TV Mounting Specialists

verified Professional Service
history Typical Duration 1 Hour
category Service Category Handyman
payments Starting Price From £60

Service Overview

We fix a flat-screen TV to the wall on a bracket that matches the holes on the back of the set and carries its weight, level and at the height you choose, with the cables tidied into a cover on the wall.

On brick or block the bracket is fixed into the masonry. On a plasterboard wall it goes into the timber studs behind the board, which is RoSPA's advice for a TV on plasterboard.

We charge £60 an hour for this work, with a one-hour minimum; after the first hour, time is billed in 30-minute blocks. Pick a time that suits you online: a £50 deposit secures your slot and comes off the final bill.

What we usually find

  • A plasterboard wall. It sounds hollow when you knock on it. A bracket screwed into the board alone can pull out, so we find the studs and fix into those.
  • A socket under the spot. Electrical Safety First says cables buried in a wall must run straight up, down or across from a socket or switch, so the wall right above a socket is where a cable is most likely to be. We trace it with a detector before drilling.
  • A bracket that does not match the TV. The holes on the back of a TV are set to a VESA size, such as 200 by 200 millimetres, and a bracket's box lists the sizes and the weight it takes.
  • An arm that swings out. With the TV pulled away from the wall, the top fixings carry far more pull than on a flat bracket, so an arm needs masonry or two studs behind it.

The visit, step by step

  1. We agree the position and the height with you before anything is drilled.
  2. We find what the wall is made of and check the spot for cables and pipes.
  3. We fix the bracket level, into the masonry or into the studs.
  4. We hang the TV, check that it sits level and that any arm locks, and tidy the cables.

Before we arrive

  • Mark where you want the middle of the screen with a piece of masking tape, and look at it from where you sit.
  • If you have bought a bracket, check that its box lists your TV's VESA size and a weight above your TV's. Both are in the TV's manual.
  • Move the TV stand and anything else away from that wall.
  • Photograph the wall and the back of the TV, and add both to your booking.

What is included

  • Finding what the wall is made of, and checking it for cables and pipes
  • Fixing the bracket into the masonry or into the studs
  • Hanging the TV level, and checking that any arm locks
  • Tidying the cables into a cover on the wall

Questions about tv mounting

Can a TV go on a plasterboard wall? expand_more
Yes, when the bracket is fixed to the timber studs inside the wall: that is RoSPA's advice for plasterboard walls. If there is no stud where you want the screen, we show you where the nearest ones allow it.
My TV stays on its stand. Can it be made safe for small children? expand_more
Yes, with an anti-tip strap, fixed to the back of the set and to a bracket on the wall, which is what RoSPA advises. RoSPA knows of eight babies and young children in the UK killed by a falling television since July 2008. We can fit a strap on the same visit.

Deposits, cancelling and paying are on our FAQ page.

Worth doing in the same visit

Shelf Installation from £60 Wall Mounting from £60 Minor Electrical Tasks from £60

Areas we cover

Ashtead Banstead Cheam Chessington Cobham Dorking Epsom Esher Guildford Kingston upon Thames Leatherhead Molesey New Malden Reigate Richmond Surbiton Sutton Twickenham Walton-on-Thames & Weybridge Wimbledon Worcester Park & Ewell
Zapryan - Owner & Lead Handyman
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Hi, I'm Zapryan – Owner & Lead Handyman in Surrey

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