I know that my husband and I have bothered all of you with sooooo many questions, and all of you have come through with so much GREAT advice! Needless to say, we could never have gotten this far without you. Yes, I realize we're not done yet - so I'm sure we're gong to need more help!
I thought maybe you'd like to see our progress so far. The first picture is our updated diagram with number coding. (Please let me know if you see any mistakes!!)
The second picture is the empty cabinet with old tube TV removed. Hubby painted the interior black and installed molding along the bottom to secure the receiver, which will sit under the 32" LCD TV. The holes on the left side of the board which holds the mount is for the necessary cables to pass through since it's a flush mount. There will be approximately 1/2" above the TV, and the receiver will show underneath. The shape of the TV BARELY allows the doors on both sides to open.
The third picture is a close up of the mounting board, secured on the inside with four metal "L" brackets and wood screws.
The fourth picture shows how hubby has marked and numbered all the cables to correspond with the drawing.
One other question - since the old tube TV completely filled the space, and now there will be a large empty space behind the TV, should we put any insulation in the front cap? You can see the back of the fiberglass. There's insulation on the ceiling, but it looks as if it was pulled away behind the TV. Is this for safety sake?
Thank you for listening! Again, let us know if you see any problems when you look at the drawing. This project, although very detailed for us, has been rather fun!