1920s house near Meridian Park
A high wood mantel put a fixed TV too high; Nazar tuned the springs and stops and left it locked raised.
Tech: Nazar · On site: 3 h
TV Mounting in Wallingford, WA
Wallingford has two faces for a TV wall: 1910s and 20s bungalows on the side streets north of Gas Works Park, and new apartment blocks along Stone Way and N 45th. Nazar's North Seattle crew works both, and requests sent before noon often get a same-day slot at a flat price.
TV mounting in Wallingford 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 plaster or concrete.
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- 1970median year homes in Wallingford were built
- 42%of homes in Wallingford are in buildings with 5+ units
- about 3 in 4pre-1945 Wallingford TV walls that are plaster over lath
- about 1.5 hone TV on Craftsman plaster, start to finish
Craftsman bungalows, four-squares and plaster
Plaster over wood lath covers nearly every wall. We score it, drill slowly and confirm each stud behind the lath before anything carries weight — and use a wide mount when the studs don't line up with the center of the wall. Mounts for plaster.
Brick fireplaces with wood mantels sit in most living rooms. We check the heat and the viewing height; a pull-down mount ($99) brings a high TV down to eye level. TVs over fireplaces.
Frame TVs in bungalow living rooms
In a 1920s living room a black rectangle looks wrong. A Samsung Frame flush to the wall in art mode, with one thin cable inside the wall ($69), is the most-requested install on these streets. Frame TVs.
Cables inside old walls
Plaster walls can usually hide a cable: we fish it through the stud bay behind the lath and finish with clean wall plates. Studs behind plaster.
Homes in Wallingford by the numbers
28,631 homes and about 52,671 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 16%
- 2000–2009 12%
- 1980–1999 15%
- 1960–1979 13%
- Before 1960 44%
What kind of homes
- Detached houses 38%
- Townhomes 10%
- 2–4 units & other 10%
- 5–19 units 20%
- 20+ units 22%
44% owner-occupied · 56% rented
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates: year built, units in structure, tenure. Census figures for ZIP Code 98103 — there is no separate Census boundary for Wallingford.
What this means for your TV wall
The Census area is ZIP 98103, which reaches beyond Wallingford, but the split matches our jobs: 43.9% of homes predate 1960, mostly plaster-and-lath bungalows, while 22.0% sit in buildings of 20+ units, the newer Stone Way and 45th Street blocks with drywall partitions. With 55.6% of households renting, in practice about half our calls here come from tenants who need a mount that leaves only small holes at move-out.
Side streets vs. the Stone Way blocks
Away from the arterials, Wallingford's side streets still reflect the 1910s building peak described in a 1976 neighborhood inventory, and about 3 in 4 of the TV walls we work on there are plaster over wood lath. Plan on about 1.5 hours for one TV, because finding studs through lath takes patience. Stone Way and the N 45th corridor are a different job. A 2015 Urbanist report counted more than a dozen large projects there, and the 105-unit building at 4318 Stone Way N went through design review in 2022. These blocks mean drywall over studs, fire-rated corridor walls and managers who may want a certificate of insurance, which we usually send the same day. A tilting mount ($49) there takes about an hour; our renter guide covers the lease side.
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.
Planning a TV around a Wallingford chimney
Many bungalows here put the brick chimney on the living-room wall, and about 1 in 3 of the fireplaces we mount over in these pre-1945 neighborhoods still burns wood. Nazar first runs the fire for 20 minutes and measures the wall; roughly 1 wall in 6 is too warm just above the mantel. He checks the mortar at TV height too, since about 1 in 5 old chimneys is loose or patched there, and shifts the anchors to sound brick. Mantels we measure usually stand 52 to 58 inches, so most fireplace TVs go on a tilting mount; when that is still too high, a pull-down mantel mount brings the screen to sofa level and stows back up afterward. Try the TV height tool, then send us a photo of the wall for a flat quote.
From our Wallingford job log
A few jobs from the last months — the kind of walls and setups we see here most.
New apartment on Stone Way N
The lease allowed screw holes only, so cables went into a painted raceway that comes off at move-out.
Tech: Nazar · On site: 1 h
Four-square near Wallingford Center
The plaster was too thick for a recessed box, so the HDMI went inside the wall to a surface plate; the arm got its safety strap.
Tech: Nazar · On site: 2 h 40 min
On-site notes from Wallingford jobs
- Some houses still have knob-and-tube wiring — we check before cutting any wall opening.
- Street parking near 45th Street fills up in the evening; mornings are easiest.
- Every articulating arm gets an earthquake safety strap. Hiding cables.
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What TV mounting costs in Wallingford
One price list for all of Puget Sound — the wall type does not change the price, and neither does the drive. Craftsman plaster, tower concrete 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 Wallingford
Jobs in Wallingford are handled by our Seattle crew — Nazar, Ruslan, Hlib — 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 North Seattle, the Eastside and Kent. Pick a slot in the calculator and we confirm it by text.
Read before your Wallingford install
- How to Find Studs Behind Plaster and Lath Walls: 6 Methods That Work
- Best TV Mount for Plaster Walls: Old Houses, Lath and Hidden Studs
- Is It Safe to Mount a TV Over a Fireplace? Heat, Height and the Fix for Each
- How to Mount a Samsung Frame TV Flush to the Wall
- How to Hide TV Wires In the Wall (In-Wall Cable Concealment Guide)
Free tools
Recent installs around Wallingford
Tilted TV above a bungalow brick chimney
Living room in a 1920s Wallingford Craftsman
Pull-down mantel mount over a tall fireplace
Bedroom TV in a Stone Way apartment
Painted raceway on a rental living-room wall
Four-square front room with old plaster walls
Tilted TV above a bungalow brick chimney
Living room in a 1920s Wallingford Craftsman
TV mounting in Wallingford, WA: common questions
Will drilling crack the plaster in my Wallingford bungalow?
No. We score the plaster, drill slowly into confirmed studs and patch any test holes.
Can you mount a TV over my brick fireplace?
Usually yes, after checking the heat and the mantel height; a pull-down mount helps when the mantel is high.
How much does TV mounting cost in Wallingford?
$119 up to 60 inches and $129 up to 85 inches. Plaster costs the same as drywall, and there is no travel fee.
Can you hide the wires in a plaster wall?
In most cases yes — we run them inside the stud bay behind the lath to a recessed outlet.
Do you install Samsung Frame TVs?
Yes — flush mount, the One Connect box hidden and a single thin cable inside the wall.
I rent on Stone Way. What will my landlord see at move-out?
Only the mount's screw holes. We hang the TV into studs and, where the lease rules out cutting, run a slim painted raceway ($39) instead. If the building wants a certificate of insurance, we usually send it the same day.
Moving out of a Wallingford rental: can you take the TV down and rehang it?
Yes. We take the TV and mount down ($49), leaving only screw holes to fill before your walkthrough, then hang it at the new place, often the same day. If the next wall needs a different mount, we bring one.
Is an in-wall cable run lead-safe in a pre-1978 house?
Before 1978 we assume old paint may hold lead: two small openings, well under a square foot together, dust caught as we cut, no sanding. The power cord never goes inside the wall; power runs through a listed in-wall power kit.
Schedule your TV installation in Wallingford
Get the exact total in the calculator, pick a time and we confirm by text — or call us and a person picks up.