If you’re in the mood for DIY you can build a media wall yourself!
We don’t do any builds or installations so we’re often asked by customers whether you can build a media wall yourself.
The answer is absolutely yes. If you’re a competent DIY-er there is absolutely no reason why you can’t build your own media wall.
What do we mean by a competent DIY-er? Well, a media wall is really no different than building a stud wall. If you’ve got the DIY skills to build a stud wall, you should be able to take building a media wall in your stride. In this article, we’re going to run down all the key considerations when you’re weighing up whether you can build a media wall yourself and the steps to take when building a media wall.
In this article
- What to think about when building your own media wall
- Thinking about dimensions
- Budgeting for your media wall
- Choosing your electric fire
- Choosing and sourcing your materials
- Getting to work
- Ready to build a media wall yourself?
What to think about when building your own media wall
Before you build a media wall yourself, you’ll first want a clear idea of what you’re trying to achieve and what the finished wall should look like. For your first port of call, we’d suggest this FREE media wall guide. It’s packed with useful tips and inspiration.
Thinking about dimensions
What size of media wall will you build? Think about how the media wall will fit within the room and the function you want it to perform. Is it going to run the full width of a one of the walls? Will it be a false chimney breast? What’s too big and what’s too small for what you hope to achieve?
Budgeting for your media wall
Take some time to think about your budget and how much a media wall will cost. Clearly, if you can build a media wall yourself it’s going to be significantly cheaper than paying someone to build it for you. But there will still be expenses, particularly to buy your appliances and materials.
Choosing your electric fire
Next, you need to choose and buy an electric fire. The last thing you want to do is plan or even build a media wall and then find it’s the wrong size for the fire you want or you can’t get a fire that fits properly. We’ve put together some guidance on what size electric fire and TV to buy for a media wall.
Size isn’t the only consideration. You also need to think about the look of your fire and the wall as a whole. For, example do you want a fire that’s recessed within the wall or a 3-sided electric fire that runs across the entire wall? See some of our favourite built-in electric fires for media walls for inspiration or read this electric fires guide if you want to learn more before making a decision.
Once you know you’re looking for you can check our range of media wall electric fires to find the right appliance for your build.
Choosing and sourcing your materials
There are various different ways of building a media wall. Take a look at our guidance on materials for media walls to get an idea of what to use you build a media wall, and how to achieve the structure and finish you want.
Getting to work
Once you’ve settled on your appliances and materials, you can get to work on building a media wall. You’ll find some tips on how to do that in our media wall guide. Alternatively, if you’ve chosen an Ezee Glow Celestial Media Wall Electric Fire, you’ll find step-by-step instructions and a video guide in our article How to build a media wall to install an Ezee Glow Celestial Built-In Electric Fire.
Ready to build a media wall yourself?
Hopefully everything you’ve read here has convinced you that you can build a media wall yourself. If you’re ready to get started join the thousands of people who’ve already download our guide How To Create The Perfect Media Wall.
