California Heights Spanish revival
Old mortar patch and hairline crack at TV height; Dmytro raised the plate to sound brick.
Tech: Dmytro · On site: 2 h
TV Mounting in Long Beach, CA
Long Beach is a city shaped by the 1933 earthquake: braced brick, bungalows that rode it out, towers that came later. We are often at your door the same day, check what the wall is made of first, and leave the TV level, pull-tested and wired out of sight.
TV mounting in Long Beach 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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No travel fee — one price across the area
- 1959median year homes in Long Beach were built
- 40%of homes in Long Beach are in buildings with 5+ units
- 95+TVs mounted in Long Beach, mostly by Dmytro
- 22Long Beach TVs hung over a fireplace
Plaster houses, retrofitted brick and Ocean Boulevard towers
California Heights, Bixby Knolls and Rose Park houses are wood frame with lath and plaster. Studs hide behind the lath, so we find them with test holes, drill with the hammer off and use a wide mount or a painted backer when the studs don't line up with the TV. Mounts for plaster.
Alamitos Beach and downtown mix retrofitted brick buildings, 1960s wood-frame apartments and concrete high-rises on Ocean Boulevard. Brick gets sleeve anchors in the brick face; towers get concrete anchors on shear walls and toggles on steel partitions, with the building's insurance and elevator requirements handled before the visit.
Belmont Shore and Naples: outdoor living
Canal-front patios and Belmont Shore backyards are made for an outdoor TV. Salt air means a weather-rated mount and stainless hardware, sealed anchors in the stucco and cables in outdoor conduit. Outdoor TVs in LA.
Los Altos and the ranch-house east side
The 1950s ranches in Los Altos and around Cal State Long Beach are the easy walls: drywall on wood studs, open bays for an in-wall power kit ($69) and room for a big screen on the family-room wall.
Homes in Long Beach by the numbers
181,477 homes and about 455,548 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 3%
- 2000–2009 4%
- 1980–1999 15%
- 1960–1979 26%
- Before 1960 52%
What kind of homes
- Detached houses 40%
- Townhomes 5%
- 2–4 units & other 15%
- 5–19 units 22%
- 20+ units 18%
41% owner-occupied · 59% 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 1959 and 52.3% of homes built before 1960, a Long Beach TV wall is more often plaster, brick or old-growth studs than fresh drywall, so we plan extra time for finding framing and keeping dust down. Because 58.8% of households rent, many jobs start with a landlord's okay and end with a painted raceway that comes off cleanly at move-out. Older paint also keeps our wall openings small.
Historic districts: what the city reviews, and what it leaves to you
Long Beach has 18 historic districts, and many of our calls come from them. California Heights alone holds nearly 1,500 homes from the 1920s boom, most of them Spanish Colonial Revival; Rose Park is mostly Craftsman bungalows built between 1910 and 1922; Bluff Park is one block of ten matching courtyard homes from 1923.
The good news for a TV: interior work with no exterior change needs no historic review. A TV above the original hearth, with an in-wall power kit behind it, needs no city sign-off. Where we slow down is the brick itself. About 1 in 5 pre-war brick fireplaces we see has cracked or spalling brick right at TV height, so we choose the anchor spot by sound brick, not by the center line, and add a tilting mount ($49) so the picture still meets the sofa.
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.
Retrofit steel, raceways and older paint
The 1933 earthquake did its worst damage to unreinforced brick, and today the city's Seismic Program asks owners of soft, weak or open-front buildings to file a screening form. Inside a retrofitted Alamitos Beach building, that history often means steel bracing behind the very wall you picked. We locate it first, and when a brace fills the bay, the cable run shifts sideways or moves into a raceway.
Our Long Beach numbers show the split: of 34 concealment jobs, 18 went in-wall and 16 used a painted raceway ($39), which renters can usually clear with a landlord. The TV's power cord never goes inside the wall or into a raceway shared with signal cables; in-wall jobs get a listed power kit. Pre-1978 buildings get a raceway too whenever a wall cut would disturb more paint than a small repair allows. Compare both in our raceway guide.
From our Long Beach job log
A few jobs from the last months — the kind of walls and setups we see here most.
Alamitos Beach 1960s apartment
Retrofit steel bracing filled the bay, so Dmytro moved the run one bay over and finished in a short painted raceway.
Tech: Dmytro · On site: 1 h 50 min
Los Altos ranch house
Dmytro ran the gas logs a good while and read the wall temperature before setting the height.
Tech: Dmytro · On site: 1 h 40 min
On-site notes from Long Beach jobs
- Parking in Belmont Shore and Alamitos Beach is permit-only on many blocks — mornings are easier.
- Retrofitted brick buildings often have steel bracing on the walls; we map it before choosing anchors.
- Downtown towers require weekday work and an elevator booking.
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What TV mounting costs in Long Beach
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 Long Beach
Jobs in Long Beach 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 Long Beach install
- Best TV Mount for Plaster Walls: Old Houses, Lath and Hidden Studs
- How to Mount a TV on Concrete or Brick: Tapcon Sizes and Steps
- Apartment TV Mounting in Los Angeles: Renter-Safe and Quake-Aware
- Outdoor TV Installation in Los Angeles: Patios, Pergolas and Backyard Theaters
- How Much Does TV Mounting Cost in Los Angeles? 2026 Prices
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Recent installs around Long Beach
Tilted TV above brick fireplace, California Heights
Craftsman bungalow living room in Rose Park
Painted raceway along trim in Bixby Knolls rental
Wall-mounted TV in an Alamitos Beach apartment
Ranch-house family room TV in Los Altos
Loft TV wall in the East Village
Tilted TV above brick fireplace, California Heights
Craftsman bungalow living room in Rose Park
TV mounting in Long Beach, CA: common questions
Can you mount a TV on a plaster wall in a 1920s Long Beach house?
Yes. We find the studs behind the lath, drill without the hammer and use lag bolts deep into the framing. Plaster costs the same as drywall.
Do you work in downtown Long Beach high-rises?
Yes — concrete and steel-stud walls, with the certificate of insurance and elevator booking arranged ahead.
How much does TV mounting cost in Long Beach?
$119 up to 60 inches, $129 up to 85 inches, no travel fee.
Does a historic-district home need city approval for a TV?
No, not for indoor work. Historic review covers exterior changes, so a living-room TV needs no Certificate of Appropriateness. A patio TV or an outside cable run does; get it approved first and we will book that part afterward.
Can you mount on brick in an older Long Beach building?
Usually, once we have checked it. We tap along the brick, skip cracks, spalling and old mortar repairs, and set sleeve anchors in sound brick, never in a joint. If the face is veneer, we anchor through to the framing behind.
Can Dmytro's crew come the same day?
Often, yes. About two in three requests that reach us before noon get a same-day slot. Downtown towers also need an elevator booking and our insurance certificate, which we usually send the same day, so name your building in your request.
Where these facts come from
- Historic Districts - City of Long Beach Community Development
- Certificate of Appropriateness - City of Long Beach Community Development
- Seismic Program - City of Long Beach Community Development
- California Geological Survey - The 1933 Long Beach Earthquake
- EPA - Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program
Schedule your TV installation in Long Beach
Get the exact total in the calculator, pick a time and we confirm by text — or call us and a person picks up.
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