The most requested spot in the house, and the one we turn down most often. Heat and the distance to your sofa decide it — both answered before anything is drilled.
Added to the mounting price for your screen size. If we measure the heat and advise against the spot, there is nothing to pay for the visit.
01How we decide
Nothing fails on day one above a firebox — it fails a year later. So the spot is checked before it is committed to.
Electronics above a working firebox cook slowly. Nothing fails on day one — it fails a year later, and by then nobody connects it to the fireplace. We measure the wall temperature above the mantel with the fire running before committing to the spot.
A mantel that projects out throws heat forward and away from the wall, which helps. A flush chimney breast does the opposite. Gas inserts usually run cooler than a wood-burner, but where the vent sits matters more than the fuel does.
Above a mantel the screen usually ends up higher than it should be. A tilting mount buys back part of that angle. Where the seating is close, the honest answer is a pull-down mount that brings the screen to eye level — that is a different bracket, not an adjustment.
On drywall above the mantel concealment works, but the run is longer and access around the breast is tight, which is why it costs more than a normal in-wall job. On a stone or brick chimney nothing gets fished through and a painted raceway is what you get.
02Prices
Added to the mounting price for your screen size. If we measure the heat and advise against the spot, there is nothing to pay for the visit.
Over-fireplace mounting 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 living room: bracket into the studs, cable run inside the wall.
Bracket bolted into the studs, then a hole cut for a recessed power kit so the cable runs inside the wall instead of down the plaster.
04FAQ
Text a photo of the fireplace and mantel — we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s a good spot.
Text a photo · (813) 536-3533It can. Panels are rated to roughly 100°F ambient, and the wall above a working firebox sits past that during an evening. It shows up as dead pixels and early panel failure rather than a dramatic breakdown, which is why the fireplace rarely gets blamed.
If you tilt your head back to watch a film, it is too high. We work the height out from where the sofa actually is, not from the middle of the wall.
On drywall, yes, with a rated in-wall kit. On a brick or stone breast, no — the honest option is a raceway painted to match, and we tell you that on the phone rather than at the door.
Then we say no. Losing one job beats replacing your TV in eighteen months. Usually a side wall works, and we will show you that option while we are there.
05Often booked together
Cords routed inside the wall with a proper in-wall power kit — nothing hanging below the screen.
Masonry anchors and the right bit for the material. Solid walls need different hardware than drywall.
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.
Call or text · 7 days a week(813) 536-3533