TV Mounting in Studio City, CA

South of Ventura: canyon houses below Mulholland

South of the boulevard, streets climb toward Coldwater Canyon and the Mulholland ridge, and no two houses match: mid-century modern, Spanish and Mediterranean remodels, glass-walled new builds around a stone fireplace. That stone is usually veneer, not structure, so anchors go through it into the framing behind. Before choosing a height we run the gas logs and read the wall's temperature; if the spot over the mantel runs warm, the screen goes higher on a tilting mount ($49). Near big view windows, full-motion arms get stops or a tether, as FEMA E-74 recommends. Near the southern edge, homes can fall inside the Mulholland Scenic Parkway corridors, where additions and exterior work face design review. An indoor TV wall is interior work; a patio screen with conduit on the outside of the house is worth checking with the city first.

North of Ventura: apartments, managers and move-out day

North of the boulevard, on the streets off Laurel Canyon and Tujunga Avenue, the map turns to apartment buildings from the 1960s and 70s, and most residents rent. A visit here usually starts with paperwork: we issue the certificate of insurance for your management office, in most cases the same day. Then the mount goes into studs, never into drywall alone, and the HDMI and streaming-box cables run in a slim raceway painted to match the wall ($39). The TV's power cord never goes inside the wall or into that raceway; a cord-free look needs a listed in-wall power kit and the landlord's okay. When the lease ends, we can take the TV and mount down before you hand back the keys (dismount and removal). More renter options are in our guide to hiding wires in an apartment.