Linden Park Place district house
No patching allowed on original plaster, so both test holes stayed inside the bracket footprint before lagging into studs.
Tech: Pavlo · On site: 1 h 30 min
TV Mounting in Highland Park, IL
Highland Park homes carry more history than most of the North Shore: Italianate, Tudor, Colonial Revival and Prairie School houses with original plaster, woodwork and brick hearths. We mount TVs in them carefully, with test holes in old plaster, anchors set in brick faces and a flat price quoted before anyone drills, often the same day.
TV mounting in Highland Park is flat-rate: $119 up to 60", $129 for 61–85" and from $179 for 86" and larger, plus $40 for each additional TV. Mounts from $39, cables hidden in a raceway for $39 or inside the wall for $69. No travel fee and no surcharge for plaster or brick.
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- 1963median year homes in Highland Park were built
- 74%of homes in Highland Park are detached houses
- since 2019Pavlo's North Shore crew serving Highland Park
- about 1.5 ha typical visit on plaster over lath
Lakefront estates, modernist houses and Ravinia homes
Estates and older homes have plaster over wood or metal lath, paneled libraries and stone fireplaces. We confirm studs with test holes, drill slowly and anchor into framing, never into thin paneling alone. Studs behind plaster.
Modernist houses have walls of glass, brick or stone and few ordinary drywall walls. We plan the TV location with you before drilling, anchor into masonry with sleeve anchors and hide cables where the architecture allows. TVs over fireplaces.
Media rooms and large screens
Media rooms here take 85 to 100-inch screens. 86 inches and up start at $179 with two technicians and a heavy-duty mount. Big TVs.
Frame TVs in architect-designed rooms
In a room designed around art and views, a Samsung Frame flush to the wall with one thin cable inside ($69) is often the only acceptable screen. Frame TVs.
Homes in Highland Park by the numbers
12,488 homes and about 30,398 residents. The age and type of a home decide what is behind the drywall, so we check this before we quote.
When homes were built
- 2010 or later 5%
- 2000–2009 11%
- 1980–1999 16%
- 1960–1979 23%
- Before 1960 46%
What kind of homes
- Detached houses 74%
- Townhomes 5%
- 2–4 units & other 4%
- 5–19 units 7%
- 20+ units 11%
84% owner-occupied · 16% rented
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates: year built, units in structure, tenure.
What this means for your TV wall
With a median year built of 1963, many Highland Park TV walls are plaster rather than drywall, and the fireplace is often original brick. Detached houses make up 73.6% of homes, so most of our jobs are in family rooms, libraries and lower levels, where we choose between studs, a chimney breast or a basement cable drop. The 11.1% of homes in 20+ unit buildings bring concrete walls and association paperwork instead.
What Highland Park's historic districts review
Highland Park keeps three local historic districts, Linden Park Place, Vine/Linden/Maple and Belle Avenue, among roughly 600 significant properties. The Historic Preservation Commission reviews exterior changes to landmarks and contributing houses, and Chapter 24 of the city code ties alterations to a Certificate of Appropriateness. A library or living-room TV is interior work, so it normally stays outside that review. A screen on a porch, pergola or outside wall is a different matter: ask the commission first, and we will plan the outdoor mount and sealed cable entry around whatever it approves.
Inside, Pavlo treats original finishes as part of the house. On an old plaster wall he drills a small test hole within the bracket's footprint, so the plate hides it later. On painted or stained woodwork he locates the framing behind it before a single lag goes in.
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.
Wood fires, brick breasts and pull-downs
More Highland Park hearths burn real wood than the gas logs of DuPage family rooms, and many sit on a solid brick chimney breast. Every fireplace job starts with a 20-minute burn at full output and a surface reading at the spot you picked. If it reads too hot, the TV moves beside the fireplace, goes higher on a tilt, or rides a pull-down mount, assembled for $99. Pavlo has set about half of our 25+ pull-downs, and on brick he places sleeve anchors in the brick faces, never in mortar joints. Stone veneer is not structure, so we anchor through it into the masonry or framing behind.
The TV's power cord never rides inside a wall or raceway: it drops to the outlet below, or an electrician adds one behind the screen. See fireplace TV installation, or send wall photos through the quote form.
From our Highland Park job log
A few jobs from the last months — the kind of walls and setups we see here most.
Ravinia-area house with a brick fireplace
The wood fire read too hot at eye level; a manual pull-down parks the screen high while it burns.
Tech: Pavlo · On site: 2 h 45 min
Downtown condo near the Metra station
The association wanted our insurance certificate first, so we sent it two days ahead.
Tech: Pavlo · On site: 1 h 10 min
On-site notes from Highland Park jobs
- Ravinia concert nights fill the streets in summer — daytime slots are easier.
- Bluff and ravine lots have steep driveways; mention it for screens over 75 inches.
- House managers or staff can let us in — just tell us who to call.
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What TV mounting costs in Highland Park
One price list for Chicago and the suburbs — the wall type does not change the price, and neither does the drive. Two-flat plaster, brick party walls and downtown concrete are billed exactly like drywall.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Up to 60" | $119 |
| 61–85" | $129 |
| 86" and larger | from $179 |
| Each additional TV | from $40 |
| Frame / art TV | from $169 |
| Fixed | $39 |
| Tilting | $49 |
| Full-motion | $69 |
| Heavy-duty, for 86"+ | from $59 |
| Internal (inside the wall) | $69 |
| External (cable raceway) | $39 |
How we serve Highland Park
Jobs in Highland Park are handled by our Chicagoland crew — Pavlo, Artem, Denys — on the same flat rates as everywhere else, with the same hardware on every truck and the same 3-year warranty. Crews run out of the North Side, the Northwest suburbs and DuPage County. Pick a slot in the calculator and we confirm it by text.
Read before your Highland Park install
- How to Find Studs Behind Plaster and Lath Walls: 6 Methods That Work
- Is It Safe to Mount a TV Over a Fireplace? Heat, Height and the Fix for Each
- How to Mount a Samsung Frame TV Flush to the Wall
- Best TV Mount for an 85-Inch TV: Weight, VESA and What Actually Holds
- How Much Does It Cost to Mount a TV? 2026 Flat Rates by Size and Wall
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Recent installs around Highland Park
Library TV above a Highland Park brick fireplace
Tilting mount on original plaster in a Prairie-style house
Pull-down mount over a wood-burning North Shore hearth
Family-room TV in a Highland Park ranch
Downtown Highland Park condo with a full-motion arm
Lower-level media room with a large screen
Library TV above a Highland Park brick fireplace
Tilting mount on original plaster in a Prairie-style house
TV mounting in Highland Park, IL: common questions
Can you mount a TV in a modernist house with few drywall walls?
Yes. We plan the spot with you and anchor into masonry or framing as needed.
Can you mount a 98-inch TV in my media room?
Yes, with two technicians and a heavy-duty mount.
How much does TV mounting cost in Highland Park?
$119 up to 60 inches, $129 up to 85 inches, no travel fee.
Do you serve Highwood and Deerfield?
Yes, at the same flat rates as the rest of the North Shore.
Can you install a Samsung Frame so it looks like art?
Yes, flush mount with the One Connect box hidden.
Does a TV inside a historic-district house need approval?
Usually not. The Historic Preservation Commission reviews exterior changes to landmarks and contributing houses, so a library or family-room TV normally falls outside it. A porch or outside-wall TV may need a Certificate of Appropriateness first; give us the address and we will flag it.
Can a TV go above a wood-burning fireplace?
Often, yes. Pavlo lights a real fire for the 20-minute test and reads the wall where the screen would hang. If it runs too hot, the TV goes beside the hearth, higher on a tilt, or onto a pull-down mount.
Can you come the same day in Highland Park?
Often. Pavlo's North Shore crew regularly works Highland Park, Northbrook and nearby towns, so a morning request can become an afternoon visit when the schedule allows. Send wall photos and your TV model for a flat price before we arrive.
Schedule your TV installation in Highland Park
Get the exact total in the calculator, pick a time and we confirm by text — or call us and a person picks up.