ᐅ How to Make a Flush-Mounted Cable Duct Yourself?

here is our floor plan

sofa and TV are swapped, though.

all connections for the TV are on the right side

a surface-mounted cable duct obviously looks quite unattractive

Gooosee159 schrieb:

The sofa and TV have actually been swapped.

All connections for the TV are on the right side.

So what is it now? Have the sofa and TV been swapped, or is the TV still on the right side of the plan?

Sorry, this is the correct plan, just as it appears in the photo.

At the beginning, we had a plan that was reversed 🙂 I still had that in mind.

Build a stud wall with drywall, maybe add lighting all around and some cladding or something like that? It makes it a real eye-catcher and there’s enough space for cables too.

Alternatively, get a 40x40 cable duct from the hardware store and install it, then cover with plaster and paint.

The sockets need space, not the cables themselves.
This is more or less a permanent solution.

We have a small surface-mounted one for power, 2x HDMI, 1x LAN, and 1x USB.

I’m not sure about the drywall (gypsum board) wall, we need to think about that again, but it’s probably less of an option.
We also don’t have much space for the furniture before the patio door is installed.

Is a 40 x 40 mm (1.6 x 1.6 inch) cable duct enough for all the cables? It might be too tight to keep them easily replaceable, right?

The cables definitely need to remain replaceable.

From a structural standpoint, would it be problematic to remove 8 cm (3.1 inch) in width and 6 cm (2.4 inch) in depth to install a multimedia duct and then plaster over it again?

The following cables have to go through it and remain replaceable:

1x power cable (thickness varies), 4x HDMI 2.1, 1x LAN, 1x USB (USB and LAN could be omitted in an absolute emergency).

Gooosee159 schrieb:

here is our floor plan

sofa and TV are swapped.

all connections for the TV are on the right side

a surface-mounted cable duct looks really unsightly, of course

From where to where is the surface-mounted duct supposed to go—up on the right side from the media devices to the TV or similar?

Gooosee159 schrieb:

Would it be structurally problematic to recess 8cm wide and 6cm deep to install a multimedia duct and then plaster over it again?

With 15cm (6 inches) exterior bricks? If you’re a fan of collapsing new buildings (no, not the ’80s industrial band), go ahead!

When I see 4x HDMI—what’s the purpose? The HDMI connector itself takes up the most space—and by the way, you can also get micro-HDMI connectors (for example, micro-HDMI on one end to thread through, and HDMI on the other, with the micro connector then adapted back to standard HDMI via a plug-on adapter), which significantly reduces the cross-section.

There are also wireless HDMI transmission systems available for just over triple-digit prices. Combined with a four-way passive switch or the switching option on the receiver, this completely eliminates the HDMI hassle. For USB, there are also adapters to RJ45 cable. And for an RJ45 together with a 3x1.5mm power cable, a simple empty conduit of 25mm (1 inch) diameter is more than enough—possibly even 20mm (0.8 inches) if there are no bends. You don’t need the equivalent of a large sewage pipe like in the bathroom jammed inside the wall afterward... Apart from structural concerns, you’re usually not allowed to make such channels in the wall toward the neighbor, so be glad this concerns an exterior wall now.