TV mounting and handyman guides for Pittsburgh homes
Short, specific answers to the questions customers ask before booking, written by the Solaxay team from the jobs we do every week in Pittsburgh's plaster-walled houses, brick fireplaces and high-rise condos.
Read before you drill
How high should a TV be mounted?
Eye-level rule, the viewing-distance formula, bedroom and fireplace exceptions, and the numbers we use on the job.
Mounting a TV on brick or above a fireplace
Anchors that hold in brick and stone, heat limits above a firebox, mantel mounts, and when to say no.
How to hide TV wires: in-wall vs on-wall
What is legal inside a wall, in-wall power kits, raceways for brick and rentals, and what each option costs.
TV mounting on plaster walls in older Pittsburgh homes
Why stud finders fail on lath and plaster, how to find framing anyway, and the fasteners that work.
What can a handyman legally do in Pennsylvania?
HIC registration, the $500 written-contract rule, permits, and where electrical and plumbing work needs a licensed trade.
Rather have it done?
Send photos of the wall and the TV or project, and Solaxay will confirm the approach and the price before scheduling.