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I protested strongly at the time, not least because getting the wiring onto the breast was an utter pain in the backside.
But I was outvoted by the whole family.
Then I got let down by the handyman who was going to help me mount the TV, meaning I had to do it all the night before the fireplace fitters came.
Then, when I got to Screwfix to pick up the Fischer fixings, Parcel Farce had forked up and they hadn't arrived. I had spoken to Tim from Technical at Fischer and I gave him all the loads and he worked out what fixings I needed and how many. Brilliant service.
As many here will know, I like to over engineer things so there is no possibility of failure. That service gave me real peace of mind.
Instead, I had to use Rawlplug fixings, but decided to whack a few more in to make sure.
I got a piece of 25mm ply bridging the flue. I didn't want to go anywhere near the flue with a drill or chase out the accessory boxes, so the ply kills two birds with one stone. I fixed the ply left and right staying away from the flue and I cut holes in the wood to mount the boxes for a double socket and a brush outlet for the co-ax and ethernet cables.
The TV bracket is fixed with coach bolts inserted from the rear (Oooh, Matron!), again to avoid drilling near the flue.
