Haldimand & Norfolk
TV Mounting & Home AV Installation
Putting a TV on a wall takes twenty minutes. The wall, the wires and the connection behind it are where the job actually is.
Walls out here are not the drywall-over-wood-studs the mount instructions assume. Old farmhouses are plaster and lath, fireplaces are brick or fieldstone, and newer shops and additions are often steel stud. Each needs different fixings, and a mount that holds in one will pull out of another. We find out what the wall is before anything gets drilled.
The other half of the job is the one the big-box installers skip. A smart TV on a rural connection, streaming over WiFi from the other end of the house, buffers no matter how good the TV is. Where we can, we run a wired connection to the TV, and the cables — HDMI, network, soundbar — go inside the wall rather than down it.
We also do outdoor TVs on patios and cottage decks, and screens in shops, break rooms and waiting rooms. If the spot you want needs a new outlet behind the TV, that is electrical work for a licensed electrician, and we will tell you that before the job rather than partway through it.
What the job includes
- Wall checked for what it is actually made of before drilling
- Mount matched to the TV weight and the wall — fixed, tilting or full-motion
- Height and position set for where people actually sit
- Low-voltage cables concealed in the wall where the wall allows it
- Soundbar or receiver connected and tested
- Wired network to the TV where possible, so streaming does not buffer
Prices for this work are on the pricing page.
Common questions
Can you mount a TV above a fireplace?
Yes, but it is worth a conversation first. Heat coming off the mantel shortens a TV's life, and above a fireplace is usually too high to watch comfortably. A tilting or pull-down mount solves the angle; whether the heat is acceptable depends on the fireplace, and we will check rather than guess.
Can you mount on brick or stone?
Yes. Masonry is actually one of the stronger things to mount to, as long as the fixings go into solid material rather than the mortar joints. Fieldstone takes more time to find good anchor points, and hiding cables in a stone wall is rarely practical, so we plan the cable route another way.
Can you hide the wires?
Usually. On a hollow wall the low-voltage cables go inside the wall to a plate below the TV. On brick, stone or an exterior wall with insulation in the way, we use a paintable raceway or route through a cabinet instead. Power is the exception: a new outlet behind the TV is electrician work.
Can I supply my own TV and mount?
Yes. We will check the mount is rated for the TV and suitable for the wall before it goes up. If it is not, we will say so rather than hang a TV on something we would not trust.
Do you install outdoor TVs at cottages?
Yes. An ordinary TV under a porch roof does not survive long near the lake, so it needs to be an outdoor-rated set or properly enclosed, on a mount that handles wind and damp. The WiFi usually needs extending out to the deck too, which is the same work we do everywhere else.
How long does it take?
A straightforward mount with cables hidden in a drywall wall is an hour or two. Masonry, a fireplace, a soundbar and a wired network run can make it a half day. We will tell you which it is before we start.
Where we do this work
Across Haldimand County and Norfolk County.
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- CCTV InstallationA commercial CCTV system has a different job from a residential one. It has to produce footage that is actually usable weeks later, by somebody who was not there.
- Cell Signal Booster InstallationA booster does not create signal. It takes whatever is reaching your roof and makes it usable inside — which is why where the outside antenna goes matters more than which kit you buy.
- WiFi InstallationFibre arriving at your house does not put WiFi in your shop. Those are two different problems, and the second one is the one nobody solves for you.
Tell us what needs covering
Tell us the property and what you want covered, and we will tell you what it takes.