Sunny Hills ranch house
The stone face bulged where the plate had to sit. Oleh confirmed solid stone, not veneer, shimmed the plate to bear evenly and anchored into the stone.
Tech: Oleh · On site: 2 h
TV Mounting in Fullerton, CA
Fullerton's population quadrupled between 1950 and 1960, filling Sunny Hills and Raymond Hills with ranch houses while Craftsman blocks near Harbor Boulevard kept their plaster. Oleh's crew works out of North Orange County, so a morning request often becomes an afternoon visit, priced flat before we drill.
TV mounting in Fullerton 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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- 1969median year homes in Fullerton were built
- 52%of homes in Fullerton are detached houses
- 30+TVs mounted in Fullerton by Oleh's crew
- 7 of 11Fullerton wire-hiding jobs run inside the wall
Downtown's old houses, hillside homes and student apartments
Older homes near downtown and in Raymond Hills have lath and plaster. We find the studs behind the lath with test holes, drill with the hammer off and use a painted backer if the studs are off center. Mounts for plaster.
Sunny Hills and Golden Hills homes from the 1960s–70s are wood frame with stone or brick fireplaces and open living rooms; Amerige Heights is newer drywall with straight studs and often pre-wiring. Cables go inside the wall ($69) in almost every house.
Student rentals near CSUF
Renters need small, patchable holes and no cut drywall. A slim fixed mount into two studs and a paintable raceway ($39) is the usual answer. Best mounts for apartments.
Downtown restaurants and brick walls
Downtown's brick buildings host bars and restaurants with screens over the bar. We drill the brick face — never the mortar — set sleeve anchors and run cables in a raceway along the brick. Brick and stone.
Homes in Fullerton by the numbers
50,344 homes and about 140,968 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 4%
- 2000–2009 8%
- 1980–1999 16%
- 1960–1979 41%
- Before 1960 31%
What kind of homes
- Detached houses 52%
- Townhomes 9%
- 2–4 units & other 10%
- 5–19 units 11%
- 20+ units 18%
52% owner-occupied · 48% 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
Median year built here is 1969, and 40.6% of homes date from 1960–79, the years of wood-frame ranches with brick or stone fireplaces and regular stud layouts. Another 30.7% predate 1960, which is where we meet plaster and old paint, so we cut small and never sand. With 48.2% of households renting, plenty of jobs end with a raceway that comes off at move-out rather than an opening in the wall.
Sunny Hills and Raymond Hills: the postwar fireplace wall
In the houses built during Fullerton's postwar boom, the fireplace wall is where the TV debate starts: nine of our 30+ installs here went over one. Before choosing a height, Oleh checks what the surround really is. A solid stone or brick face takes sleeve anchors in sound material, while a thin stone veneer gets bolts through to the framing behind it, because veneer is not structure. If the logs burn gas, he runs them and measures the wall above the firebox; when it reads too warm, the screen goes higher on a tilting mount ($49) angled down toward the sofa. The Puente Hills thrust system runs under the city, so every plate goes into studs, brick or stone, never drywall alone, and gets pulled at twice the TV's weight. More on how we handle these walls on our fireplace mounting service page.
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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.
Downtown plaster, new apartments and CSUF leases
The Housing Element notes that over half of Fullerton's homes predate 1970, the group most likely to carry lead paint in poor shape. Near Harbor Boulevard and in Richman Park that changes how we hide wires: two small openings, no sanding, a HEPA vacuum, and a switch to a painted raceway if a cut would disturb more paint than a minor repair. The in-wall run uses a listed power kit; the TV's power cord itself never goes inside the wall. The new rental buildings are the opposite case. City Pointe, built on a former city lot downtown, and Atlas Fullerton, rising on part of the Town Center at Orangethorpe and Lemon, bring fresh drywall and leasing offices that want paperwork; in most cases we send a certificate of insurance the same day. Students near campus usually get a removable raceway ($39) that leaves the drywall whole.
From our Fullerton job log
A few jobs from the last months — the kind of walls and setups we see here most.
Downtown Fullerton 1920s house
Old paint flaked around the outlet of this pre-1970 house. Oleh kept both openings small, skipped sanding and finished with a HEPA vacuum.
Tech: Oleh · On site: 2 h 30 min
Apartment near Cal State Fullerton
The lease allowed holes but no cut drywall. Oleh set lag bolts into a pair of studs plus a painted raceway the tenant can pull off at move-out.
Tech: Oleh · On site: 1 h 15 min
On-site notes from Fullerton jobs
- Hillside homes in Sunny Hills often have long driveways and steps — tell us about access.
- Some 1920s houses still have knob-and-tube wiring; we stop and flag it.
- Student move-in weeks in August book up fast.
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What TV mounting costs in Fullerton
One price list for all of Southern California — the wall type does not change the price, and neither does the drive. Lath and plaster, brick fireplaces and steel-stud condos 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 Fullerton
Jobs in Fullerton are handled by our Southern California crew — Kostiantyn, Oleh, Dmytro — 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 Westside, the Valley and North Orange County. Pick a slot in the calculator and we confirm it by text.
Read before your Fullerton install
- Best TV Mount for Plaster Walls: Old Houses, Lath and Hidden Studs
- Best TV Mount for Apartments: Small Holes, Easy Patching, Lease-Friendly
- Drilling into Brick vs. Stone Veneer: A Safety Guide for TV Mounting
- How to Hide TV Wires In the Wall (In-Wall Cable Concealment Guide)
- How Much Does TV Mounting Cost in Los Angeles? 2026 Prices
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Recent installs around Fullerton
Tilted TV above a Sunny Hills stone fireplace
Living-room TV in a downtown Fullerton bungalow
Slim fixed mount in a CSUF-area apartment
Family-room TV in a Raymond Hills hillside home
Painted raceway along trim in a Fullerton rental
Bedroom TV in a newer Amerige Heights home
Tilted TV above a Sunny Hills stone fireplace
Living-room TV in a downtown Fullerton bungalow
TV mounting in Fullerton, CA: common questions
I rent near Cal State Fullerton — can I mount a TV?
Usually, with your landlord's OK. Small holes in two studs and a removable raceway.
Can you mount on plaster in an old Fullerton house?
Yes — studs found through the lath and careful drilling, at the drywall price.
How much does TV mounting cost in Fullerton?
$119 up to 60 inches, $129 up to 85 inches, no travel fee.
Do you mount TVs in downtown Fullerton bars and restaurants?
Yes — screens level in a row over the bar, anchored into brick or steel studs, with power and HDMI in one raceway, installed before opening.
Is my Sunny Hills fireplace stone real or veneer?
Oleh taps the face and checks the edges and the firebox opening before drilling. Solid stone or brick takes anchors in sound pieces; veneer stone is decorative, so the bolts go through it into the framing. Either way the plate is shimmed to sit flat on an uneven face.
Can you come the same day in Fullerton?
Often, yes. The crew is based between Fullerton and Anaheim, and about 2 in 3 requests that reach us before noon get a slot that day. Send the TV size and a photo of the wall through the quote form and we confirm a flat price first.
Can I put a TV on my patio in Fullerton?
Yes, under a solid patio cover. August highs at the Fullerton airport average 86.7°F, so we look at where the afternoon sun lands before choosing a shade or partial-sun model, and every outdoor job gets stainless hardware. Expect about two and a half hours.
Where these facts come from
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