TV Mounting in Boston
Plaster, drywall, brick, or concrete. We mount it level, hide the cables where the wall allows, and handle condo building paperwork.
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Half the TV mounting jobs we do around Boston are on walls that were never meant for it. If your home was built before 1950, which covers most of Melrose and a lot of the North Shore, your walls are probably plaster over wood lath, not drywall.
Why Boston Walls Are Different
Plaster crumbles around cheap anchors, and a mount that felt tight on day one starts pulling away within a month. The right way is to find the studs behind the lath, drill pilot holes so the plaster stays intact, and bolt the mount into solid wood.
Downtown and Seaport condos are the opposite problem. Those walls are concrete or masonry, which means a hammer drill and sleeve anchors, not toggle bolts.
Many buildings also will not let anyone start work until the contractor sends a Certificate of Insurance to the management office. We send ours before the visit so the job does not get stopped at the front desk.
Hiding the Cables
Cable concealment is where plaster walls surprise people. There is less open space to fish wires through than in a drywall cavity, and old framing often has horizontal blocking that stops a cable run cold.
This Old House has a solid walkthrough of a basic stud mount if you want to see the steps. The plaster and masonry parts are where most do-it-yourself attempts go wrong, and that is the part we get called to fix.
Based in Melrose
We are an owner-operated shop based in Melrose, the same community you will find in the Melrose Chamber of Commerce. Most of our TV work comes from neighbors within a 20-minute drive, so we cannot afford a mount that sags.
TV mounting is part of our mounting and installation services, and it is the job we do most.
What's Included
- Any TV size, with fixed, tilting, or full-motion mounts
- Stud mounting into plaster and lath walls
- Concrete, brick, and masonry mounting in condo buildings
- Cable concealment in-wall where the wall allows it, paintable raceway where it does not
- Soundbar and streaming-box mounting under the TV
- Certificate of Insurance paperwork for buildings that require it
How Long It Takes
A single TV on drywall or plaster with good stud placement takes 60 to 90 minutes. Concrete walls or in-wall cable concealment push it to about two hours. You pick the height, we mark it, check it with you, and only then drill.
Flat-rate pricing starts at $99, the same rate listed on our booking page, and there is no trip fee anywhere in our service area.
TV Mounting FAQs
Can you mount a TV on a plaster wall without cracking it?
Yes. We locate the studs behind the lath, drill pilot holes so the plaster does not blow out, and bolt the mount into solid wood. If the studs land in the wrong spot for your layout, we use anchors rated for plaster instead of drywall anchors, which are not the same thing.
Do you mount TVs in downtown condo buildings?
Yes. Concrete and masonry walls need a hammer drill and sleeve anchors, which we bring. If your building requires a Certificate of Insurance before work, tell us when you book and we send it to your management office ahead of the appointment.
Can you hide the cables inside the wall?
On drywall, usually yes. On plaster and lath it depends on what is behind the wall, and on concrete it is not possible. When in-wall concealment is not an option we install a paintable on-wall raceway, and we tell you which one your wall supports before we drill.