Mounting tv above fire place

Sveral things to consider....some folks really frown on a TV over a working fireplace, inside and outside the AV industry, but like anything else in life, it all depends. Appears you have a gas fed fireplace, is that correct? If so, is it a vented/heat "expelling" fireplace, or simply a non-vented ambient style? If it's either gas or wood burning, and it does expel heat ( other than radiant heat ), that poses a potential issue especially if the TV is a plasma. LCD/LED not so much. You need to see how much heat travels up the wall in front as that will directly impact the TV. Not that it's going to spontaneously combust while watching a Seinfeld re-run one night, rather excess heat to the TV can shorten it's life ( why plasmas are so sensitive, since they put off their own amount of heat ) due to cooling issues.

Another is viewing angle, even with the screen angled towards the seating position, your neck is going to rebel after a while. Using an extreme analogy, think how your neck felt the first time you had to sit in one of the front rows at a movie theater.......

Lastly is proper mounting. If it's a gas fired hearth, originally designed as such, I imagine the wall structure is standard framing with 2Xs. If gas converted, or a wood burning brick covered with furring strips and drywall, you'll need to find out how the drywall is fastened. A 40" wont be that heavy, unless it's a plasma, as those are the heaviest of formats.

nikeman said:

It is a gas fire place and only puts out ambient heat which is why it never gets used although the gas company still finds a way to come fill it up every once in a while and charge us.

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What do you mean by this? Is it propane, and your propane tank is being filled? (Fireplaces don't need to be filled.) If your tank is being filled, you're using propane. The reason I bring this up is that I work for my local gas company, and every once in a while we'll have someone dispute their bill because they don't think they are using gas..... but they are. Many people are ignorant of what they have that uses gas, or that simply turning down the thermostat doesn't mean that no gas will be used. I've even had people tell me that they don't have anything in their house that uses gas when I'm there to work on their gas meter. It's interesting to see the wheels start to spin when I ask them why are they paying a gas bill if they don't use gas. These people usually end up having every possible kind of appliance that uses gas, lol.

Sorry for the rant, just giving you something to think about. Installing a fan in your fireplace is a great idea. It will be much more functional if you do that. What you have now is merely decorative and, in my opinion, a big waste of money.

It is a propane fire place and we have a big tank in the back yard. Nothing else in my house uses gas although I'd love a gas water heater so I didn't have to rush in the shower so I didn't freeze. Anyway, the pilot light has not even been lot in at least a year yet the gas truck comes every 3 months or so and manages to put about $40 worth of gas in it plus the tank rental they charge every year. Maybe they just charge because they came out... Who knows. Anyway, I'm sure a fan would really heat up the house but that's just another expensive thing I want for my house. Lol

Also, I'm not one of those ignorant people. I am 100% positive nothing else uses gas in my house. All appliances are pretty new and are all electric. We even debated getting rid of the tank when we have a deck built in the back instead of paying them $100 to move it 10 feet to the side of the house.