Hide your tv wires in the wall

Here's an easy way to hide your wires for your flat wall mounted tv in the wall. My tv had an outlet directly below where the tv was mounted. If yours isn't this way, you will have to get power some other way. I had previously mounted my TV up high on the wall in my bedroom but didn't like the wires hanging down the wall to the outlet below. This project is on a stud framed wall with drywall (and tile in my case). If your wall is block or some other more solid material, this instruction won't work for you.

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Step 1: Tools and Materials

Here are the TOOLS I used to do this project:
1. Grinder with cutting wheel - I needed to use this because my wall had tile. If your wall is drywall, you won't need this.
2. Utility knife - I use this to cut the drywall.
3. Screw drivers - I use one flat and one phillips or star screwdriver.
4. End cutting wire cutters.
5. Voltage tester
6. drill with 1/2" wood drill bit

Here are the MATERIALS I used
1. Double gang or Douplex electrical box. I used a modified "new work" box that is made to be nailed to the wall. You may want to use a "old work" box that holds itself to the drywall.
2. one Electrical outlet
3. one Cable outlet
4. additional wire (Romex)
5. Douplex cover
6. Plexiglass
Additional items you may need:
Wire nuts for joining wire ends
TV cable connectors