A TV mount is a ten-minute job right up until it isn't. The stud finder says one thing, the tapping says another, the bracket holes land half an inch off a stud, and the wall turns out to be steel stud behind that nice drywall. Every craftsman has fixed someone else's Sunday-afternoon mount: a screen on plastic anchors, slowly rotating, cables draped down the wall like ivy.
Rhodex treats a mount as what it is: a small structural job with a viewing-angle problem attached. The bracket gets matched to the screen's VESA pattern and weight, the anchors get matched to the actual wall, and the height gets decided against your seating, with the nearest outlet coming second.
What the job actually involves
Three decisions come before any drilling. The bracket type is the first: fixed sits closest to the wall and never moves, tilting buys you a few degrees against glare and higher placements, and full-motion pulls out and swings for corners or rooms where the screen needs to face more than one seat. The wall is the second: wood stud, steel stud, concrete, brick, or that fireplace question. The wires are the third: visible, managed on the surface, or routed in-wall through proper pass-through plates.
On the day, the work is locate, level, drill, anchor, hang, and then the part most people skip: torquing the bracket bolts to the spec, checking the screen sits dead level, and tidying the cable story so it doesn't undo the look. If an outlet needs to move, or a recessed box behind the screen would finish the job properly, we say so before the work rather than after.
What changes the price
As general market estimates, a US cost guide for TV installation puts a typical mount at roughly $100 to $300, averaging about $200 for a mid-size screen on a tilting bracket. From there, the spread comes from:
- Bracket type. Fixed brackets run cheapest; full-motion and above-fireplace brackets cost more for hardware and for the extra care in anchoring.
- Wire handling. Hiding cables in-wall through pass-through plates typically adds $150 to $250, more on walls that fight back.
- Wall material. Brick, concrete or stone runs roughly $200 to $800 installed, because hammer-drilling and masonry anchors take longer.
- Fireplace placements. Roughly $225 to $700 in the same guide, because the mantle, the heat path and the wall construction each need a check.
- Screen size and weight. A 75-inch panel changes the hardware conversation compared to a 43-inch one.
Rhodex's own prices are never published online. You get one itemised quote covering bracket handling, mounting and cable work before anyone is dispatched.
Quick answers
How much does TV mounting cost?
As general market estimates, mounting a TV runs roughly $100 to $300, with an average around $200 for a mid-size screen on a tilting bracket. Hide-wire work, masonry walls and fireplace installs raise it from there.
Can you mount a TV without hitting a stud?
On drywall, no, except for the smallest screens. Drywall anchors, however good, are not a bracket's structural attachment. Where studs don't land where the bracket needs them, the fix is a proper mounting plate that spans two studs and carries the weight.
What about mounting a TV on a brick or concrete wall?
It's done with masonry anchors and a hammer-drill, and it costs more than a drywall mount. A general market guide puts masonry installs at roughly $200 to $800 installed versus the $100 to $300 typical on stud walls.
Is it safe to mount a TV above a fireplace?
It can be, but it needs checking rather than assuming. The chimney heat path, the mantle depth, and whether the wall above is metal-stud or masonry all change the approach. We check before we commit the bracket.
Do you hide the wires inside the wall?
We do it properly when the wall allows it: a code-respectful recessed pass-through behind the screen and behind the console, with no bare cable buried in the insulation. Where in-wall routing isn't right for the wall, we say so and offer raceway or cable-management options instead.
How Rhodex handles TV mounting
Send the screen size, the wall type if you know it, and a photo of the wall if you don't. An office manager prices the job (mount, anchoring, cable plan) and sends a craftsman who arrives with the right anchors for your wall instead of a generic kit. You approve the quote first; the work carries a 365-day warranty on workmanship.
Where we mount TVs
TV mounting runs Etobicoke and Mississauga in the west; Vaughan's Woodbridge, Maple, Concord and Thornhill; and north through King City, Aurora, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Markham and Stouffville.
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