Mounted into something that holds

TV mounting in Rome, GA

A television on the wall is a simple job with one expensive failure mode. The bracket is only as good as what it is screwed into, and the wall behind your drywall is not always where you would like it to be. Most bad TV installations look perfect on the day and pull loose six months later.

Where TV installs go wrong

  • The bracket is anchored to drywall alone, with no stud behind it
  • Stud spacing doesn't line up with the bracket, and it was forced anyway
  • Brick or stone fireplace surrounds drilled with the wrong fixings
  • A mount rated below the weight of the television
  • No power or cable outlet near the mount, leaving cables hanging down the wall
  • Mounted above a fireplace at a height that is uncomfortable to watch
  • Full-motion arm fitted where the wall cannot take the leverage

How the install is done

  1. The wall decides the fixing, not the bracket instructions

    We find the studs and check what the wall is actually made of before drilling. Wood stud, masonry, plaster over brick and metal stud all take different fixings. Where the studs don't align with your bracket, the answer is a mounting plate spanning two studs, not a longer screw into nothing.

  2. Height gets discussed before it gets drilled

    Above a fireplace is a popular request and often too high for comfortable viewing. We will mount it there if that is what you want, and we will tell you first if we think you will regret the angle.

  3. Cables are dealt with, not left dangling

    Depending on the wall and what you want, that means a surface raceway painted to match, or simply tidy management down to the console. Anything run inside the wall is its own trade rather than part of this work.

  4. It gets tested before we leave

    Leveled, tilted through its full range, connected to your sources, and checked that the picture is actually working, not just that the TV is on the wall.

What drives the price

A TV mount is one of the few jobs that can almost be quoted sight unseen, and it comes down to three answers. Here is what changes the figure.

  • Screen size and weight, and whether the mount is fixed, tilting or full-motion
  • Wall construction: masonry and stone take longer than wood stud
  • Whether you already have the mount, or want one supplied
  • How the cables are handled: in-wall routing, a raceway, or left to the console
  • Whether there is already power and signal at the mount position

Tell us the screen size, the wall type and whether there is an outlet behind the mount position, and the quote will be close. Those three answers account for most of the variation.

What to expect

  1. Send a photo of the wall and the room, the TV model or screen size, and say whether you already have a mount.

  2. We confirm a price and flag anything that needs sorting first, usually power.

  3. The install itself is normally a short visit. Masonry and in-wall cable routing take longer.

  4. We test every source and hand you back a level, tidy install.

TV Mounting questions

Can you hide the cables inside the wall?

Yes, on a standard interior wood-stud wall: a recessed plate behind the TV and another lower down, with the cables run between them. Exterior walls with insulation, masonry walls and firebreaks all complicate it. In-wall cable and power are their own trade, so that part is not included here.

Can you mount a TV above my fireplace?

Yes, and it is one of the most common requests. Two things to know first: the surround may be masonry, which needs the right fixings and takes longer than drywall, and the viewing angle is often steeper than people expect. We will tell you honestly whether the height will be comfortable before drilling.

Do you supply the mount, or should I buy one?

Either. If you buy it, check it is rated above your TV's weight and matches its VESA hole pattern. Most returns are down to one of those two. If you would rather we handle it, tell us the screen size and how much movement you want and we will price it in.

What if my studs aren't where the bracket needs them?

That is a normal situation, not a problem. The fix is a wood or steel mounting plate fixed across two studs, with the bracket then mounted to the plate. What should never happen is a heavy television hanging on drywall anchors because the stud was two inches out.

Where we do this work

TV Mounting across Rome, Floyd County and the towns around them across Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama, including 5 distinct parts of Rome, from Between the Rivers to the West Rome / Coosa side. That is Floyd County, Bartow County, Polk County, Gordon County, Chattooga County, Paulding County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Cobb County, Walker County, Haralson County and Cherokee County, anywhere inside about a 45-minute drive of Rome.

Town by town, that means Rome, Lindale, Adairsville, Cedartown, Summerville, Rockmart, Calhoun, Cartersville, Euharlee, Shannon, Cave Spring, Kingston, White, Emerson, Plainville, Resaca, Fairmount, Aragon, Trion, Lyerly, Menlo, Dallas, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Sand Rock, Gaylesville, Fort Payne, Mentone, Valley Head, Acworth, Kennesaw, Buchanan, LaFayette and Waleska. Smaller places in those counties are covered too. The full picture.

Recent work

TV Mounting we have finished

Our own photographs, taken on the job.

  • A flat screen television mounted flat against an interior wall, its cable dropped to the outlet below

Before you call

Work out what you are looking at

The same checks that happen on site, written down. Worth a read if you want to know whether what you have is a small repair or the start of something bigger.

How to find studs, and why a magnet beats the electronic finder

An electronic finder reads density and gets fooled. A magnet finds the actual fastener, which is the actual stud.

Read it

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These come up alongside TV mounting often enough to be worth mentioning when you call.

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Need TV mounting in Rome?

Send the screen size, the wall type, and whether there is an outlet behind the mount. Those three answers get you a firm price.