65" TV on a Tilt Mount Above a Fireplace in The Nations, Nashville

Quick facts

Job type

Fireplace TV Mounting

Location

The Nations, Nashville, TN

Scope

65" TV on a tilt mount on stacked stone above an electric fireplace

Home

Home

TV size

65"

Wall surface

Stacked stone over electric fireplace

Mount

Tilt mount

The problem

This Nations homeowner wanted a 65-inch TV mounted on the stacked-stone fireplace wall so it sat centered above the electric fireplace and could tilt down toward the seating instead of staring straight ahead at the ceiling line.

What we did

A stacked-stone fireplace wall is a common Nashville living-room centerpiece, and a 65-inch TV on that wall has to land in solid structure behind the stone, sit level, and clear the electric fireplace below with a clean margin. Tilt matters here: the screen sits high over the hearth, so a slight downward angle keeps the picture comfortable from the sofa.

I set a tilt mount on the stacked-stone wall and hung the 65-inch TV so it centers over the black electric fireplace. Side to side, the panel lines up with the stone column between the two windows. Height-wise, it clears the top of the fireplace with enough space that the pair reads as one finished layout on the wall.

The tilt mount holds the TV close to the stone when it is flat and lets the owner tip the screen down toward the seating when they want to. That is the point of choosing tilt over a fixed bracket on a fireplace wall this tall.

The Nations sits west of downtown along the Cumberland, with a mix of renovated bungalows and newer builds. This living room has a coffered ceiling and tall windows flanking the stone, so the mount had to stay clear of the window trim while still centering on the fireplace.

After the TV was up, I checked leveling and the tilt range from the main seating and confirmed the screen sat centered over the fireplace from across the room. Small nudges on a 65-inch panel show up fast against a stone column, so that last look matters before the tools go away.

The photo shows the finished wall with the 65-inch TV on the tilt mount above the electric fireplace. The homeowner's review is quoted below in their own words.