Media Wall with Electric Fireplace Built from the Studs in Orlando, FL

The task

The starting point was a long, empty living-room wall with a few outlets and nothing else. The goal was a full-width media wall with a fireplace, built forward from the existing wall so the fireplace and wiring could sit inside it.

How it came together

This project has the most complete set of in-progress photos we have, so it shows the whole build:

1. Layout. The positions of the TV, fireplace and outlets were marked on the old wall before anything was cut.
2. Framing. A new wood stud frame went up across the full width, with a separate box framed low in the middle for the fireplace and horizontal blocking where the TV mount would land.
3. Sheathing. The frame was covered with OSB sheathing. That gives the finish panels a solid surface to fasten to and puts something stronger than drywall behind the TV mount.
4. Fireplace opening. The linear fireplace opening was cut and trimmed, and the wiring for the fireplace, TV and lighting was brought into the cavity. All electrical work was done by a licensed Florida electrician.
5. Finish. Light wood-look panels went on the center section, darker panels on the sides, and a floating base with an LED strip underneath finished the bottom edge.

Materials visible in the photos

• Wood stud framing and OSB sheathing (during construction)
• Light wood-look center panels
• Dark side panels
• Linear electric fireplace
• Floating base with LED lighting

Timeline and budget

Built in 4 working days in July 2026. Project budget: about $8,000, in the lower part of our $4,500–16,000 range for TV media walls. The full build-out framing is real work, but simple finish panels and no built-in shelving kept the total down.

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