I'm finally going to put my tv on my fireplace above the mantle, but i'm curious if there is a special bolt kit with spacers for mounting on uneven surfaces like my field stone fireplace? Anyone here have this style fireplace?
You don't want to attach the tv to the stone because all that is holding the stone on is some mortar. I would say find the studs behind the stone(not sure how) and then find some screws that are long and thick and drill holes through the stone to get to the stud and then go from there.
Yeah, couldn't find studs in the right spots, so I drilled through the mortar and through the sheet rock that the mortar and stones are stuck too. Locked it on with some special anchors and it's up and looking pretty!
Looks like you already got your answer, but I did the same thing. I dont have the exact fireplace as you, but close.
I went to lowes and got some extremely long .75" think bolts I believe and drilled them into studs back behind the fireplace. Because of the rocks not being even, I had to use spacers to get the tv bracket flat all the way across. My tv bracket had quite a few holes in it so it was easy to line it up with the studs and then also my tv can slide left/right on the bracket so even it up.
I then made a box that mounts on the roof above the tv which holds my HD box. I routed all my cables in the attic and they drop down behind so everything is completely hidden. My home stereo is done the same way. I have absolutely no wires in my living room!
One of the 1st things I did (first thing was new sheetrock and paint) when I moved in so there is no furniture yet..lol...
And here is a crappy shot of my entertainment system that sits to the right of the tv (**The 1 wire you see if the subwoofer wire which has been hidden since this picture has been taken haha)
