Tv in bathroom?

Question

I've balanced the TV on the edge of the bath so I can watch my shows while relaxing. I could really do with a shelf drilled into the tiles though. Is this possible?

Answer 1

This is a good idea indeed. After you're done with that, finish up your home repairs by installing a fridge and toaster oven near the toilet. The only time you'll have to listen to the old lady nag is on your way to work.

Answer 2

As others have said, balancing a TV on the edge of the bath, or even having one on a shelf in the bathroom, could be lethal. However, an LCD TV, which only runs on low voltage, should be reasonably safe, as long as you keep its transformer in another room.
Drilling through tiles is perfectly possible. Stick a bit of masking tape on first, so the drill doesn't skid around, use a new masonry drill bit, go gently, and, if your electric drill has hammer action, make sure you don't use it!
Gently insert Rawplugs or Plasplugs, and don't overtighten your screws, or the tiles may crack under the pressure.

Answer 3

Yes, stick paper tape on the area where you make the holes, then start drilling with the hammering feature off untill you get through half the tile at least and stop every so often to let the cutting tool cool down. Avoid drilling near the tile edge it could easy the possibility of cracks. Avoid drilling tiles that sound empty behind when knoking on them.

But please :) once the shelf is up find someway to fix the tv so it doesn't fall in the bath, I don't think it would be very relaxing...

Answer 4

This is only advised if it is not being mounted near the bathtub.
Need to find two verticle wall studs, one is usually about 15.5 inches from the end of wall. Once you find the first one, most houses have studs 16" on center. There are many types of hangers for shelves, but you may consider one made just for a small TV. Some are made on a swingarm, so you could swing it back out of the way. Again, do not mount it where it could inadvertenly fall into water. And don't touch it while you're in the water. Hope you don't have kids. And does your mirror fog up when someone showers? If so that would be too much condensation for a t.v.

Answer 5

Yes,it is best to use a dremil because it has speeds but you can use a drill if you have to.Go to Lowes or Home Depot and tell them you need a high presision drill bit,the kind that will drill through glass,mirrors,ceramic tile ect.,they'll know what your talking about,use the slowest setting possible on the dremil or drill untill you get through the tile then you can turn it up if you need to to get through the wall.

Answer 6

Parts of the TV use very high voltages and even a damp atmosphere could cause this voltage to arc to the nearest conductive point which would probably be the water. You would be a sort of boiled toast afterwards. TV's are definitely a no no in a bathroom. But then I am sure you really know this and are looking to wind up the clever ones on Answers.

Answer 7

I like First Ascent's idea best for your problem - through the wall on a shelf, with Plexiglas or other clear material. It will save your equipment from degradation by high humidity and save your life by making it impossible to fall into the tub.

The remote should work fine through this window. Use one of those cheap replacement remotes though! Save the original one as it probably gets you to the setup menus. You don't need this for day-to-day use.

Answer 8

How have you managed to avoid electrocuting yourself?

It is possible to drill through ceramic tile, but it requires special bits, and still may ruin the tile.

Answer 9

I think the best way is to have the T.V in an enclosed shelf behind perspex and sealed. There has to be no chance of getting splashes on it. The electrical current could jump and then its bye, bye!!

Answer 10

Yes but i must point out that having electrical things in the bathroom a very dangerous practise,