He did a cabinet for the master bedroom that was incredible, it has a curved top that he built from scratch...laminated like 20 strips of wood then put the detail into it
I will see If I have a pic of it, The painters did an awsome job as well on both the mantle and cabinet....dont mind the wireless headphone base...client added it

We have done many of these types of installations. In most cases there is stone, then lathe wire of some sort, then mortar, then moisture paper, and there is usually ply-wood underneath and the ply-wood is nailed to the studs. This will depend on the age of the house but I am assuming it is newer since it is stack stone (less than 10 years). Be careful with the stacked stone because most of it is manufactured. If it is manufactured do not use a chisel unless you know what you are doing they crack very easy. We found it was best to to remove an area of stone from the mortar joints only where the bracket was going to be mounted. This way we can find the studs and the best areas to secure the mount. You will have to space the mount out to clear the stone but do not use tubing. Use some sort of metal flat washers that have a hole similar in size as the lag but are much larger than the head of the bolt. Due to the uneven nature of the stone if you feel you may see a little of the wood if you look back there just paint it a predominate color of the stone and it will disappear.


If you are not comfortable with any of this as previously stated HIRE A PRO!

P.S. Glack nice job!

just for the record. i have installed many more than five of these, and i CAN ADMIT that even after number 20 or 30 i ran into fireplaces that were constructed in ways that baffled me. i don't understand why some people go on the attack, when you ask a question that they feel is unwaranted, they assume you are untalented or unable. i don't feel that this question in any way proves or disproves your experience and i hope you continue to ask questions when you run into something new.

with years of electronics education and even more years of experience i would ever go on the attack if someone asked a question that i thought was silly or rediculous. i hope that some of you can stop being judgemental , but i have worked with your kind before and i appreciate you. the level of customer service and southern hospitality that i bring to the table allows me to make a fortune taking your customers. believe it or not , your customers can tell that you are rude, and they think you need some home training too. i know, because i'm the guy they talk about you too when you leave. thank you for YOUR contribution to my business.

ProAudio

P.S.- now let the children come forward and attack, you only prove my point.

lol

I put a 65" Panasonic plasma on a stacked stone wall. I actually figured out where I was going to mount the bracket and then filled that area of the stone with concrete up to where the lowest point I wanted to mount the bracket was. Went back a week later and flattened the stones that were protruding. Then drilled holes in just the concrete big enough for the lags to be in but barely touch. I used 6 lags on it as I knew that there was a sheet of 5/8's plywood on the backside. I was worried that the mount would put uneven pressure and weight on the stone and that the stone might crack over time. Those Pannys are HEAVY!!

Had the TV up about a month before they called me back and had me do a VisionArt to hide the TV. We had an Atlantic Tech LCR mounted below it which made the VisionArt HUGE but damn it looked good at the end.

What about using an articulating mount, and basically cutting the stone completely out using the footprint from the mount as your template. Basically eliminate the stone just enough for the footprint of the mount to slide in snug. This way you eliminate having to fight on leveling, plus you can easily mount boxes for cabling and power. If you use a diamond blade, you can easily cut the stone.. it's just messy. If your good with tools, it would look sweet. When your done, push the P.O.S. back, and wallah, you have a serviceable clean looking install.


audioslayve

wow audioslave, this many years and i never thought of that. that is a very good idea. ty for the input. learn something new everyday!!!!

How about just putting in an electric drop screen (85 - 100 inch or so), and a nice bright little kick ass projector?
That way you don't have to break out the "heavy equipment" and roto hammers and masonary stuff.

Plus, you might actually make a little more $$$... and it sounds like these guys like a BIG picture.

I really hesitate to screw with stonework over fireplaces, because it's permanent... Flatscreens are not... In ten years or so, the TV will need to be replaced & who knows what will be out there then? Holographic Video?!?!?

Of course we all must honor the homeowners' desires, even if they may be a little lacking in long-term foresight at times.

I kind of chuckle when I go into a home today, where the builder built one of those big three foot deep alcoves in the 1980's over the fireplace for like a 36' inch Mitsubishi Tube-TV!!!

Hi:

We purchased a 60 inch flat screen TV and were able to mount it above our fireplace and bring it down easily over the mantle to a great viewing height. The dynamic mount we bought is the only one on the market that will allow you to do this. You can find the ingenious product on www.dynamicmounting.com and images of it in action on Pinterest.

any other place to put the tv besides the neck breaking, wrong place above fireplace?

Unfortunately, with an open concept great room, and large heirloom cabinets, there was no other option than installing over the fireplace; but this solution works really well.

why do i get the feeling that you are somehow connected to this company and not really the Happy customer that you claim to be?  nice job bumping a 5 year old thread by the way...

Me thinks you are on to something there Johnny boy.

Where's Impaqt? Here's another thread he can lock out :)

You are sooooo cynical.  I've had thousands of happy ladies remember the name of the mount manufacturer, link to it on the first post they ever make on a forum that they had no reason to come to other than to tell us how great their mount was.  

I'm sure she was just sitting around in her kitchen thinking about how great her TV mount was and thought......"I've gotta friggin' tell somebody right now!".  

She jumped online, found a website that caters to custon installers (because in her inifinite wisdom, she knows we'd love this), created a moniker, dug up a thread from 5 years ago....and voila!  She's made a bunch of new friends.  

It would have been so much easier to just say, Hi, I'm Joe from XX and just wanted to introduce myself, we make a niche product for TV installations, we offer dealer pricing, and we'd love to help you guys  out in any way we can.  

We're a small company so we can offer personalized customer service to our dealers.  I don't want to spam the forum, but just wanted to let you guys know that we'd really like to have your business.  

That's ok.  Joe decided to go the other route.    Just in case I'm wrong, I wonder if she'll show us dirty pictures?  (did I just type that out loud?)