Media wall guide

Power, cables and built-out walls.

The parts of a media wall nobody sees are the ones to plan first: how the wall is built, where the power goes, and how the cables get from the TV to the boxes.

Built-out or fitted

Two ways to build it.

Option 1

Units on the wall

A run of low units, open TV cabinets, shelves and panelling fixed to the existing wall, with the TV in a cabinet or on a bracket. Quicker, and no building work.

Option 2

A built-out wall

A stud wall built out in front of the original, with recesses for the TV and fire. Your joiner or builder builds the stud wall on site, and we make the cabinets, shelves and panels that go in and round it.

Power and cables

Plan the power before the wall goes up.

Sockets behind the TV and inside the low units for the boxes, router and lighting driver.
A cable route from the TV down into the units, so no wires show. In a stud wall, a conduit makes it easy to add cables later.
The fire needs power where its instructions say. Ask your electrician.
Aerial and network points should end up inside the units, not behind a panel.

Fixings

Fixing the TV and the units.

A wall-mounted TV needs fixing into something solid. In a stud wall, ask your joiner to fit timber or a backing board where the bracket goes, before the wall is boarded. Units and shelves also need solid fixings, so mark where they go on the stud plan.

Air

Let the kit breathe.

Boxes, consoles and amplifiers get warm, and an electric fire has its own rules for air gaps. Leave gaps or vents in the cabinets that hold the kit, and follow the fire maker's instructions exactly.

Measuring

How to measure for a media wall.

Wall width at the floor, at TV height and near the ceiling
Ceiling height at both ends
Chimney breast and alcove sizes, if there are any
Windows, doors and radiators, measured from a corner
Sockets, aerial and network points, and the skirting height

For a built-out wall, measure again once the stud wall is boarded, and send us the finished sizes before we make anything.

Checklist

Power and cables checklist.

Built-out stud wall or units on the existing wall decided
Socket, aerial and network positions agreed with your electrician
Cable route from the TV to the units planned
Timber or backing board fitted where the TV bracket goes
Air gaps planned for the kit and the fire
Finished wall measured before ordering

Buying from DTJ

Planning a media wall?

Send your wall sizes and the TV and fire models to info@dtjinteriors.co.uk, call 0115 784 8231 or WhatsApp 07956 032306, and we will draw it and send a quote.

DTJ Interiors Ltd
Unit 5 Atlas Mills, Birchwood Avenue
Long Eaton, NG10 3ND

0115 784 8231
info@dtjinteriors.co.uk
WhatsApp 07956 032306

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Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm

Delivery across the East Midlands for £99 + VAT, and further afield priced per job.

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Power, cables and built-out walls.

Two ways to build it.

Units on the wall

A built-out wall

Plan the power before the wall goes up.

Fixing the TV and the units.

Let the kit breathe.

How to measure for a media wall.

Power and cables checklist.

More on buying from DTJ.

How a media wall project works

TV and fire sizes for a media wall

Choosing a profile, board and finish

Planning guides

Measuring guide

Find a fitter

Planning a media wall?

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