TV Mounting in Queen Anne, WA

Brick walk-ups along Queen Anne Avenue

The Willis (1908), the Park Ridge (1909) and Castle Court (1910) were early arrivals on the Avenue, and the 1930 Galer Crest is one of the largest pre-war apartment blocks on the hill. In flats of that age the outer walls are often brick under plaster, and the partitions are plaster over wood lath. We choose the wall first, then the mount: brick takes sleeve anchors in the face of a sound brick, while a lath partition needs two confirmed studs. About half of our Seattle jobs are for renters, so cables in these units usually leave the TV through a slim painted raceway ($39). When an owner wants in-wall, we fit a listed power kit; the TV's power cord itself never goes inside a wall. Our brick and veneer guide shows how we read old masonry before drilling.

Split mansions, Bay View Manor and the 1970s blocks

Some big houses on the hill became apartments in the 1930s; in 1959 Bay View Manor took the place of the Kinnear Mansion, and an intense run of apartment building followed in the 1970s. Split mansions mix original lath with later drywall, so Nazar opens a test hole before promising a hidden run. Behind lath that run adds about an hour and a half, and about 1 in 3 such jobs ends as a raceway because the cavity is blocked. Paint from before 1978 is common, so we keep to two small openings, catch the dust and never sand. For condos the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency requires an asbestos survey by a certified inspector before renovation; we ask the association for it before any cut. Plaster houses in Wallingford get the same care. Check screen height with our height tool.