TV and monitor mounting in Lititz, PA
A TV mount in Lititz is typically $170–$300 plus the $30 service charge.
Televisions and monitors mounted on drywall, plaster, brick or stone, with the cords hidden where the wall allows it.
What it costs
| Job | Typical price |
|---|---|
| TV or monitor mount | $170–$300 |
$30 service charge. Covers the trip and the first look. Applies once per visit, including the preset jobs.
Materials are extra, at cost, with the receipt. The full rate sheet has the rest of the fine print.
What's included
- Studs found and checked, the mount leveled, and lag bolts into framing
- The screen set at the height you sit at, tilted or swung as far as the mount allows
- Cords run inside the wall where the wall allows it, or in a paintable channel where it doesn't
- Your components plugged back in and a picture on the screen before I leave
What's not
- New outlets, a receptacle behind the screen, or cable runs between rooms. That's electrical work and gets quoted
- The mount, the TV, and any longer cables the run needs
- Patching and painting where an old mount came off. I can patch it, but it's drywall work and priced with it
What to have ready
- The mount out of the box with its hardware, and the TV
- What else is going on the wall: soundbar, console, cable box
- A rough height. Where you sit is the number I use
Where I do this work
Lititz, PA and anywhere within about an hour of it — Lancaster County and the towns around it.
Lititz, Manheim, Ephrata, Lancaster, Elizabethtown, Mount Joy, Denver, Akron.
Questions people ask
- Can you hide the cords inside the wall?
- In drywall with an open cavity, yes: an inlet behind the screen, an outlet behind the console, and the cable run between them. In plaster, brick, or an insulated exterior wall, a paintable surface channel is the answer.
- Can a TV go above the fireplace?
- It can, and it's usually higher than is comfortable to watch for an evening. If the chase is masonry I anchor into the masonry, and if the firebox throws heat up the face we check that before choosing the height.
- Will the mount hold on my wall?
- Into studs, yes — found, then checked with a bit through the wall before anything is lagged. Drywall anchors alone don't hold a television, and I won't leave one hanging on them. Brick, block and stone take masonry anchors and a hammer drill, and that's part of the job.
- Do you take the old mount down?
- Yes, and I show you the holes it leaves. Making those disappear is drywall work, so ask for it with the mount and it gets priced together.
How the job goes
The mount has to hit framing, and a stud finder only gets you close. It reads density, so it marks the lath in a plaster wall, a fire block or a top plate running sideways, and a pipe, the same way it marks a stud. I mark what it finds, then check: a magnet picks up the drywall screws, which are in the studs, and a small bit through the wall where the mount plate will cover the hole tells me whether there’s wood behind it. Then I measure over to the next one and check that too. The height is set for where you usually sit, and the mount is leveled, lagged in, and swung or tilted as far as it’s meant to go.
Then there’s the cords. In open drywall they can go inside the wall, between a plate behind the TV and a plate behind the console, and the only real question is whether there’s a fire block or insulation in the way. In plaster, brick or an outside wall, fishing is usually either impossible or turns into a repair job, so I’ll recommend a paintable channel instead of opening the wall. Either way, everything gets plugged back in and you’ve got a picture on the screen before I pack up.