Dave Richards
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We have done some lower cases with the TV lift built in. They don't work so well if you need to keep the case fairly shallow and get A/V equipment inside it, too.
I agree with you on closing the doors. In our house they'd be closed most of the time because we turn on the TV once or twice a month. Most folks would probably never close it. I'd just as soon leave the top half of the case off and put the TV on top.
It's too bad that most flat screen TVs are so ugly.
Ryan, depending upon how much you watch TV and what you think of the appearance of the television as an object in the room, I think the best thing might be to hang it on the wall. Maybe built a sort of picture frame around it. Run the wires down inside the wall and out to a cabinet placed below for the A/V equipment.
Thanks Larry.
Yeah, I think the challenge is trying to combine the moderness of the TV design with other more traditional designs for the cabinet. I suspect that that is largely why folks end up just closing it away because it avoids the issue but imho I think that that is sidestepping the problem and introducing others.
On the vanity - how did you address the strength issue for the "hanging" bench? It seems like there would be a lot of stress at the join between the bench and the vanity cabinet. Is the backer on the vanity designed such that it mostly serves this purpose? its also probable that I'm over thinking things
Probably the best solution is to stop watching TV and get rid of the idiot box.
On the entry way bench with sink, we used a couple of pieces of 2" angle iron lagged to the wall under the seat and the top to keep the thing from moving. Then lag screws were run into the seat and top to keep it all secure. I also didn't want to worry about the waste line from the sink getting flexed. The wood panel behind the glass shelf hangs on a cleat and is secured with some rare earth magnets. If you remove the shelf you can pull the panel out at the bottom and remove it to access the drain and the shut off valves for the water supply. No tools required to get in back there that way. The bottom is open so you could probably lay on your back and reach up under there, too. I don't like doing that but even though I'll never have to work under it, I designed it so getting in there wouldn't be a problem.
Rennie, I think you missed the part about not having a choice on this one. It's to meet the design criteria of two clients. Mine and his. His client is intent on having the TV inside a case with folding doors. And besides, I don't get to have 17 inches of depth for this cabinet. Also as I said, I've done cabinets with lifts. This one just can't be one of them.
Agree. The main problem I have there is that "other people" like to watch it and well.. I get easily sucked in... Its a personal failing.