Coud this be built a bit better?

[Leeboy20]

I want to hang a tv on the side of my house exactly like this and same style of siding. Im not good at wood work , but ok i guess. I understand how the 4 pieces were screwed together and the hinges. How do you think he attached it securely to the house? Brackets? I want to build something similar this weekend, so if someone can give me a bit of help that would be awesome. Feel free to add some upgrades or tweaks ..Thanks

 

[inphx]

hmm - top swing up instead of down using 1 or 2 automotive hood lift support brackts - helps with sunlight shade and opportunity to seal top hinge with canvas on the top to repel water

 

[EJM02]

Without getting my hands on it and really looking at it,... the first thing I can see form the pictures is that I'd definitely use the best quality exterior caulking where the box meets the siding of the house. And if your going to do that, may as well match it with paint too for a seamless look.

Maybe also structure in a slope to the top of the box and add shingles that match the current roof. I see your in BC so i'm steering my thoughts toward rain and snow.

 

[ride92]

My guess is that he first secured the TV mount to the side of the house by finding studs. And the was able to come up with a a way to mount the box to the TV mount some how. That's what i would do any how. Probably some metal bracers back there

 

[Just Primer]

Without getting my hands on it and really looking at it,... the first thing I can see form the pictures is that I'd definitely use the best quality exterior caulking where the box meets the siding of the house.

I have seen one of the higher priced brands of Caulking in action. We get a lot of sun and have long hot summers, I saw the results of a brand of Caulking after one year where it was exposed without any paint on it. Top of the nailer board of a Stained Cedar pergola connected to the House. It's Shermax, by Sherwin Williams. Most of the Dap products are decent, but they have very little body and they do not perform for very long out side. Sherwin Williams products are sometimes overpriced on most of what they have, but they do benefit from doing research and having some of the best quality products of anyone around. I think they have to or they would sink in the market do to there prices being higher than most of there competition.

 

[DekeT]

Metal flashing all the way over the top. btw, looks hideous.

 

[markzrt1]

Angle top so water runs away from house.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Definitely angle the top to shed water/snow along with some proper flashing.

It sure would look better with some J-channel and siding to hide it in plain sight.

 

[katotter]

I am no expert, nor am I familiar with the dimensions, but this is how I'd do it.



I drew it in mm's and changed it to ", so please bare with me.

 

[laser3kw]

+2

Angle top so water runs away from house

+1 hinge to top and inset door under angled top plate so water runs off and over door
maybe space away from house to keep water / dirt from collecting behind unit. Also allow air circulatio to help dry out after rain / snow

 

[bczygan]

Some questions first.
Do you want to leave the TV there all the time?
Is security an issue?
How big is the TV?
Any other components like speakers and stereo etc?
Do you want this to be permanent or removable with no change to the siding?

If I was doing it I would make it removable in such a way that it could later be removed, and the siding would look as if it had never been there.

Here's how.

I would unzip one piece of the siding where the top of the box would be. I would cut off the hook at the top of that piece in the area where the box would go, so that I could slide a flat piece of steel, used as a hanging bracket, up behind the siding.
Fasten that steel bracket through the sheathing, and into studs.
This bracket should have a bend in it so it will clear the surface of the siding pieces.

Over top of this bracket, and attached to it, I would install a piece of metal flashing wider than the box, that comes out further from the wall than the box does. This will shed water and keep it out of the wall and off the box.

The box, built as a waterproof construction, would hang from this bracket, clear of the siding. Done this way, you don't have to stairstep the back as the example above shows. You don't need to caulk around it either. You might add a pad to the back of the box near the bottom, where it rests against the siding.

Make the bracket substantial, so the box can't just be ripped off the wall. or as an alternative, make a similar bracket, installed the same way, near the bottom of the box. This one should not be as wide as the upper one.

Then the box is just a lightweight , fully sealed assembly with 2 doors that swing out to the right and left You could mount speakers on them. Gasket or weather-seal the box. Run your coax and electrical lines from up under the siding, where the holes won't show, into the box and seal with the seal they use on electric meter boxes. Securely lock the box and camouflage it's purpose by painting industrial grey and hooking a piece of PVC conduit to the bottom, running down to the ground. Letter the front with "High Voltage".

 

[91FE]

I drew it in mm's and changed it to ", so please bare with me.

He's in BC...changing it back to mm
Yours looks much nicer BTW.

 

[katotter]

 

[katotter]

He's in BC...changing it back to mm
Yours looks much nicer BTW.

Thank you, I did an improved one just now, but bczygan's seems to have it sorted.

 

[Leeboy20]

Hey Gang...Great ideas and drawings. Its a 50 Inch Plazma ( My friend manages an audio/video store, so i got it for $100 because it was a return ) There wont be any speakers or other equipment , just the panel in some kind of box that i can build. Thanks for helping everyone

 

[signcrafter]

The picture you show needs lots of improvements, both functionally and cosmetic! First if you look in the picture the top doesn't cover the door, so rain and moisture can get in easy. Also the hinges and locks leave a lot to be desired. For looks you will want to match it as close as possible to the siding and color you have now. You will need to flash it to the wall to keep water from getting in between the house siding and top of cabinet. The top should overhand the "door". I would also use a rubber seal of some sort where the door meets the box to keep moisture out. I would also put a back across the whole box so you can just lag bolt the box to studs. Then mount the TV bracket to the back of the box and maybe a couple longer lags into the studs.

 

[bczygan]

Instead of wood, if I had the tools, I would fab up a metal box, maybe out of aluminum, to make it lighter. Paint it white to reflect heat or make a reflective cover for it. In fact, a real cheap and quick and dirty solution would be a weatherproof bag that you just draw around it to cover and hide it. Just mount it to the wall with standoff brackets.

Depending on where you wanted to mount a TV outside, you could swing it up parallel under a wide overhang for storage. If you located it in front of an operable window, you could fashion a swinging bracket that would swing it outside from an inside the window location. That would keep it safe when not in use, and make it usable inside too.

 

[iibgdi]

Why not just put a TV mount on the outside wall and then bring TV inside and out whenever you need it. Only takes a minute to hook it up and your TV will last longer

I live in the midwest and I have seen people at our lake cabin do that. Pretty slick.

 

[Leeboy20]

I thought of that , but it gets -30 below ( celcius) and i only wanna watch the tv while im sitting in the hot tub. Rather mount it up and take my chances it lasts a year or 2 .

 

[HAY YOU]

You might just consider getting a non opening window made & leave the TV in the house facing out. Could solve a host of problems.

 

[AirJunky]

Why not just put a TV mount on the outside wall and then bring TV inside and out whenever you need it. Only takes a minute to hook it up and your TV will last longer

I live in the midwest and I have seen people at our lake cabin do that. Pretty slick.

There ya go. I have a buddy who has a 42" LED TV & like 3 brackets. One in his garage, one on the patio by the hot tub & BBQ, and one on the side of his RV. That TV gets used all the time, no matter where is at or what he's doin!!

 

[polexican23]

#1 problem, it is a plasma going outside. You wont be able to see much. Plasmas are best for low light rooms.