65-Inch TV Tilt Mounted Over Drywall Fireplace in Marietta, GA Living Room

A Marietta, GA homeowner wanted their 65-inch Vizio mounted on the drywall chimney breast above their brick fireplace, tucked between the existing white built-in bookcases. Because the panel sits above a traditional mantel, a tilting mount was used to angle the picture down toward the seating area, and a new recessed outlet was installed behind the TV so no cords run down onto the mantel.

The 65-inch Vizio was centered on the drywall section above the dentil-molding mantel, sized carefully to fit the opening between the flanking built-in bookcases without crowding either side. A tilting bracket was installed so the screen can be angled downward toward the sofa, correcting the steep viewing angle created by the mantel height. A new recessed receptacle was cut in directly behind the panel so the power plug sits inside the wall plane, with HDMI and low-voltage runs fished down the stud bay and exiting near the built-in cabinet where the components live.

Studs were located in the drywall chimney breast above the masonry firebox and confirmed with pilot holes hidden behind the mount footprint, then the tilt bracket was lag-bolted into two structural studs. Clearance above the mantel and firebox was measured to keep the panel out of the heat plume before the plate height was finalized. The recessed outlet was wired to code on a fished in-wall run, with the low-voltage cabling routed in a separate bay to keep power and signal apart. The plate was laser-leveled against the mantel line and bookcase edges so the screen reads square within the built-in wall, then the assembly was load-tested through the full tilt range.

The Marietta living room now has a 65-inch screen sitting perfectly centered between the built-ins with the picture tilted down to comfortable seated eye level. The new hidden outlet and in-wall cable runs mean nothing drapes over the mantel or brick, and the entire install is stud-anchored, code-compliant, and backed by our 5-year workmanship warranty.

65-inch TV • Tilt mount • Drywall Fireplace • Marietta, GA 30060