Solid walls hold a TV better than any stud wall, as long as the fixings match the material. Most of Florida is block under the stucco — we do this most weeks.
Masonry hardware is inside that figure — anchors are not billed separately.
01How we drill it
The plastic plugs in the bracket box are for drywall. On brick, stone and block the hardware changes — and so does the cable answer.
Into the brick itself, unless it is old and soft. Mortar joints drill easier and repair easier, and on a century-old chimney they are often the right call. On modern block the reverse is true. That gets decided at the wall, with the drill in hand.
Sleeve anchors or concrete screws rated for the load, set to depth, in a hole blown clean of dust. The plastic plugs in the bracket box are for drywall — under a heavy panel they creep straight back out of masonry.
Hammer drilling masonry makes a mess. We work with a vacuum at the bit and sheets down. You should not be hoovering brick dust out of a rug after we leave.
Nothing gets fished through brick or block. Either a painted raceway on the surface, or we route around to an adjacent stud wall if the layout allows it. Anyone promising invisible cables inside masonry is planning to chase a channel into it and make good — different trade, different price.
02Prices
Masonry hardware is inside that figure — anchors are not billed separately.
Masonry walls on top of mounting
Mounting by screen size: ≤31″ $69 · 32–59″ $129 · 60″+ $149 · 60″+ with 2 techs $189
Real total
Masonry wall, tilting mount, concealment above the firebox
03Real install
Our own clip from a Tampa home — drywall this time, same care with height and level.
Height measured against the seating position first, then a swing-arm mount so the screen turns towards the desk or the bed.
04FAQ
Text a photo — we’ll tell you which fixings it needs and what it costs.
Text a photo · (813) 536-3533Comfortably, with the right anchors. Solid walls are stronger than timber framing. The limit is almost never the wall, it is the fixings someone chose for it.
Depends on the wall. Older soft brick, we go into the mortar. Modern block and hard brick, into the unit itself. We look before deciding.
Not inside the wall. A painted raceway is the practical answer, and on textured stucco it disappears better than people expect.
Block, for our purposes. Stucco is a thin coat, and the anchor has to reach past it into the block behind — which is exactly where cheap installs go wrong.
05Often booked together
Cords routed inside the wall with a proper in-wall power kit — nothing hanging below the screen.
Height and tilt worked out so you are not craning your neck, with heat checked before we drill.
Same crew, same prices across the Bay:TampaClearwaterSt. PetersburgSarasotaBradentonBrandon
06Free quote
Send the details and we’ll call back with a firm price. If it’s a job we shouldn’t take — wrong wall, too much heat, a mount that won’t hold your screen — we’ll tell you that too.
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