TV Wall Mounting in Toronto
We mount televisions across Toronto, in concrete condo towers and in houses built before drywall existed. Those are two different jobs with two different anchors.
Where the van goes in Toronto
Toronto, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.
- Downtown
- Liberty Village
- Leslieville
- The Annex
- Yorkville
- The Beaches
- Riverdale
- Cabbagetown
- Corktown
Not on the list? We still come. See every area, or call and ask.
Working here
Concrete, not drywall
Most condo walls here are poured concrete. The screws and plastic plugs in the bracket box are for drywall and are no use in it. Concrete takes a sleeve or wedge anchor, drilled to the depth the anchor is rated for.
The building signs you in first
Many downtown buildings want a certificate of insurance on file before anyone comes up, and want the service lift booked rather than the passenger one. Tell us what yours asks for and we will have it ready.
Plaster over lath
In older semis the wall is plaster on wood lath. The lath holds plaster, not a television. We probe for the stud behind it before committing to a hole.
Concrete walls change the fixing
Most condo walls in Toronto are poured concrete, and many of them are structural. That changes everything about the fixing. The screws and plastic plugs that come in the bracket box are made for drywall and are no use here. Concrete takes a sleeve anchor or a wedge anchor, drilled with a masonry bit in a hammer drill, set to the depth the anchor is rated for. Get the hole depth wrong and the anchor never grips properly. We bring the anchors, the bits and a vacuum, because hammer drilling concrete makes grey dust that travels.
Some towers use drywall on steel studs for the interior partitions instead. Steel flexes and takes a different fastener from timber, so the bracket has to catch two studs and the right screw has to go in. A large screen on a full motion arm is a lever, and a lever finds the weakest fixing in the wall.
Getting in, and getting the box up
Downtown buildings run on paperwork. Most want the service lift booked rather than the passenger one, and the booking is a window the building sets rather than one we set, so the earlier it is arranged the better. Concierge will want a name at the desk.
Elevators decide things too. A 75 inch box is wider than some older service lifts in Liberty Village and the Annex conversions. When it will not fit, the set comes out of the box downstairs and goes up bare and carried flat.
Houses older than drywall
Plenty of Toronto housing stock predates plasterboard. In a Victorian semi in Cabbagetown or Riverdale you are into plaster over wood lath, and the plaster keys crumble while you hunt for the stud behind, so we probe first and drill second.
Chimney breasts in those houses are the other question. The masonry may be perfectly sound, but a flue can still be live, and drilling blind into a breast is how you find the liner. Above a working fireplace there is heat as well, which can exceed what the manufacturer allows behind the set. If that is the case we will say so on the day and suggest the wall beside it instead.
Wire concealment is offered on every job, and the quote comes before any work starts.
Asked in Toronto
Can you mount a television on a concrete condo wall?
Yes. Concrete needs a masonry bit in a hammer drill and sleeve or wedge anchors, not the plugs supplied with the bracket. We bring them.
Does my building need anything from you before the visit?
Often a certificate of insurance on file and a booked service lift. Ask the concierge or property manager, then tell us what they want.
Will a 75 inch television fit in the elevator?
Sometimes not, in older buildings and loft conversions. If the box will not fit, the set can come out of the box downstairs and go up carried flat. Better to know that before delivery day.
What does it cost?
We quote before any work starts, once we know the wall, the screen and whether wires are being hidden. Call 289-475-5175 or book online.