Need to mount a TV on a wall but don’t want to see wires. Is it even possible to get outlet moved to a location on a sheetrocked wall? No outlets directly below, Image shows outlet location now and possible new outlet in middle of wall.
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Don’t know how you’d move one sideways because of studs. What I did is just cut a hole behind tv and one at floor level below it and then drop an extension cord down it that goes to an outlet. Can use a bulk cable plate at bottom where it comes out if it is visible at all. In my case it’s all hidden by a dresser at floor level but don’t know if you have anything below TV or not. With a flat plug and the right color cable you could probably get it pretty clean even if it’s exposed.
Add an outlet or junction box where you have arrow pointed to in same stud pocket and fish tape up to one. You can pull new romex in by taping to old wiring when pulling it out if romex between two outlet boxes is not long enough to add junction/outlet box.
Reef, that’s genius! I’m going that route and I’ll be able to use surge protected cord.
If attic is above, run from outlet up into attic and down the other stud pocket to your new junction box
Is this on main floor or basement? If this is for main level is the basement finished? If basement is finished, does it have a suspended ceiling? If the ceiling is accessible you could fish a new outlet wire from the basement up through the wall.
they make what I call LV1’s. basically a false box that you can mount a plastic faceplate to and drill the appropriate hole for your cord. pretty easy to drop a cord down a wall as long as there isn’t a bunch of insulation. easiest and cleanest way to do a retro install
If your trim height allows just pull off your base trim, can cut rock and drill thru stud for wires, fish up to new box, reattach trim to cover. Typical 3 1/4″ base with a 2x for the plate will make it tight cutting but is doable
It’s 2nd floor loft. Brand new home we custom built but forgot this darn outlet during electric walk through. Looks like I got a few options.
There are drill bits that the shaft is spring steel. you can drill horizontal and install a cutin box behind your tv. The bits come in different diameters and the shaft is approx 60″ long then there are extensions for it. In the center of the screw point there is a hole where you can attach a pull tape to aid in pulling the new coax through.
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I have used these before. They work great, easy to install and come with everything you need.
Just pull off baseboard in that area. Bring wire down from a existing outlet and out of drywall at top of baseplate. Trim out drywall half an in up from floor to where you want to bring wire up to new outlet and run wire there. Also trim a little channel down and up from floor for wire to go down and up. Wont need to trim much drywall at floor as most drywall is already set at about a quarter of an inch off floor. Go back up with wire, the same as you came out, and fish wire to new outlet. Use remodel outlet with tabs for new outlet. No need for any extra outlet holes with cover plates hiding them. This is extremely simple to do, I have done it, and is shown in my home electric book as what to to in that situation. It’s very neat, with no extra holes.
I think you already have enough advice, but If the two outlets shown are on the same circuit there’s a wire between them and likely right at the same elevation. You could add a junction box with a blank plate and run a wire up the wall behind your TV from there. You wouldn’t have a lot of slack to work with, though, so your cut into your wall would have to be right on the money.
I watched a you tube video. You remove the base board under the area. Cut and remove the drywall just below the paint line. Drill, fish and run your wiring. replace the drywall and baseboard. Looked pretty slick, I’m looking to do the same thing you are.
I watched a you tube video. You remove the base board under the area. Cut and remove the drywall just below the paint line. Drill, fish and run your wiring. replace the drywall and baseboard. Looked pretty slick, I’m looking to do the same thing you are. No need for a junction box. That I believe in my area is against code, unless you leave the cover exposed.
I’ve got enameled base boards and there brand new so I really don’t want to remove those.
You’ve been given advise on how it’s supposed to be done, behind baseboard, also that’s how an electrician would do it, unless you specifically told him not to. A junction box would be the incorrect way to do it, also there is no way you have a foot of slack in the existing wire to put a junction box in. Taking the moulding strip off is really simpler than you are making it out to be. If your painter sealed the top edge of the strip, just score it with an xacto knife, pry the strip off with a shark tool, run wires, put strip back on, reseal top edge with caulk color originally used. Make sure to use a wide putty knife behind shark tool on drywall, to protect drywall. My wife could easily do it if I looked over her shoulder.
Sprayed enameled trim isn’t all that easy to “just take off and put back on” if you want it to look the way it did brand new.
But it is the right way to go.
Easy Job. Mark the studs on the wall with painters tape after finding them with a stud finder. Pick the existing outlet that is closed and has the less studs to go though to get to where you want the new outlet below the TV even with the others. Cut the new box hole, they sell 6′ flexible drill bits for this. You drill sideways to the existing box and feed a new wire through the stud holes you just made by tying a puller string when you pull out the drill bit, they have a little hole in the end just for this purpose. You can buy a TV wall install kit on Amazon to have a power box and AV up behind the TV and the lower box will have the power connectors. I used to install home securely and wonder systems in nursing homes so have done stuff like this all the time.
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