TV Mounting in Northridge, CA

Ranch fireplaces between Nordhoff and Devonshire

Most Northridge ranches went up on former orchard land in the postwar building rush, and the fireplace usually anchors the long living-room wall facing the sofa. Expect painted used brick, slump stone or a later gas insert. Before picking a height, Kostiantyn runs any gas logs and measures the wall above the firebox; if it reads too warm just over the mantel, the TV goes higher on a tilting mount ($49). Our height tool shows where the screen would land from your seat. The 1994 quake left marks too: USGS counted fallen chimneys among the signs of strong shaking, and some chimneys around here were rebuilt above the roof. We anchor only into brick that sounds solid when tapped, never into a mortar joint, and treat stone veneer as a finish, reaching framing behind it. Details on our fireplace TV page.

Student buildings along Reseda and Nordhoff

The newest Northridge housing is the student stock around CSUN: Aspire, 146 units at Nordhoff and Darby, and Ensemble, 118 units at 9530 Reseda, with more planned near Corbin and Halsted. Walls are new and flat; leases are the hard part. Many managers ask for a certificate of insurance, which we usually issue the same day. Cutting drywall is often off the table, so cables ride in a painted raceway ($39) that comes off cleanly at move-out; our raceway guide explains it. The TV's power cord never runs inside the wall or in the raceway with HDMI; it plugs into a nearby outlet, or a listed in-wall power kit where cuts are allowed. Roommates sharing one room often choose a full-motion arm that swings toward the kitchen. Send your building's rules with your request and we will plan around them.