Mounting
TV & Shelf Mounting
We find the framing first, then pick hardware rated for the weight you're hanging.
You've probably already got the bracket, and it came with its own screws and a little bag of plastic anchors. That's where most of these calls start. The stud finder beeped twice in three feet and you're not certain you believe either one, and the thing going up is heavy enough that you'd rather not find out the hard way. Some people call at that point. Others call after a shelf tore out of the drywall and took a strip of paint down with it.
What we mount
- TV mounts, fixed or tilting or full-motion, into studs or into rated anchors
- Floating shelves, bookcases, and closet rods anchored to carry weight
- Mirrors, cabinets, and heavy framed pieces hung level
- Curtain rods, towel bars, hooks, and brackets
- Low-voltage cable run inside the wall to a recessed plate behind the screen
- Brick and stone mounts, and fireplace surrounds, with hardware sized to the load
- The drywall patch afterwards, which is our trade anyway
How the hardware gets picked
Studs first. We find the framing, work out what the thing weighs, and pick hardware rated past that number rather than right at it. If the studs don't line up with where you want the screen, you get the options and what each one costs you in looks or in strength, instead of an anchor being asked to cover the difference. Tell us the wall type and the screen size when you call and the right hardware comes out on the truck.
Why mounts let go
Hollow drywall anchors are behind most of it. They'll hold for a year, sometimes two, and then release all at once, generally in the middle of the night. The hardware that comes in the box with a bracket is sized for a best case, and your wall usually isn't the best case. Metal studs want different hardware than wood. Brick wants different hardware again, and the chase above a fireplace is often not solid masonry behind the stone at all. Then there's level, which is the part you live with. A screen a quarter inch out of true reads as crooked from the couch for as long as you own the house.
The outlet behind the screen
We'll run low-voltage cable inside the wall, but we do not put a new outlet behind the screen. That's an electrician's job. Mounting into tile is out too, since tile of any kind is a trade we leave alone.
Other jobs are laid out on the services overview, including the ones we turn down.
Where we mount things
Spartanburg is home base, and the mounting work spreads across Greenville County and Spartanburg County. The towns we get out to most:
Why the wall decides this one
The question on a mounting job is what sits behind the drywall, how much it will take, and how to spread the load across it. Clay Bucy framed houses in Ohio, so he knows what's on the other side of that wall before he opens it, and he's the one deciding what yours will carry.
Questions before we mount anything
Can you mount my TV on a wall that has no studs where I want it?
Usually yes, with the right anchoring. On drywall over metal studs, brick, or a fireplace surround the mount has to change, and we pick hardware rated for the screen's weight rather than trusting the kit in the box. What we will not do is hang a heavy TV on hollow drywall anchors. Tell us the wall type and screen size when you call.
Can you hide the cables in the wall?
We can run low-voltage cable inside the wall and cut in a recessed plate behind the TV. We do not run new electrical circuits or add an outlet, because large electrical is outside our lane. If you want a powered outlet behind the screen, an electrician sets that and we handle the mount, the cable path, and the finish patch.
Do you mount things other than TVs?
Yes. Shelving, floating shelves, cabinets, mirrors, curtain rods, closet systems, and hardware all go into studs or into anchors rated for the load. Finding the framing behind the wall is most of the job, and a stud finder alone won't tell you what you're looking at in an older house. Send a list and we'll do them all in one visit.
How much does TV mounting cost?
The cost tracks the wall and the screen. A standard mount into wood studs on a drywall wall is the light end; brick, stone, a fireplace above a firebox, or in-wall cable routing add time and hardware. We work across Spartanburg and Greenville counties. Call (864) 529-9975 with the wall type and TV size for a number.
Other services
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Drywall Repair
We cut the damage back to sound board and feather the mud until the patch disappears.
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Door & Window Repair & Installation
We shim the jamb plumb, reset hinges, and replace windows where necessary. Interior or exterior, we get the gap even top to bottom.
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Ceiling Fans & Fixtures
We hang fans and fixtures on a box rated to carry the weight, so nothing wobbles.
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Deck Repair & Rebuilds
We get under the deck first, because the ledger and the hangers fail before the boards do.
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Punch List & Closing Repairs
We read the whole list first, say which items are ours, then work down it in order.
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Small Plumbing Repairs
Everything inside the cabinet under the sink. Nothing inside a wall or a slab.
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Flooring Repair & Installation
Repair or replace floors, subfloors, floor joists, and hardwood. We find the damage first and build the fix from there.
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Finish Carpentry & Trimwork
Baseboard, chair rail, crown molding, casing, and finish carpentry work. We cut and fit trim to match what's already there.
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Kitchen & Bath Remodeling
Kitchen and bathroom remodeling and repair work, from cabinetry to finish carpentry. We handle the carpenter's parts of the job.