How To Hide Your TV Wires in 30 Minutes - DIY
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- Learn how to hide your TV wires and put an outlet behind your TV in less than 30 minutes.
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00:00 Intro
00:30 Sponsor
00:52 For Drywall Only
01:16 Preparing the Area
02:49 Marking the Top & Bottom Holes
04:16 Cutting the 2 Holes
05:51 Running a Hose for Wires
08:12 Installing the Upper Box
12:42 Putting Wires In
15:04 Installing in Insulated Wall - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
A good tip for doing ANY electrical work, never wrap a wire into a circle when you have extra. As the electricity flows through it turns the circular part of the wire into an electromagnet. This can create interference with all kinds of signals. I see people do this all the time with speaker wire and then wonder why things don’t sound right and why their wire gets warm.
What do you do with cables rest then
Thank you. I never thought about it
That’s false
Make an “s” back and forth.
@@bryandasilva5318 no it’s not, do some research. Do you have any idea what an “electro magnet” is? Apparently not. It’s when you take wire and make a circle with it, the more circles you make and the more electricity you run through it, the stronger it is. Same kind they use on cranes at car crushing/auto salvagers.
Clear vinyl tubing tends to be easier to work with. Corrugated tubing has too many hang-up points whereas the vinyl tubing is completely smooth allowing the wires to slide through the tube a lot easier with no hang-ups. It does cost a little more but well worth the little extra cost.
Great tutorial!!
that is solid advice!!! thanx
@@mr.hidden5790 When working on new structures pvc is truly desired for cables. But I am a firm believer you work with what you have at home anyways. lol.
Wow, that is great advice too! THANX@@jonesgang
I really appreciate this video. I watched it yesterday, purchased the kit but added a surge protection option and installed it today. It took a bit longer, I didn’t remove my tv but once completed it looks very professional. I was very happy with the kit and video instructions you provided. Thank you very much!
For the newbies a tip: use the piece of drywall you removed to get a feel for those anchoring side tabs. This will let you get a feel for how tight to turn them in order to anchor them securely.
1:02 Jnnh 1:12
My wife’s been asking me to do this for months. Finally got my chore done today. Was a bit tricky because I have an insulated wall and a 2x10 I put in while framing to make the future TV mount more secure. That board was located directly below where I installed the top opening. After some fighting we managed to thread the hose through all of that. The rest of the install was simple. Very happy with how it all turned out.
Any tips for dealing with the insulation?
See? probably a woman's idea to hide everything behind the walls where you can't get at it to repair or upgrade even the smallest item..
If you're having issues getting your cables and cords through the tube while it's in the wall, you could feed them through the tube before you put it in the wall, then install the boxes on each end.
Perfect. Moving in to a new house later this month, and this is exactly the kind of prep work I need to do. Thanks Nils.
yep thats exactly why i watched as well
Your video was very professional, and you did a HELL of a job! By the way, I watched your video in advance and collected all the tools ahead of time, and it took me 45 minutes. GREAT instructor.
Great video!! I did this in my bedroom in 25 minutes, cleaning included!! Thanks so much!
You must be related to Trump. 10 minutes. Lol
Thank you for this video. I am buying my first home and need to mount a tv.
I was in the middle of my wire installation when I discovered my inside wall was in fact insulated. The tape measure worked great. Thanks.
Can you get the hose in there, if your wall is insulated? Or do you have to do it without the hose?
excellent video on how to do it yourself for pretty much most folks. I have done it the harder way by installing outlets on the stud. This method is sooo much simpler
some great tips in this video never thought to use a tape measure as fish tape and the bilge pump hose is pure genius.
After your done ,the wife says she doesn't like the location of the TV. Can we move it? 😂😂😂
See drywall patch on TH-cam
Apparently he already planned on that which perhaps explains that huge coil in the wall haha
Fuck that bitch
Get a new wifev, problem solved!
Bwahahahaha! Isn't that the truth! I've moved tons of furniture, but luckily my wife hasn't yet asked for the TV to be moved. Good thing too...stops her from being disappointed. Then again, she already knows the fastest way to bring me running is for me to hear her with one of my power tools trying to hang a picture or something. For some reason she doesn't believe in measuring or using a level.
Really liked your idea about the vacuum hose looking tube and taping it behind the panel. Very out of the box thinking. Appreciate the video. Great step by step.
Best tip for me is that the originally installed outlets are adjacent to the stud. Of course! Also makes it easy to find an empty cavity to prevent cutting into wires already installed when opening up the drywall. Thanks for the video.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! It's so cool not to have to see all these unsightly wires anymore. Thumbs-up! :)
Thank you for making a video about this that doesn't suck and waste time. Good camera work, straight to the point, details about difficulties you may run into and how to work around them. A gem to the DIY TH-cam Community
You're very kind! Glad you liked it.
Very helpful! Thanks for posting!
Well made vid with great info, thank you.
Good job! My only recommendation would be to run a couple pieces of string with loops on both ends through to hose for future cables. That way when you need to run another cable in the future, you can just attach the one end of the cable to a loop and pull the string at the other receptacle.
Why would you need a string to fish a cable through the hose? Just drop it right down, that's the point of the hose.
@@qwsxcde0988 Agree with Rick. As the tube fill, it will get harder to drop more wires down the wall, especially when he said the wire can get pinched at the tube connector. Any good install guy will always add a pull string, great advice Rick.
I was thinking wire, but string works also!👍🏽
Why wouldn't you run the cables in the hose before it's attached to the wall? And yes, a string or wire for future cables, absolutely!
Great video! I used a pair of desk cable grommets , drilled holes to fit on top and bottom, ran cables using a code approved hose and voila! Same results for under $15.
Thanx for posting this video. This type of install makes it look very clean, neat, and professional. I will definitely reference this video when I purchase a home.
Thank you for the video! There is a lot of good information here.
Excellent video with good descriptions, especially for those that are not pro’s. I like the tip at the end regarding using a tape measure for pushing though insulation material.
I have an insulated wall, and you just made my entire weekend. I was about to lose it! Thank you for the tape measure tip!
Alsan Bellard was it easy to pass a tape measure through the drywall and insolation?
You can also drop fishing string with a metal washer, use a magnet on the outside to pull it down. use the string to pull wires through
@@moonpiespotlight4759 great idea!
Used this video for my tv install kit and instructions were a big help!!!!
Cool kit and Nice install. Especially in the insulated wall Id recommend leaving a piece of string in the snake chase for any additional pulls. Remember to pull a new piece of string on the next pull.
Title said in 30 minutes... First line of dialogue blew the dream...
Paul House yep I feel so betrayed
its because at the end he shows another instal he did for a friend that took less then 30 min haha
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@@navinasurana4238 Congratulations! I'm American, but I believe I come from Western Europe.
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I like your tutorial! The downside though would sway people away is how you showed how to pull a cable through the tube. No one wants to take the time to take their whole tv off the wall and remove that each time they have a cable. They want it to be easily accessible. What I do is tie a washer (make sure it’s weighted good) to a string then tie it to the cable I run though. Throw the washer tied to the string down the tube till I find it (works every time and is fast) then pull it through till I find the end of the cord. I keep the string behind my tv so I don’t lose it. Again great video!
This video is absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much.
Thank you! I recently kinda stumbled into starting a handyman company and this was incredibly helpful
When you're putting in conduit like this, prime the hose with several strands of fishing line (also known as monofilament), with loops pre-tied into each of their ends. Once the conduit is installed, use the loop to hook one end of a cable you want to pull, then pull the line out from the other end. I'd leave some extra lines behind to use for extra wires that you may want to attach later. You can secure them in place with gaffer's tape at each end indefinitely.
was waiting for a BICSI chad to come about :D
And never forget to replace the previous fish line for the next guy :)
By wrapping the power cable in circles, as you demonstrated, you are creating a coil which will induce current into any conductive material nearby. It is safest to shorten and strip the power cable to the proper length.
Good video. Thanks for the nice walkthrough!
Thanks for a super helpful video! The TV came out perfectly! It looks totally professional.
Beautifully produced video, Nils. You are quite the pro. Thank you!
Great DIY.
FYI, you can buy one-foot extension cords so you don't have that bundle at the bottom. They also work great for plugging in wall warts/power bricks/SMPS into surge suppressors.
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Great video. Well presented. I learned a LOT!!!! THANKS!!
Thanks for ideas to hide the messy wires. Really good video.
Thanks Nils! That was SUPER helpful, and you've anticipated all problems. WHEW!!! Great job. P.S. LOVED the little temple on the tv stand!!!
I almost paid someone to do this, after watching this video i was able to do it myself ... very easy, Thanks man
Very helpful👍🏾 Thank you!
Thank you! Now I feel confident to try it.
Thank you Nils. Watching this let me know what to expect and it took me about 30 minutes with insulated walls.
Any further tips on dealing with the insulation?
That stud finder is a great piece of equipment!
Just bought my first house yesterday. I’m looking forward to setting up my tv in this manner.
Thanks for content.
Awesome. Thanks for posting this. It was super helpful.
I am always interested in new ideas and equipment, thank for making this video!
It's not rely that new. These types of kits have been around for several years.
After seeing this i can do this all on my own!💖💯
Nicely done, very tidy. I would have used a metal coat hanger (drawn out) to feed the wires down in an insulated wall I'd never seen it done with a metal rule so thanks for that tip and the others. Good video and good voice over. From across the pond and another stone walled house but good for the garage/man-cave methinks.
Thanks nice video, I may try this myself!
Hi Nils, I’m a female and I have learned so much from watching your videos. Thank you so very much for these videos they are so informative not only in teaching but also for knowing how so that servicemen can not screw us women when we need something done that we can’t do. Please you and your family take care and stay safe. ~Barbara
Hi Barbara, thanks for the kind words. I'm super happy to hear that the videos are helpful. There are a lot of good and honest tradespeople out there and then some who are not so good hearted. Best of luck and you stay safe too!
I was skeptical thinking about fixing holes and repainting but after watching all I know is, I can do this. Thanks for sharing. Good video. Good instruction. That company that makes the kit should be paying you.
If you go to any of the big box home improvement stores they all have a selection of kits similar to this one (maybe even the same). It's a simple process that's almost foolproof (for those of us that aren't working with this kind of thing regularly). I ended up having to cut (then replace) a section of drywall (because just like was mentioned in this video, I had a fire break stud in the bay I was using). I was really worried it was going to look awful after I finished, but I watched a couple of quick TH-cam videos about patching drywall and realized it was super easy. In the end, you couldn't even tell anything was ever done.
This kit system kinda sucks, should have its own tube inside connecting the two boxes. And I would want 2 tubes separated one for power and one shielded for signal connections.
If you do the cutout near the fire break, then you can easily drill through that piece and dont need to touch any drywall
Good job Keith! A little research, little patience and a little courage and the rest is easy.
Please understand the reason firestops are there - to prevent fire racing up that cavity into your attic and spreading. This knowledge might save your families lives, AND prevent your insurance company denying your claim for fire damage or loss. Yes, they WILL deny your claims if they find evidence!
Making a hole in the firestop kinda defeats its purpose, unless you fill the hole with UL-approved firestop caulk.
Very clear explanation, thank you so much!!
from Morocco, an amazing job, keep going, guy. God bless you
You might mention the following. If you have difficulty getting the non-power cables through the flex tube, feed a semi-stiff fish wire or string through it. You can even use a vacuum cleaner to suck a string through. Then tie or tape it to one end of the TV cables and pull them through as a bundle. Electricians call that a pull-wire for obvious reasons, and that's how they get wiring through conduits, even long ones with bends.
I like the vacuum cleaner idea! Another trick is to feed the pull string through the tube and tape it to each end before you fit the tube, it's easier to get it through that way.
When I run wires like this I usually run some slick nylon cord or heavy fishing line first so I have something to pull the wiring with.
And if you have a pipe between the two ends and need to get something more in there, use some fishing line, site a small bit of rag into it and then use a vacuum cleaner/hoover to suck it from one end to another, works great on line bits of pipe.
Just make sure you have tied off the first end onto something so it does not all get pulled through
I don't know how he didn't see that there was going to be resistance when he put the pipe in
Thank you very much for this very useful information. God bless
Thank you for making this video. Love this video
FYI, there is flexible conduit called “ENT” that is fire rated for in wall use and will be stiff enough to pull wire through. That bilge hose is not in wall rated so if you had a fire, your insurance company could deny your claim for having done work that does not meet building code.
Thanks, very useful information!
My tip - feed your AV cables into the flexible tube BEFORE you slide it into the wall cavity. Saves the bottle neck at the bends.
And leave a pull string. When the time comes to add a wire to that conduit (e.g., Ethernet), you may find that the conduit is too crowded to drop the new wire through cleanly. (And those ribs, which help to make it flexible, will provide about six spots per inch where it can get hung up on the way down.)
Great tip.
I hate calling it a "Pro Tip" when he says that it is a tip he figured out after doing what he did be honest and call it "My tip from mistake"
Funny i was gonna mention this before feeding it into the wall. Completly makes sense.
Wan
Great video and good outcome. Thanks
So clean! 🔥🔥🔥
Commenting from
The UK the size of those back boxes is comical! 😂 good video none the less :)
Another way to find the studs... look where you've screwed in the TV wall mount!
Subscribed! Why are you showing up in my life this late? I came from your drywall clip and I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate it! I was quoted 300-650 to fix the drywall but with your vid, I only spent $56 at Home Depot to fix the drywall hole!
That's awesome! DIYing is definitely the way to go, right?!
@@LRN2DIY Exactly, especially as a home owner.
Great video.
Thanks !
Nice idea with the tape measurer to fish the wire down.
Great install. My only thought after watching that may have made it even a cleaner install is to tap the power to the electrical receptacle the the right.
Great video! I am thinking about wall-mounting a TV. Your video and links to those products was very helpful.
Excellent! You're a pro!
I bought this kit and a 1' flat extension cord from amazon so I dont have that huge bunched up wire at the bottom
You're not supposed to coil up the romex 2 conductor wire like that, once you power it on that coil will get extremely hot and could potentially start a fire.
You can coil that wire just fine . Reason being that it’s running 120 vac, with the assumption that you’re not running a dishwasher off this additional outlet 3/4 up your wall…. That wire will never be exposed to an amp current strong enough to justify any fire hazard. Now on that note he most definitely shouldn’t coil up the grounding wire like that it should have a nice drop without many twists and turns in the event that a strong enough current ever gets sent through it . (I’m an electrician)
A smashing video friend, lots of great advice, thank you.
I don't care if it takes an hour or two but it's a great job well done very professional and it's a very clean look thank you bro
I hid my TV wires 15 years ago when I hauled the television to the dump. One of the best things I ever did for my family, as well as myself.
Why are you even here ?
Now if you throw your mom's computer in the dump, it will be the best thing you've ever done for us!
As a electrician for 20 years and now having done A/V for 7 years. It's best if possible to tun your electrical away from.you cables ( HDMI, USB, and even speaker cable 16/2, 18/2). The reason is electrical interference or "noise" as you will. Electricity does cause noise and will get picked up to lower voltage wire such as CAT 5, CAT6, and HDMI cables. He made this been me. I would have fished romex down the wall and joined it to the receptacle.
Then on the opposite side of the electrical. Run the cables down on the other side of the stud. This way you can use a cut-in and put a bull nose cover over it allowing for you to manipulate the cables tg o go where you want.
Marc Cooper if you use shielded cables it don’t matter most commercial bought cables are shielded
I did this in my daughters room but instead of having the cable box and her Xbox exposed on the bottom I got heavy duty Velcro and installed them behind her tv looks clean and yes she is able to control them both. Great video
Excellent job and well explained verbatim. Thanks.
Me watching this from Central Europe:
Step 1) Sees the video,
Step 2) Looks at my wall with a PVC tunneling for cables that required me to use my 10kg power hammer to pick through solid stalinium concrete for over an hour, making every single neighbour in my flat an enemy of mine.
Step 3) Say to myself "Ah, Drywalls... what would Americans do without them."
concrete walls.......ew lol
@@noelsierra3465 That's called a prefab, flats made entirely from these prefab panels. Extremely fast to build, durable but due to them being made mostly during "liberation" by USSR times, quality (angles) aren't that perfect and often suck ass.
Still, years ahead of wooden framing and finishing made entirely from drywall, lol.
so much hate in these comments.... as a noob... why dont yall make a video if he did such a shit job. The video was helpful to me
Dominique- I don't think the word 'hate' is what you mean. Concern for the well being of others would be the point. Someone with a little bit of confidence may think they can do this without understanding the danger they hide behind the wall. I'm sure you have watched some home repair shows and the things that get discovered when the drywall comes off the wall.
Most of us are not as stupid as you.
Bob "Nearly 50,000 home fires involved electrical failures or malfunctions" are you referring to these people?
www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/News-and-media/Press-Room/News-releases/2013/Nearly-50000-home-fires-involved-electrical-failures-or-malfunctions
Check it out you might learn something!
Dominique Chisholm THANK YOU! I can do this and I'm going to! I know nothing about electricity...dont want too just wanna put my tvs up with no wires showing....
Yep, same, bunch of haters man, can't please the world.. People are so negative in America...
Thank you for sharing that information.
Excellent content and presentation! I will go over to your website and learn more.
in under 30 minutes… Ha ha psych!! about an hour!! *Dr. Evil laugh*
😂😂😂
Some of these comments are pretty rude, but damn... they kinda have a point! Seems illogical to be willing to cut holes in your wall without being willing to learn enough to wire a new outlet for the TV. And just to get it off my chest, I don't think you need to make your own video in order to criticize someone's video. To me, that is one of the reasons for having a comments section.
Felix, it has to do with electrical safety. You are not allowed to wire stuff like this if you are not a licensed electrician (it's the law). And having an electrician do this for you will cost you at least a $100, likely more. Also, if your insurance company finds out about this, you'll get into trouble.
Most of us here know exactly how to wire directly to the existing outlet, but keep in mind that the world is (very) full of stupid people that would mess this up and burn down their houses.
Totally untrue Dominic....you don't need to be a licensed electrician to add an outlet in your own house. You have no clue what you are talking about
Rusty Scupper at least where I live you’d need a permit to do electrical work which will on average set you back $1600 unless you get an electrician to do any electrical work. Therefore I’d pick the way he chose or similar
I think even if you ran a new outlet you would need a way to hide the other wires. The cable box, dvd, etc is probably not going to hide right behind the tv.
My area you do
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Thanks for the great information, Merry Christmas 2020.
Title: in 30 minutes
Intro: an hour
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Jonatan Den Breejen just don't believe what you see or hear. lmao!
Yeah, that was my bad. I didn't realized until after I did the second one that it only takes about a 30 minutes because I filmed the first one and stopped a ton. It really did only take a half hour to do in an insulated wall, so pretty quick!
lol but i really really enjoy his step by step cause i'm a woman who has no help but wants to learn and do myself. So, thank you LRN2DIY! :) I am your target market and I hear you loud and clear. Thanks again.
Just like to add a small point about coiling cables. It never a good idea as it increases the resistance in the cables through emf ( electromagnetic fields)
Which also generates heat
True but not enough to even notice much less cause any problems in this application.
title 30 min, first scene "in only an hour"
awesome
I know wtf?? Click bait lol
And the video is for 16 mins
It’s not like you’re doing anything else but browse your phone.
lol
I don't think they sell those kits over here (Europe), but looking at what you did I can figure out an alternative. Especially the tape measure through the insulated wall will be very handy!
Excellent video! Congrats! Now I can do it!
Need a surge protector on the tv, I had one on my led tv and it save it lost the surge protector not the tv.
Can you make a video on how to cover once us renters move out ??
Awesome! Thanks man! Great video. Keep up the good work. Subscribed just now. 👍
Thank you for the informative video, can you give me advice if the electrical outlet is not centered ?
Unfortunately my walls are made of concrete so I can't really do this, but it was informative. Good job!
1:04-1:16 might help
Jessica Cruz listed In the description is a link for a “solid wall tv cover kit “ 👍🏼
Nice job -- great pacing!
Great explanation. We’ll done. Thanks.
I always cable tie the cables and go on my way 😂
I don't understand...why you're watching this video...
@@gregp7980 .