thats cracking! nice work mate, you gona be using two contrasting colours for the wall and the fake wall to make it stand out more or just going for simple same colour allround?

Nismo

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10th Dec 09 at 19:07

The floating wall will be a deep red and the surrounding walls either a white / cream or natural hessian.

But paint doesnt come cheap these days so thats being put off till jan now as i need MDF filler and primer first!

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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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13th Dec 09 at 14:43

why did you use MDF over say plasterboard?

Is the TV mounted in the flaoting wall (so nearly flush) or on it like a normal wall?

Nismo

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13th Dec 09 at 17:31

MDF is more rigid and you can get a really nice paint finish on it once smooth (plus I did alot of research on it on AVForums and it's recomended to use MDF)

The wall bracket is flush and the tv sits out, flushing TVs in is not recomended due to the heat they give of, plus if I change the tv then I'd have to redo all the front!

noshua

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16th Dec 09 at 02:38

Why have you gone through all that trouble to hide the wires, make the TV sit on the wall perfectly flush, etc and then left the double socket in view?

Nismo

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16th Dec 09 at 12:44

Theres a double socket at each end of the room, the socket for the TV and other stuff is behind the wall.

The lead thats plugged in showing just powers the lights for now as i keep taking them off while i work on it, once its finished it wont be there.

I wont be removing the double sockets at each end as you never know what I might have there in the future, lamps etc..

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16th Dec 09 at 18:48

quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
plus if I change the tv then I'd have to redo all the front!

good point

Never would have thought MDF would have given a better surface for painting

Nismo

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16th Dec 09 at 20:24

Apparantly when sanded it's a really nice finish providing you spend the time, it's also so I get a rigid overhand as plasterboard wouldn't be as strong.

Nismo

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2nd Jan 10 at 21:55

Not really done allot with the house over the last few weeks, but made a little progress this week, just wanted to wrap up the lounge a bit as we hit the DFS sale for some sofas so have upto 6 weeks to get it sorted.

Screw holes and joins filled, sanded and primered, back wall filled, sanded and basecoat on, ceiling and coving sorted, now im just stuck on which red... argh!

Looks a little better now its all one colour!

Got to sort the cables out yet, gonna use one little peice of trunking just to hide the Sky feed and telephone feed.

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2nd Jan 10 at 22:01

Looks like its getting there - about time too!!

Oh, and I like the darker red.

oceansoul

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3rd Jan 10 at 17:47

TV looks a bit high up. Do you not have to sit with your neck looking upwards??

Nismo

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3rd Jan 10 at 17:56

no tbh we played around with it as the braket i have you can raise up / down by 3" and we found that the best height, I must admit when ive taken the pics ive got down low to try to fit it all in, when im sat on the sofa the tv is about just over mid head height

danzx2

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3rd Jan 10 at 18:58

Can you take a photo, dead centre where your head would be?

oceansoul

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3rd Jan 10 at 19:58

quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
no tbh we played around with it as the braket i have you can raise up / down by 3" and we found that the best height, I must admit when ive taken the pics ive got down low to try to fit it all in, when im sat on the sofa the tv is about just over mid head height

Fair.
One of my friends have there TV above the ex fireplace, and to sit and watch your head needs to be arc'ed back and after a while its quite sore.

M2RTY

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3rd Jan 10 at 21:14

my TV is a bit lower then that one, perfect when the armchair is reclined as im laid down with head tilted back

Cosmo

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3rd Jan 10 at 21:21

Nis where is that TV Stand from in front?

M2RTY

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3rd Jan 10 at 21:23

is MDF good for sound?

I wanted to do something similar but had a chimney breast already

Nismo

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3rd Jan 10 at 21:38

Here you go Dan, This photo is taken head height sat on the sofa.

As you say marty when sat back in a chair with you body angled back its perfect for me, dont have to move my eyes or anything!

I have used 18mm MDF so its quite thick and i have filled the centre so theres no echos at all! the speakers on the TV are hidden around the sides so it fires off the MDF really nicely!

Cosmo the TV stand is from Ikea, but i got it 2nd hand off ebay for £15 as I wasnt sure what i wanted until the wall was built, it was just going to be temp but i do quite like it and was a bargin for 15quid as its pretty much brand new

Here it is from the Lack range.
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20105341

I might get 2 of these now though so i have storage for games, dvds, controllers etc.. and id take the wheels off.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40105707

M2RTY

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3rd Jan 10 at 21:59

mine looks to be a tad hiogher actually

Nismo

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3rd Jan 10 at 22:37

Loving the fireplace Marty! thats the only thing Im going to miss at this house!

Robbo

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4th Jan 10 at 15:05

Wow really good work Nismole

Pablo

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4th Jan 10 at 17:02

Niz thats the shiz

Nismo

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19th Jan 10 at 10:36

Ok painted the lounge now and replaced the sockets, Just need to touch up a few bits and wait for the sofas and bits and bobs then its pretty much done!

just to recap, lounge on move in: