How to Build This Incredible Media Wall Quickly and Easily - Anyone Can Build This!

[@SBBUK]

Theres a lot of negative comments about Tv heights etc, at the end of the day this is all personal preference. What you cant fault though is the quality of the work and the video presentation so top marks for that, really impressed.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot 👍

[@jjdebruyne]

I don’t think they are negative. It’s more to do with tilting your head up to watch the tv. My comment was bottom of tv to your eyeline or top of head. That has always been the correct placement within AV installations. Nothing to do with preference always to do with head position and correct ergonomics. A DIY installer would place it anywhere

[@coreythomas9178]

@@jjdebruyneeveryone is different

[@MAGAMAN]

@@coreythomas9178 Yes. Some people are retarded and ruin their health with terrible designs and other people are not.

[@TheEchelon]

@@coreythomas9178Yes, some people are ignorant and some people are not. This placement is objectively too high for the human anatomy. Form over function.

[@T90337]

Would like to see a full length in depth video about how to install and wire the LED strip lights, and how you’d wire them to the mains also.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Good idea. It wasn’t possible to go into total detail in this video due to video lengh

[@S11NNY]

@@TheDIYGuy1 Did we ever get this video? 🙏🏾

[@tdanger68]

Loved the video. My husband built our TV wall into the chimney breast with my supervision of course. A lintel at the top and then the stud work like yourself. I much preferred watching you do it

[@familyjeanjoseph]

You make this project look way too easy. Thank you for the motivation

[@leesmith9299]

tip - see how you like looking at various parts of the wall for extended periods of time before you decide how high to put the tele. my neck much prefers it about level with my eyes when sat on the sofa. also think about whether a corner of a room is not a better place to put it. more seats might get a good viewing angle in a corner.

[@theFatSon]

Thanks for taking the time to walk us through your build. Looks great!

[@tuttabob]

Always impressed by how easy you make things look. I'd like to watch another one of your videos about how to add a socket plug in a room where there is few that are not easily accessible.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Great suggestion! Will do

[@MrJokerh61]

Yeah with you there .....

[@folusoajayi7199]

Excellent job here, I’ve learnt a lot in this single video, by the way did you used just one type of timber ( 45mm * 125mm) throughout ?

[@TalemwaMoses-x7x]

Am an electrician from Uganda and ave learnt more from your videos

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍 great

[@Stumc46]

Great build. One question. Would it be better to cut out the plaster board recesses for the lighting before the unit is plastered to remove any chance of cracking rhe plaster?

[@Stumc46]

​@70scoff what does that have to do with it?

[@DazDaz105]

A good job done there. Depending on what electrical appliances you are installing, TV, sound bar, sky box etc you should always consider that the appliances will create heat, especially the TV. Make sure there is enough space around the appliances so heat can escape and cooler air can circulate.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍

[@andrewgibbs5096]

Looks great! However, one modification I would have to make is to angle the sides & top of the Soundbar aperture to 45 degrees as my bar has side & upwards firing atmos speakers. Presumably you would cut triangular wedges to achieve fixing for plasterboard

[@TheDIYGuy1]

That’s a fair point mate

[@NeonXXP]

Or just make the recess wider by the depth of the bar on both sides.

[@gap9992]

Yeah - very important to understand the properties of any speaker before recessing the installation - especially if it's an Atmos soundbar (which the Playbar isn't of course)

[@ms.ladietoyou8672]

Great job with the wall. Very simple and straight to the point to me.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍👍

[@donaldgorgan1]

Respect to your work ethic

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Cheers 👍

[@chrisseed4643]

This is absolutely brilliant. It's given me the confidence to give it a go. I fancy an electric fire underneath the tv so just a case of altering drawings. Really impressed with your step by step guide and what a great result. Thanks.

[@markomoore1419]

Great job Cameron, looks fantastic.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a bunch!

[@deepakdgreat]

I have countless videos on this and I think the level of details you put is just amazing. thats a solid build!

[@NSResponder]

Great results. I love how cheap and easy LED strips are these days.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Absolutely

[@bitzbox]

This looks brilliant and it's another example of how LEDs can improve everything

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Great thanks

[@BlackthornAM82]

@TheDIYGuy1 does your drawing take into account the thickness of the plasterboard for the media cut outs and shelves?

[@richardcook1987]

clearly not

[@theoneandonlymattp]

That cable management is spot on, I'd did this is my last house on the chimney breast. bringing the aerial from the roof and electrical cabling from the sides. It also makes the system future proof. One thing i would have done a little different would be to make the edging which surrounds the tv out of some nice oak framing, which could be hinged inwards, this could allow to install a bigger tv at a later date, if you have a samsung oled tv, you can set it to ambient and it displays a picture just like a piece of art on the wall.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍👍

[@AccountantDoesDIY]

Excellent job Cam. Love the future proofing idea with the pipes as well. I recently chased out and spurred a socket to go behind my TV (I finally had enough of the unsightly black cable running down the wall to the main socket). Lovely wire-free wall for a while but then purchased a sound bar and now have the ugly wire connecting the tv to soundbar on show. With more foresight I would fitted something like your pipes when I had the wall chased out earlier but instead I now have to get cutting into the plaster and brickwork again. Oh well! Couple of queries/observations - might it have been easier to do single vertical timbers first then the horizontals and then the second vertical timbers so that you could screw at 90degrees into the horizontals if that makes sense? And for the plastering - I’ve done a bit of tape and jointing in my time but never full skimming. Would a job like that lend itself to tape and joint? Thanks.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Hey thanks for the feedback. Agree there maybe a better way to screw the whole thing together(I didn’t put a huge amount of thought into that). I don’t think tape and joint is a great idea just because of the amount of tapered edge joints you would need.

[@500res]

​@@TheDIYGuy1Hey there what if you have a chimney breast and It's a flat are you able to go into the chimney breast a little bit??

[@richardsmith5969]

Brilliant video, no faffing, and easy to follow. I've done something similar with my TV, sky box etc, but I want to build, led light display areas in the 2 alcoves, either side of the chimney breast. I presume I will need to make structure, like yours. My question is, how I join the 2 alcoves, so the front is all in line and equal, if that makes sense. Thank you.

[@paullowry1413]

Looks great, well done. It’s got me planning my own. Really good content on your channel.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@deanetheridge4259]

Really informative video, helped me out a lot! Thanks

[@richardcarr-yl4be]

Great video and I will definitely using this as a guide when attempting myself. One thing I want to ask is did you take into account the thickness of the plasterboard when working out your measurements?

[@nz1baller]

Thank you for this. This gave me some ideas.. New subscriber!

[@labelectrical]

Great video as always. Strange question but what bits are you using in your dewalt impact for driving the screws in? 👍

[@keithreilly9777]

Excellent demonstration to see how its done. Nice work.

[@TC-V8]

Nice - but the TV is too high for watching from the sofa!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

We’re happy with it 👍

[@1369bazz]

Adjust as necessary, similar height to mine, stops kid touching it!

[@shutinyanks]

I built mine before they were so trendy about 6yrs ago and tiled it with indian slate still holds up today. One thing i'd do in your case is not enclose the soundbar i have a sonos system also enclosing it i wasn't sure about due to any sound being lost. So i surface mounted it. Nice install though brings back fond memories of the pit falls of my own :D

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Cheers for sharing. Yeah your right about the Sonos. Some sound will be lost from the side speakers I’m sure but I decided to take that trade off this time around.

[@jeromeuk]

Very nice build from start to finish and I can definitively see the appeal of it. I would however echo some of the comments below that its layout seems very specific to your current equipement. It would be a shame to be constrained in your equipement choices 5y down the line because of your media wall, but I feel this is likely to happen. Personally I would rather retain the flexibility and compromise on the aesthetic, but as I said it does not take anything away from the quality of your build 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Yep fair points. Thanks

[@sahadeonarine8684]

Love the video. I've learnt quite a lot about media walls

[@steve34416]

TV way to high to watch comfortably

[@Gaz2604-u9c]

Depends if you have a reclining sofa. I set mine higher once reclined it's perfect.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

It’s personal preference 👍

[@andrewgibbs5096]

I have a roll away 80 inch projector screen. The top of the screen is about 6 inches from the ceiling. I sit about 3 meters away from the screen and it’s perfect.

[@HumansAreShitFactories]

*too

[@ajax3630]

Great job, this was easy to follow. I feel like I can do this myself 😊

[@leee09]

You should remove “ Anyone can build this!”. That is ridiculous ,not everyone has skills to do carpentry, be a plasterer and some competent electrician work. You didn’t even do the plastering so how do you expect someone with no skills to do so. Maybe a slight title change would make more sense

[@TheDIYGuy1]

That’s your opinion, I have mine.

[@leesmith9299]

@@TheDIYGuy1 when you use words like "anyone" all it takes is for 1 person (this commenter) to know they can't do it for you to be proved wrong. it's not an opinion at that point. i too would never be able to do most of this. it's not really a point of view thing this.

[@123456716333]

Have a question I would like to get one of these built in the middle of my room but unfortunately there is a that's the centre of the room. Have you a video on doing one working around a pillar

[@tonydoughty331]

Hi can you please share details for the LED lighting, connectors and power supplies you used

[@pianonut1000]

superb job and excellent detailed well explained vid about to do one my self around an existing dated stone fireplace so picked up some handy pointers thanks

[@wrightbytes]

Love it. You made it look so easy and interesting. Only thing I didn't see was how how connected everything to the mains, such as your led lights etc

[@BraulioDeJesus]

Thanks for the video. I am about to build something similar and your video is very helpful and refreshing, especially for DIY starters. Thank you!

[@coreywilliams5003]

What’s that box you’ve got to supply the lighting ?

[@SuperShrimper]

Grest video. I do have a small question RE the LED power supply. Im looking at doing something very similar but our nearest power source is a double socket which is a spur already and don't want to loose it. Can i attach a 3 pin plug to a wire and connect the LED driver etc up that way?

[@wiktorlaczny636]

What kind o led strip and converter, transformer have you used ? Thank you .

[@BBalasa]

You make it to look so easy to do.. all the hard work are not always seen , overall great build..

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@SeawolfGB]

Brilliant well thought out and detailed video. Thanks

[@Musicsurfer335]

Great video, I have a sloped ceiling so unsure how to fix top plate? Should I fit L brackets on top timber into wall? Don’t suppose you provide a plan\ drawings service?

[@MJamilHoque]

Really well documented set of video contents. Love the channel buddy.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@jsaville82]

Hi, did you have the lights coming of the house lighting circuit or other? What's the lighting cable you use, the yellow and red?

[@alexbasilio2649]

Question. Does it matter if you use screws or nails ?? I have a framing nail gun and drills just want to know if there’s any difference. Thanks in advance

[@Mike_5]

Nice one Buddy you moved from being just a DIY guy to a very skilled builder making one of these which secretly we all know we want!!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@nazmulhaque9565]

@TheDIYGuy1 looks great, if you don't mine me asking why do you need the 240 power supply for led?

[@diddywright6165]

Built a few of these over the years for customers, each one different but the principles the same. Loads of comments regarding TV height, like you said it’s down to personal preference and largely affected by the size of the room. I’ve had customers in sunglasses sat on the settee and used a lazer level on more than one occasion😂. I think you did some key things but didn’t mention it’s importance, making the led drivers accessible as they do fail from time to time. The diffusers are a must as with some strips they “spot” especially the ones with larger leds. The fully articulated TV mount is also great, try doing the same with a fixed mount it’s a pita! I will often line out in MDF, yes the cut edge can be a pain to paint but it’s not impossible. Also double framing around the TV aperture means that “should” you decide that a 50” tv is no longer big enough (really) you can use a stud buddy ( great tool) remove the reveals remove the secondary stud and make it bigger. Great video as per mate from fellow Norfolk boi!👍🏻

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks. Some brilliant tips here especially the double framing. I didn’t think of that!

[@mister0006]

Very clear and concise, top job.

[@avonstar8893]

Excellent job. Looks fabulous.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@NicolaRoberts-bw9um]

You’ve done an excellent job here. It looks amazing. I’m disabled and would love to do this as I used to do all my own diy. I miss it so much. Need to find someone to install a media wall for me? Anyone know anyone that fits these in?

[@davidwaite566]

Hi there when you are plaster boarding do you fix all front plaster board before putting on shelves and do you cut the plaster board for the shelves so they fit behind front plaster boards or do they sit on the front plaster boards

[@mosialive]

Happy to be subscribing to this channel. I need to get some stuff done during my free time.

[@ChrisSutherland-iq9ez]

Looks great. Do you have a video on how to connect all the LED strips to the one power source or do you have a wiring diagram?

[@phyllisharper4102]

Love this media wall! Please share information for the hidden profile & LED light strips. TYI

[@sierpus]

19:03 you could attach LED strips after painting. Would be much easier

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You could but you wouldn’t be able to test them first to check the wiring and connectors as they are solder free crimp on connectors

[@StevenLangfield]

as the walls have been plastered, whats the best paint to put on? If Acrylic paints do you have to seal them afterwards as I guess the shelfs will get some hammer over time

[@oskarsmillers]

Looks superb, and modern. In some episode, maybe modern wardrobe, with led lights etc.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Great idea

[@kylejones4554]

Love to see you make simple alcove units and shelving love your videos

[@MrBuzzy73]

what spray machine are you using? need one for spraying mdf furniture i make; thanks

[@MrZuki199]

Looks class that mate. There's a few videos already about but you break it all down so well so here's my suggestions for content id like to see: Undercabinet lighting (kitchen), laying patio, Outdoor lights(pillar ones, not just on exterior of house wall).

[@pastfinders2944]

Hi, I was wondering what length of cable comes with the LED Light Kit, and how many meters did you order for your lights 3 or 9 meters? Thanks Martin

[@JrnHenningKaugerud]

What did you use on the wall after you plastered it? Didn't look like sparkel?

[@MobileTech296]

Great build. I'm always watching things like this and wanting to do them, then I remember that I rent. lol. I have to say, using a bit of pipe in the wall for cable management is brilliant. It's one of those things I'd probably never think of but seems so obvious in hindsight.

[@robcheetham4370]

Great video and great job. Could i please ask though where you fed the mains from to power the led power supply. Also would these leds work for putting on the back of tv also. Thanks

[@travellingfoodie64]

Thanks for the inspiration 👍

[@TheKeithshiels]

Have you done any media walls with an electric fire at bottom would be interested for example?

[@SandraSlater-zx1ib]

Your partner is so lucky. Everyone needs a Cameron. Awesome work.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Haha 😂 thanks

[@marcusregan4815]

Nice work. Where did you take power from to wire the LEDs?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

The power is from a permanent live dropped down from the ceiling light in the lounge. Thanks

[@TheFlaz69]

When plaster boarding set the top way from the back wall So you don’t have to use the multi tool to recess the lighting

[@leeoliver4063]

Ive done loads of these including a 6m one very bitting and bobbing but all lool great at end helps been a joiner to 😅

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Ah nice one 👍

[@chrisjako3404]

You’ve really helped me out before I begin my own wall, thanks

[@TheDIYGuy1]

No problem 👍

[@huruyteklebrhan623]

Can you share the link where can I get the LED stripes with the connectors' exactly the same product as yours, please

[@i2avi]

Beautiful bit of work and learned a lot from this vid. The LED lights look great! Couple of things to consider are that your soundbar has side firing speakers that get blocked off here, and the TV might be a bit high for the viewing position. But defo going to use these tips to build something similar!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks. Glad you liked it. Regarding the Sonos side speakers I don’t mind as I have some play 1s acting as surround sound

[@attactactical]

I will try to do one in a few days. Let's see if come up close like this one. Thank you for the video.

[@daisyandlani4481]

Outstanding work. Looks Beautiful.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@darrylsmith2233]

Looks great, I've done many of these myself, just wondering why not cut the drywall to fit the recessed strip lighting instead of cutting out later?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks. If you cut it first then plastering would be extremely difficult and you would end up filling the channel with plaster.

[@billybean7488]

Have you got model numbers if power supply and other white box on wall ? Really appreciate it

[@nosycatUK]

Whay a great content. Love this channel

[@Kidglove57]

I really don’t see why people are feeling so free to have a pop about the TV height and all the rest of it. That’s your choice - the important thing here is not that at all but the concept and the build techniques, so that the design can then be adjusted to everyone’s personal needs and taste. So well done on a great explanation and faultless presentation! PS: my Sonos Beam sound bar instructions says that it must not be mounted in an enclosed space. So I am genuinely interested as to how it is sounding, mounted as it is.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Because it’s KZbin and if you put your opinions or work online there will always be trolling. I have a good laugh at it these days. Your right, it’s all opinions and personal preference and hopefully the video teaches some good processes and methods. Thanks a lot 👍

[@samv5876]

Sorry dumb question, are you using standard wood screws, any particular brand you recommend ? What size wood are you using for stud work and what thickness mdf would you suggest to use? and what type of timber do you use, C24 or C16 ? Also if you have the media wall on a plasterboard wall, what fixings would you use for a 55inch TV ? Would you build some stud work into the media wall and mount to a piece of timber ?

[@jandewitt7178]

Serious question. I love the project, but is this not a bit overkill for holding 2 plants and some picture frames?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks but that just depends if you want to do a proper job or not. There are many ways to achieve the same result but it’s the little differences that matter in my opinion.

[@jatsigns8267]

Great video, will be building one in next week or so

[@davidthompson9936]

well done mate love it

[@Coggers78]

Did you find you made the Sonos Playbar a bit tight, so not not hearing the side speakers of the playbar?

[@funkyspuz1]

One of the Best video you've done this

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you 😊

[@1Goldigger1]

Nicely done and great instructions. Which bracket did you use for the soundbar? I'm going to fit an extendable bracket so I can pull the sound bar forward when Dolby Atmos is being blasted. Upward firing speakers won't have the right effect when the soundbar is ticked away in the hole

[@wardaldo69]

Most things are "easy" when you can afford to have All the correct tools & afford the correct materials for the job at hand , Life as a full time unpaid carer in the UK trying to do nice things for my patient/my brother or myself simply is Not "Anyone diy can do" 🤔 👀 But on perhaps more behalf of those who can have this type of thing as a reality , Thank You for your time and guidance & knowledge 🧠💪 Awesome setup 👍👍😎

[@moisurmoi]

Good Job Kevin Debruyne ! you the man

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍

[@bennyboy.7351]

Can you send a link for the LED kit you used with the easy connectors please. Love your video

[@elizabethbaird1157]

Do you still have your plans as I can't quite see on the video clip and mine are almost exactly the same thanks

[@GaryWagman]

Great video man, thanks 4 the insight

[@MrDavedraver888]

Funny enough i was only staring at my tv wall a wk ago & your most excellent DIY media wall just poppped up on my feed ..you know they're listening to my thoughts now 😂 Subbed n liked 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@metal666head]

Hi there, Can I ask why you didn't daisy chain the LED strip segments instead? Thanks

[@WoodworkJourney]

Top notch video there dude! That’s a good looking media wall - and there was a bit of carpet with orange in it that reminded me of my Nan’s house which made my smile

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Haha oh yea, that old thing has been kicking around for some years. Thanks

[@anthonystevens4093]

Just wanna say thanks mate I’ve just done this minus all the lighting just got stick on LED, your some boy!