TV Mounting in Manhattan Beach, CA

Rebuilding in Manhattan Beach? Call us before the drywall

Most work in the coastal zone needs a Coastal Development Permit, and the 1990 zoning revision held most lots to two stories, so a rebuild here fits the great room, den and primary suite into a tight envelope. That makes the TV wall worth deciding early. Call while the studs are bare and Dmytro walks the room with you or your builder, sets the screen height from the sofa line (try our height tool) and marks blocking and a recessed box. Low-voltage cables then run through that box, and power comes from a listed in-wall kit or an outlet your electrician adds, never the TV's own cord pushed through the wall. After paint we hang the mount on solid wood and pull-test it at twice the TV's weight. Finished house? In-wall concealment still works in most open stud bays.

Ocean light, June gloom and where the screen should face

The view is why people live west of Sepulveda, and it is also the screen's main rival. Hill Section houses step down the slope toward the water, so the living room usually has one wall of glass; we hang the TV beside the windows rather than facing them and add a little tilt. Sand Section rooms are narrower and often open onto a deck, where a full-motion arm lets one screen serve the sofa and the kitchen island. On an arm near a slider we set the stops so it cannot swing into the glass, as FEMA's earthquake guide advises. May and June mornings are often grey under the marine layer, which flatters any TV, so judge the spot again in late afternoon, when the sky clears and the sun comes in low. Tilting mounts start at $49.