![]() And in that case, I could either find the studs and mount the TV or find the studs and put a piece of plywood horizontally across the mount the TV. But if I understand what you're saying about the firebox frame, you're saying there should be vertical studs (horizontal as well?) a bit wider than the flue but with plaster and lath (and metal mesh) on top of it. In answer to your question, I don't know if the fireplace was added. ![]() If it was installed horizontally, wouldn't it be nailed to a stud on either end? That is, if the second photo is the left side of a horizontal piece, wouldn't the stud show in the photo? Or would the lath end extend past the stud and, in that case, I would expect to find the vertical stud somewhere to the right of the hole? Tightcoat, I'm confused why the second hole picture shows that the lath is applied horizontally. Tell the wife not to panic other than for the mess of the sawing dust. It's simple and you have a couple options. You are also going to need to know how to patch your holes. That may or may not be because they could not get to the area behind the plaster. I think the fact that someone put an outlet in the top of the mantel might indicate that that was the only alternative. What is the firebox? Is it fire brick or steel? Or you can get a good hot fire going and feel where the wall gets hot. Maybe what you have is framing beside the flue then metal lath bridging the space over the tile or steel flue. If this were mine and I was set on mounting the TV to that wall I would cut a strip of plaster out across the area where I wanted to mount it and see exactly what I had. The last hole that you could not get through could be just because you have worn out your hole saw. If the wood is a stud or even OSB or other sheating they you can screw to that if it works out space wise. If you drill with a masonry bit and drill slowly you can tell when you hit wood. You can do some more drilling with a small masonry bit in line with the exposed wood and see if you hit wood or something harder above and or below your saw holes. You might have found the transition between flue and framed wall. It could be OSB or plywood or dimension lumber. There is wood framing on either side of the flue and it is sheated with something. Could it be that the fireplace was added? If so then this is what I guess. In the middle of the three closeups of the holes the wood looks like OSB. If the pictures are oriented correctly and if the lath is oriented correctly then the lath is installed horizontally which is correct. That said, I find it strange that there's an AC outlet in the mantle in the first place given the possibility of heat. I guess my other alternative is to move the AC outlet but I know less about moving outlets than I do about chimneys. We actually have the TV sitting on the mantle now but because the AC outlet is right in the middle, we can't center the TV and plug it in at the same time. ![]() I don't know if it's a terra-cotta flue but here is a picture of the chimney from outside:Īs for the wires, the previous owner (we recently moved in) installed an electrical outlet right into the top of the mantle. And like I said, the stud detector magnet sticks to the entire wall above the mantle. ![]() The square area is what appears to be metal all around. A few feet up on left, you can see where the metal starts. The right side of picture is the brick of the hearth leading up to top of mantle. (Oh, and Ashley has a great tip about that too, tune in for a very common mistake people make when sizing!!! See her post with tips about there here, too.) Here's one in Ashley's home.The picture is taken from the position of me lying on my back on the fireplace floor photographing up. Do you want it to be the focus of the room like above a couch, or more accessory like around a desk with monitor and storage too? Identifying how it will be used will help set the sizes for the pieces. I loved Ashley's perspective on using gallery walls in different settings. In a grid/same distance apart/same size frames is done in more traditional homes. We talk about different looks for gallery walls-eclectic, bohemian, preppy…? A mix of frame sizes/3D elements is more eclectic. Read on to see my favorite tips, and my big gallery wall fail!!! On Episode 10 of the Your Home Story podcast we talk allll about gallery walls, including types (3D, grid-style, family photographs, more free-flowing.) and how to choose photographs and art for them. You probably know one when you see one, though. What is a gallery wall? I tried to find a definition but couldn't.
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