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Why hide the wires at all
A wall-mounted TV looks clean in photos because the photos never show the cables. In a real living room, a power cord and one or two HDMI cables drop from the bottom of the screen to the floor, and your eye goes straight to them. Hiding them is the difference between "we put the TV on the wall" and "it looks like it was designed that way".
There's a practical side too: cables hanging loose get pulled by kids and pets, catch vacuum cleaners and gather dust. Our TV cable concealment service gives you two ways to get rid of them, depending on your wall and whether you own or rent.
Option 1: In-wall concealment
This is the cleanest result. Two neat openings are cut in the drywall — one behind the TV, one near the floor or behind the console — and fitted with recessed plates. Cables run inside the wall between them, and nothing is visible once the TV is up.
The important part is power. An ordinary TV power cord is not rated for use inside a wall, and running one there is a fire-code problem. We install an in-wall power kit: a recessed inlet near an existing outlet, in-wall rated cable inside the wall, and a recessed outlet behind the TV. The TV plugs in behind itself, and nothing electrical is hidden that shouldn't be. HDMI and other signal cables are in-wall rated too.
In-wall concealment works on drywall over wood or metal studs, and on most plaster walls. Horizontal fire blocks between studs sometimes need a small extra opening to get past; we plan for that before cutting. Our in-depth guide on hiding TV wires in the wall shows what the finished job looks like.
Option 2: Paintable raceway
Where the wall can't be opened — concrete in high-rise condos, brick, stone fireplace surrounds, or a rental where you can't cut drywall — we use a raceway. It's a slim, low-profile channel fixed to the wall in straight lines from the TV down to the outlet or console, with a snap-on cover that hides the cables.
Done well, a raceway is surprisingly discreet, especially once it's painted the wall color. We cut the lengths precisely, use corner pieces rather than bending the channel, and keep it plumb and parallel to the TV so it reads as part of the wall. See the raceway guide for examples.
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| Wall | Usual choice |
|---|---|
| Drywall over wood studs | In-wall concealment |
| Drywall over metal studs | In-wall concealment |
| Plaster and lath | In-wall, when the route is clear |
| Poured concrete, block, brick | Raceway |
| Stone or tiled fireplace | Raceway, or in-wall through a framed chase |
| Rental apartment | Raceway (no cutting) |
The wire concealment planner asks a few questions about your wall and suggests an option. If you're not sure, just say so in your request — the technician will confirm on site, and the price is adjusted if the other option makes more sense.
Rather have a pro do it?
Send a request — we'll confirm the exact price and a time that suits you by text or call. 3-year warranty on every install.
Hiding wires for the whole setup
Most setups have more than a TV: a soundbar, a game console, a cable box or a streaming device. We plan the route for everything at once. Often the devices move into a console or onto a shelf below the TV, and all their cables come through the same lower opening or raceway.
If you're adding a soundbar, its cable runs with the TV's. A floating shelf or media stand can hide the lower plate completely, and a multi-screen media wall — several TVs joined into one picture — gets every screen's power and HDMI planned the same way. On a Samsung Frame, the One Connect cable or the power at the TV is planned the same way, and the One Connect box can go inside the wall in a media enclosure — see Frame TV installation. For the full picture of what each cable needs, read hiding HDMI and power cables.
Renters and HOA rules
If you rent, raceway is the way to go: it goes up with a few small screws or adhesive, and comes off at move-out with little to patch. Some condo associations have rules about opening walls shared with neighbors or containing fire barriers — we know how those rules usually work in our regions and will tell you what's allowed. The renters' guide to wire concealment has more detail.
Cable concealment in our regions
We hide TV wires every day in Miami and South Florida — where concrete condo walls mean raceway is common — and in Los Angeles, Dallas–Fort Worth, Las Vegas, Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, San Diego, Charlotte, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Raleigh–Durham, where framed walls make in-wall concealment the usual choice. Same prices, same-day slots, and a 3-year warranty everywhere.
