1920s bungalow near Fairmont Park
No cavity behind the plaster, so Anton anchored into solid brick and ran a painted raceway.
Tech: Anton · On site: 1 h 50 min
TV Mounting in Sugar House, UT
Sugar House has two faces for a TV installer: 1920s brick bungalows on the leafy blocks around Fairmont Park, and the apartment buildings that rose with the S-Line near the old Granite Furniture site. Anton's crew knows both walls and can often fit you in the same day.
TV mounting in Sugar House 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 brick or concrete.
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- 1965median year homes in Sugar House were built
- 58%of homes in Sugar House are detached houses
- about 4 in 5bungalow TV walls that are plaster on brick
- about 9 in 10condo jobs needing an insurance certificate
Brick bungalows, plaster on brick and new apartments
Brick bungalows often have plaster applied straight to the inside of the brick wall, with no studs at all. Those walls take masonry bits and sleeve anchors, drilled slowly into solid brick, never into the mortar. Brick vs. veneer.
Interior walls and additions are plaster over wood lath or newer drywall. We confirm each stud with a test hole before anything carries weight. Studs behind plaster.
Earthquake-safe on an old wall
Sugar House sits a few miles from the Wasatch Fault. Every mount goes into brick or studs with hardware rated well above the TV, and every articulating arm ($69) gets a safety strap. Toggles vs. lag bolts.
New apartments on Highland Drive
The new buildings are wood framing over a concrete podium with thin shared walls. We mount into studs and use a paintable raceway ($39) that comes off at move-out. Apartment mounting.
Homes in Sugar House by the numbers
17,306 homes and about 35,213 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 13%
- 2000–2009 8%
- 1980–1999 14%
- 1960–1979 21%
- Before 1960 44%
What kind of homes
- Detached houses 58%
- Townhomes 9%
- 2–4 units & other 10%
- 5–19 units 8%
- 20+ units 14%
61% owner-occupied · 39% rented
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates: year built, units in structure, tenure. Census figures for ZIP Code 84106 — there is no separate Census boundary for Sugar House.
What this means for your TV wall
The Census median year built here is 1965, but that hides a split: 44.3% of homes predate 1960, mostly brick bungalows, while 13.3% went up in 2010 or later, largely the wood-framed apartments of the business district. With 38.9% of households renting, many of our calls come from tenants wanting small holes at move-out. Pre-1960 houses mean plaster on brick; new buildings mean studs, a shared wall and an insurance certificate for the manager.
Booking a TV in a Sugar House apartment building
The business district has changed faster than any part of the neighborhood. KSL reported more than 1,000 new housing units planned along the 2-mile streetcar line, and newcomers such as Dixon Place, 59 units named for the family that owned the site in the early 1900s, keep arriving. In these buildings about 9 in 10 of our jobs need a certificate of insurance naming the association or owner, plus a reserved elevator. We issue it the same day in most cases. Utah law also bars a condo association from turning a contractor away just for being off its preferred-vendor list. Walls are wood studs and drywall; we choose an interior wall where possible and use a raceway ($39) when the TV wall is fire-rated. Picking hardware? Start with mounts for apartments.
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.
Plaster, brick and chimneys on the older blocks
Away from Highland Drive, the streets around Fairmont Park and Westminster still hold rows of pre-war brick. About 4 in 5 of the bungalow TV walls we open there are plaster laid on the masonry, and about 3 in 4 of those jobs finish with a painted raceway, since there is no hollow to fish a cable through. The rest reach an interior stud wall, where a concealed in-wall run with a listed power kit works; the TV's own cord never travels inside the wall. A pre-1940 brick chimney takes us about 2.5 hours, and about 1 in 6 shows soft or patched mortar at TV height, so we shift anchors to sound brick or the framed wall beside it. About 1 in 4 of these old fireplaces now holds a gas insert; we run it, measure the wall and often choose a tilting mount ($49).
From our Sugar House job log
A few jobs from the last months — the kind of walls and setups we see here most.
Apartment near the Sugarmont S-Line stop
Management got our insurance certificate that morning; Anton skipped the shared wall and strapped the arm.
Tech: Anton · On site: 1 h 10 min
1930s brick cottage near Westminster
We ran the gas insert, measured the brick, then anchored below a patched mortar band.
Tech: Anton · On site: 2 h 30 min
On-site notes from Sugar House jobs
- Brick dust is real — we vacuum as we drill and cover furniture near the wall.
- Many bungalows have a finished basement too; each extra TV is $40.
- Parking around 15th and 15th is tight on weekends; mornings are easiest.
Contact Us
Ready to book or have questions? Send a request — we’ll reply within minutes.
What TV mounting costs in Sugar House
One price list for the whole Wasatch Front — the wall type does not change the price, and neither does the drive. Plaster over brick, basement framing and earthquake straps 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 Sugar House
Jobs in Sugar House are handled by our Salt Lake crew — Anton, Borys — 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 south valley and Davis County. Pick a slot in the calculator and we confirm it by text.
Read before your Sugar House install
- Drilling into Brick vs. Stone Veneer: A Safety Guide for TV Mounting
- How to Find Studs Behind Plaster and Lath Walls: 6 Methods That Work
- Toggle Bolts vs Lag Bolts for a TV Mount: Sizes by Wall Type
- How to Hide TV Wires In the Wall (In-Wall Cable Concealment Guide)
- How to Mount a TV in an Apartment Without Damaging Walls
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Recent installs around Sugar House
Living-room TV in a Sugar House brick bungalow
Painted raceway on plaster over brick
Bedroom TV in a Sugarmont-area apartment
TV above a brick fireplace near Westminster
Basement family-room TV in a 1920s home
Full-motion arm in a Highland Drive apartment
Living-room TV in a Sugar House brick bungalow
Painted raceway on plaster over brick
TV mounting in Sugar House, UT: common questions
Can you mount a TV on plaster over brick in my Sugar House bungalow?
Yes. We use masonry bits and sleeve anchors in solid brick, drill slowly so the plaster doesn't crack and patch any test holes.
Is a wall-mounted TV safe in an earthquake?
Mounted into brick or studs with hardware rated well above the TV, yes. Articulating arms also get a safety strap so the screen can't swing off.
How much does TV mounting cost in Sugar House?
$119 up to 60 inches and $129 up to 85 inches. Brick and plaster cost the same as drywall, and there is no travel fee.
Can you hide the wires on a brick wall?
Inside solid brick, no — we use a slim raceway painted to match the wall. On lath-and-plaster walls we can usually run them inside.
Do you work in the new Sugar House apartments?
Yes. We mount into studs, use a removable raceway and patch the holes at move-out if you book a dismount.
Does a historic district matter for an indoor TV in Sugar House?
No. Salt Lake City asks for a Certificate of Appropriateness only for exterior work in its local historic districts, not interior work. It can matter for a TV fixed to an outside porch wall, so check the city's zoning look-up map first.
Can I get a same-day install if I book this morning?
Usually. About 2 in 3 requests that reach us before noon get a same-day slot. Send your TV size and a wall photo through the quote form and we confirm an arrival window and a flat price before anyone drives over.
Do you also work in the Avenues and Millcreek?
Yes, the same crew does. The Avenues has pre-1940 brick much like ours, while Millcreek leans toward framed houses. Moving between them? We can take the TV down at the old place and hang it at the new one.
What customers near Sugar House say
★★★★★
“Our walls are plaster straight on brick and two other companies wouldn't touch them. Anton used masonry anchors, not one crack, and added an earthquake strap without me asking.”
Where these facts come from
- KSL: $400M in private investment, hundreds of housing units coming to Sugar House
- BDC Network: New apartment complex Dixon Place honors the history of Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake Tribune editorial (Sugarmont Apartments on the former Granite Furniture site)
- Salt Lake City Historic Preservation: Living in a Local Historic District
- Utah Code Section 57-8-8.1 Equal treatment by rules required -- Limits on rules
Schedule your TV installation in Sugar House
Get the exact total in the calculator, pick a time and we confirm by text — or call us and a person picks up.
Nearby areas we serve
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