Hide Your TV Wires in Wall - In Under 20 Minutes

[@RobWhittlestone]

Wow those plasterboard/stud walls sure make life easy. In Switzerland where I live, our walls are either brick with mortar base and plastered or reinforced concrete with mortar base and plastered. Hiding the cables in the wall would require recessing (rebating a channel in the brick or concrete), replastering, repainting. I think we'll use a cable channel or a white blanking panel the width of the TV. to hide the cables. Your end result looks great! All the best, Rob in Switzerland

[@maxking3]

Use acoustic wall panels and put spray painted (black) cable ducts in the grooves, so that they are close to invisible. (See my other post!)

[@michaelwyckoff7593]

That was one heck of a good job B the Installer. You make the job look so easy.

[@sdtvmounts7955]

I love that your showing this, some TV Installers not know how to do this

[@PhillBogart]

Something to consider for future projects like that rats-nest of an electrical outlet (other than converting it to a dual outlet configuration) is to use one 5-position Wago Lever Nut for all your incoming hot wires and another for your neutrals. You then run one hot pigtail from the hot Wago to your outlet's hot side and one neutral pigtail from your neutral Wago to the neutral side of your outlet. You could also do something similar for your grounds if you had multiples of those. It's so much easier than trying to hook all those connections up with wire nuts as well as trying to run pigtails from them to the outlet - not to mention getting them all to fit in the box after you've gone through all that.

[@mykalimba]

6:10 I realize that you've probably been doing installs for a long time, but the "...we don't need 15 foot wires..." comment made me chuckle. I just did a hidden cable install like this and I thought my 15 foot cables would be plenty long enough. Turns out for for some components (like that PS5 that's on the ground to the left of the center console), a 15 foot cable is barely long enough to reach. Once you see how much of that 15 feet is needed for routing along the articulating arm behind the display, there's surprisingly very little cable remaining to run down the wall and out to a component.

[@SuperDave21]

Love your channel, with the knowledge you share I managed to install my 83" C1 OLED and all the fixings!!!

[@timbo86051]

I always keep extra nail on boxes to make my patterns. And drop a level on the box before tracing it out. Tricks of the trade brother.

[@robertmckofke4470]

I feel like I've seen this one before, but regardless this is how I plan to setup my TV at some point. I also want to mount it on the wall, but after a slight re-do of my living room. Nice job!

[@CWR]

as a german i am always amazed by the material the walls in america are made of. With my brick walls, something like that is difficult ...

[@hinnantp]

As an American who lived in Germany I understand!😅

[@kitkatkid21]

A very diplomatic way of saying American walls are made out of cardboard.

[@jaradat]

until they are on fire, then you start to appreciate the brick walls.

[@davideasterling5262]

Difficult yes, but not impossible. My house has brick walls as well. With chisels and hammers the wall can be cut out enough to run all those cables and then covered with plaster. It would take several hours of work though.

[@tro8191]

Electrical stuff scares me. It always amazes me how the pros make it look so damn easy! Great job sir!!👍

[@danieldurnin959]

Nice job.

[@o.c.g.m9426]

Can you or other yt make videos on how to hide wires FOR THE FEW MILLION OF US that do not live in a HOUSE but live in APARTMENTS or COOP's !! Great video love the channel

[@PepsiManX360]

Your electrical box gave me PTSD. You broke like 10 codes in NYC, lol.

[@ac7384]

What tv stand is that I’m looking for one

[@eileencarroll6418]

VERY USEFULL

[@carlinerameau1023]

Looks great.

[@tonygeorge208]

Very well explained and covered the situation one would face while doing the work.

[@ericchang7706]

Very instructional. Thanks! No center channel speaker or are you using the TV's speakers?

[@josegutierrez4837]

Me gustan tus videos son muy instructivos y entretenidos espero poder instalar mi 70" tv de samsung con tus consejos

[@sagrenreddy]

Awesome. What would your solution br for solid brick work? We do not use dry wall partitions in South Africa.

[@gotskillz135]

Can you send the link to them end tables from ikea please thanks for sharing epic video

[@marcusnelson1094]

Damn that looks nice and clean afterwards. It’s definitely going to be a challenge for mines.

[@gedelasasibhushanarao3863]

Fantastic idea.

[@roymcewen8203]

Great Job !!

[@adaniodebaz7305]

Great job !! Thanks for sharing

[@Jshankarpatel532]

🙏 Nice video Sir good work explain well 👌👍❤🙂 India

[@craigosterberg5045]

Thanks

[@sherwoodstolt1027]

Do you need to use CM rated cables?

[@ogatkinson6274]

One question, is the tv electrical plugged at top outlet box or run thru bottom and plugged at surge protector? Thanks

[@BTheInstaller]

It's plugged in up top but no surge protector. You can add that at tip if needed and they make surge protected outlets as well

[@ogatkinson6274]

@@BTheInstaller Thats what I thought I had seen. Could not tell if you had an outlet for tv plug, thanks.

[@patb5266]

I have a similar pair of Klein's, can't go wrong. One thing I don't like about the HTA 9 is one HDMI input, that's ridiculous. So you need to run 3 cable to your panel. I have Mac and BluRay into my 990B then just the eArc to my panel. You could use a switch at the bottom end for the HDMI which is what I'd do, Amazon has tons lol.

[@Rkcuddles]

How are you liking the ht-a9?

[@ac7384]

Where you get that stand storage center below the tv at ?

[@ariasheikholeslami4768]

Hi there, really helpful video! I was hoping you could recommend an ultra thin high speed HDMI cable

[@Totalplonker]

Fibre optic are the thinnest HDMI cables but they are usually only needed for long length purposes

[@debracampbell3273]

Thank you for the Great tips ! Would you tell me where you got the stand underneath your TV please.

[@EdwardTsagris]

What was the Sony sub-woofer 4 speaker set up down below?

[@j.311]

Can you please tell me where you got the entertainment center

[@safarlkdp]

What is the name of that saw??? Please provide the shopping link👍🌹

[@davidelyk4781]

Does your Sony TV box need line of sight with the speakers? wonder if putting the receiver box that low will lead to dropouts?

[@FQ8]

Good stuff!! Not a gamer...had no idea the PS5 is that HUGE lol

[@ultimatehovado1]

well, I did the same with concrete wall!! ........ only difference was that it took me three days!! :-D and it was a lot messier! ;-)

[@terryscott621]

What are you using for your entertainment center?

[@BigMoneyKirk]

Having a difficult time finding the exact or similar 2-gang pass-through box online. Could you please advice? Thank you - great video!

[@GAZMAN2002]

Wish you could show this with brick walls in Australia a lot of hour houses are double brick

[@edihrestak2037]

Perfect work

[@vishw6956]

Have a question, if you can suggest. I am planning to buy a ikea besta tv unit(bottom 4 drawers) , not sure whether it has slots/holes on back. There is vertical drawer(4 slots) on both left and right side of the TV unit. My power outlet position is to the left and right of the vertical drawer at bottom. I am assuming since both the TV shelf and vertical drawers will be touching the wall for safety, and there will be a screw to attach to the wall. My question is, how will I able to connect a outlet surge protector from the left/right side of vertical drawer to go back to the central tv shelf, if everything is touching the wall? Is it possible to install the ikea unit and vertical drawers keeping a certain distance from wall? and by not making lot of drilling in dry wall to change position of power outlet

[@SonyEnthusiast]

I wish I could do this in our apartment. Did my best with hiding the wires right behind my TV stand and using zip ties.

[@BTheInstaller]

Grab a cable mate at home depot. It sticks to the wall.

[@patb5266]

I picked some good ones on Amazon.

[@SonyEnthusiast]

@@BTheInstaller ok thanks B, I'll try that 👍

[@LarryRichelli]

Thanks for this video but do you think that some time you could show us how to mount the TV on a zero clearance mount so that the TV would look like a picture frame. I understand if you can't and I have not moved into my new house yet so no hurry and I will hopefully figure out how to do this before I buy my new 80" Tv.

[@chasingthedragontail8760]

where can i buy the electrical wires?

[@arunitgurung3102]

Hi B can u tell Sansui 4k ultra 55 inches is best for xbox series x it will support all conditions

[@trinidadkid7862]

Tip for you to free up your other hand. I use painters tape and stick it onto wall with plastic shopping bags To catch the dust

[@Firestarter635]

Four neutrals means four wires in a single gang box. Better check your box-fill. Did residential for five years, that was always a no-no.

[@tonytony8464]

The problem here is, this is only applicable to an american home because of most of the walls there are made out of card board boxes. The rest of the world are using concreat/bricks.

[@timbo86051]

Never rely on the outlet travel power to the next outlet, everything should be pigtailed Down to one keeping the circuit strong.

[@flargosa]

Won't the PS5 overheat placed inside a sealed cabinet?

[@6time686]

I wish I could pay you to do my install...

[@bradvuong]

Do you need a specific type of HDMI cables to run them inside the wall?

[@invisibleman8373]

just make sure they're long enough to get to the TV & whatever device you're connecting. 6' is the standard, but they also have 15' & up

[@thomasp1673]

Nice that the TV is just near a wall cavity. Show us how you do it when you need to go through a stud.

[@DadMDDC]

The HTA9 only has one HDMI in. How did you connect the PS5, Apple TV with the HTA9? In wish the HTA9 had multiple inputs like a receiver. Any pointers?

[@rajeshvt]

How to manage when you have a tv cabinet which is the norm here in India

[@KeithHuffstutler]

If there is room, you could also hide the extra length of the cables in the wall.

[@martinwhite2369]

What the hell is that death trap at 0:22?

[@hitszonechannel]

thanks for the review, I'm a loyal viewer from Indonesia, you are a mentor for me because my content is the same as yours, but I'm just an amateur KZbinr

[@stevenewman7930]

what about an exterior wall with insulation?

[@tuomollo]

Why not use wall mount HDMI panels so you could use shorter/longer HDMI cables that plug into a wall? This way if you buy a larger TV you could just use a longer cable without the need of running it behind the drywall again.

[@maxking3]

QuickFix: Buy some Acoustic Wood Panels with wooden slats on a black carrier material (i.e. Wallribbon). Get a mini cable duct with the same width as the black grooves & spray paint it black. Put the cables in the ducts (HDMI left, Ethernet middle, power cable on the right) Now you can wall mount the TV, hide the cables in the 2-3 black ducts (always accessible) and can even put a few black led stripes into the remaining grooves (15-20 inches at a random height every 10 grooves… looks awesome) This is what we do in Central Europe, when we hit a brick or concrete wall!

[@gabrieldawa6221]

Got a video?

[@gabrieldawa6221]

I mean if not it's simple enough I just prefer listing while doing it.

[@maxking3]

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[@maxking3]

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[@gabrieldawa6221]

@@maxking3 thanks for the speedy response.

[@pleximan2008]

What about concrete walls?

[@jwalter75]

I'm confident enough to do what you did, but unfortunately my setup is different. My tv is over my mantel and we have a bookshelf to the right of the fireplace and TV that holds the other electronics. My dilemma is how to get that horizontal run and then drop.

[@BTheInstaller]

It's not easy. I need to make a video on that. There are multiple studs framing the fireplace most likely. I would just hire someone. $300 or so

[@jwalter75]

@@BTheInstaller thanks B!

[@paultech9385]

Don’t be afraid to cut and patch Sheetrock. Just be cautious on your cut depth.

[@jwalter75]

@@paultech9385 I'm pretty good at repairing sheetrock, but that's on smooth walls. We moved to Texas and every house has textured walls. So I'm a little intimidated in trying to match the texture pattern.

[@enigmamusement]

My TV is on a TV base stand and it is in front of a large window. It is possible to design a fake wall and cover the edges of the TV to hide the cables

[@TheeIronJedi]

All that work and you don’t change out the receptacle outlet to a modern while you’re in there..

[@darnellledbetter1821]

Bro, You Lost Me When You Started Cutting The Wall 😩😩😂

[@Jason-wc3fh]

I guess you thought the wires would magically vanish, eh?

[@Errr717]

HAHAHA yeah me too

[@naty_in_yyc5347]

What if the plug is not under tv but at the bottom on the side?

[@djryan2643]

What about people who have concrete houses how they doing it

[@toddanthonyy]

Great job...but I am NOT doing all that...😀

[@Enjoyyourselfnow]

Great video but nobody is doing that in less than 20mins

[@mcryptonite6948]

Description has a link to everything but the TV unit

[@birgerolovsson5203]

One positive thing with living alone is that you can have all your beautiful Nordost-cables very visible so you can see the things you paid so much for. 😄

[@deleoncapricornio2129]

My mom would kill me 😂😂😂

[@sinisakalicanec6823]

that means in 95% of Europe we use brick and cement, we don't use plaster of paris if the wind blows and blows away your whole house, 😂 so that's not possible in Europe, maybe only here in America and what do I know in Canada 🤷

[@stephenspearritt2692]

what if you have a brick wall

[@seezu84]

Step 1, drywall.... Here in Europe our walls are from concrete.

[@patb5266]

Hence cable channels.

[@jspafford]

First you should have used a recessed box at the top. And a larger recessed box so there’s room for cabling and even things like an Apple TV. Some even have covers so you can completely hide wires recessed behind the tv. Also if you’re not putting permanent hdmi cables in the wall you should use a two inch conduit or orange flex tube between the top and the bottom. Makes it much easier to put new cables through it in the future. Also as the ones you put in there aren’t fire rated the conduit is necessary. Electrical. Oy. A few wago wire nuts or the type that you insert wires into and close the connector. And you should use a surge protected outlet behind the TV. Plastic dual boxes like that don’t block emi. Hdmi cables are shielded somewhat depending on the quality but still a bad idea. Larger recessed boxes have a lot more separation between high and low voltage cabling. And yeah wiring a electrical outlet like that stabbing a residential grade crappy outlet like that is just asking for trouble. Only appropriate with gfci outlets and those don’t just rely on pressure but use the screws to press down the wire from a back entry. Pretty much what you shouldn’t do all around.

[@1337sim1]

Yes ! TVs cost thousands of dollars. Why don't use a surge protector ? :(

[@shivasundarbiswal6245]

you look like young Jay pritchett from modern family🤣🤣

[@GuruDanny]

what about hot air circulation in that little closet?

[@JoseGutierrez-xm1vr]

Less than 20 minutes? Yeah right!

[@olino16]

It is very easy, when you have walls from paper, not from bricks.

[@xander882]

Only applies to US homes

[@fvansoldt]

Works only for American paper walls.😂

[@-Bellic-]

For anyone who have cardboard walls in their house, yeah, but not all of us have cheap ass houses~

[@memento316]

Meantime in Europe where we have real wall...

[@davidd1395]

Hate to sound picky but you put the ground wire under the screw the wrong way. It should wrap around the screw the same direction as the screw tightens.

[@BTheInstaller]

You made me go back and look just for you to be wrong. Cmon.... I even made a point to say you need to run them clockwise ... 💪

[@jayprakash-pi4qq]

why do we need to.hide them by the way sir....for a video

[@vincentmagallon]

Your PS5 is suffocating in there

[@Colduck42]

It makes no since to cut into ur wall to hide cable and wires..when there are tape strips that can hold a few wires in a single strip..a little bit of matching paint..never again for me..I still can't pull out the ones behind my wall🤣🤣

[@mDoThis]

Only in America you can frickin cut your wall with a sawblade lol.

[@بجنتبسة]

اللهم ارزقني 🤲

[@johnlupo3919]

STOP SAYING "SO" & HERE (SO MUCH)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@herogreene4224]

That PS5 NEEDS to breath lol why enclose it

[@MiroslavJahelka]

ok and now in wall not in paper :D :D :D :D

[@cochinada01]

Not so easy to do when you have a brick wall.

[@HardcoreGamer101508]

These piece of shit hdmi cables are getting stuck behind the wall for whatever reason. Have zero idea how fish tape works. Wish I could do it without buying any extra tools…