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Here I go again,
I have a request to make frames for two 42" flat screen TVs. They will both mounted on a wall & the customer would like frames built around them. He has seen it done in the USA and really liked it.
Has anyone done this before?

Leo

Unusual! Shouldn't be too tricky though, probably best to have a fairly wide moulding and make up some wall brackets. You wouldn't want to attach it directly to the TV.

It beats me why people want to do this. Hasn't the TV got a (sort-of) frame around it already?

One point. If you make a deep frame to conceal the gap between the TV and wall, you are cutting off ventilation. Even if you make strategic holes in the frame on the top/bottom, the airflow will be severly restricted.

Btw. I don't think fixing it to the TV would be too much of a problem. These sets are quite weighty beasts and the brackets are very strong. (assuming the wall fixings are up to the job.) The extra weight of a modestly sized frame should be OK.

I haven’t tried it, but other framers on The Grumble have with reasonable success. You might wish to do a search on that site and get the specifics.

A few things would make me a little cautious.

As Prospero notes, I think you would need to leave enough space behind it so as not to trap the heat generated, and I think you’d have to somehow not cover the infrared sensor that the remote control uses.

I think the TV would have to support the frame rather than the other way around and I’m not too sure how the two should be attached.

I've framed a computer monitor.

I used a fairly wide composite moulding with a gold fillet added so that all of the original plastic was covered. The monitor is fixed to the wall with the normal TV wall mounting bracket and the frame hung onto the monitor and secure with a couple of thin strips of wood screwed to the back of the frame.

Doing it that way ensured that the frame carried no weight and none of the ventilation holes were obscured. It also means that the frame can easily be removed with no damage to the monitor.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I will let you know how I get on with this project.

Leo

I've framed a computer monitor.

ditto. Had to use a highly ornate frame (with a rococo feel) but had to file away little slots for the buttons (screen adjustment) to be reached