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TV mounting on Olympia drywall and plaster walls

We put up TV mounts in Olympia homes, anchoring the bracket to the framing and hanging the screen where your seating sees it best. Fixed, tilting and full-motion mounts all work, and cables or wall repair are priced on their own lines.

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12% of Olympia homes were built before 1940 and may have plaster walls, which take different anchors than drywall.

  1. 12% Before 1940
  2. 13% 1940–1959
  3. 23% 1960–1979
  4. 28% 1980–1999
  5. 25% 2000 or later
Share of Olympia homes by year built. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates. National Park Service, Preservation Brief 21

Mount the TV where the wall can support its hardware

A TV's location, wall or ceiling surface, and mounting hardware all affect how it attaches. Overlooking the product instructions or framing can put the mount in the wrong place or leave drywall work out of the plan.

Solis installs the mount at the chosen location using its hardware instructions and known framing or backing. When support work requires opening drywall, Solis adds backing and patches the wall after mounting so the finish meets the installation.

  • TV mounted at the selected location.
  • Related drywall opening or patching carried with the work.

Here’s how we get it handled

  1. Text us photos or call

    A close-up, a wider view and your city give us a useful starting point. You can also call and talk through the work.

  2. Agree the scope and schedule

    We review the work with you, arrange a site visit where needed and put the agreed scope and finish in your estimate.

  3. Get the installation finished

    Confirm placement and attachment details, then review the installed result with Solis.

Have a project in mind? Send us a photo.

Tell us what needs fixing or finishing. We’ll take it from there.

Walls in Olympia homes

11.6%of Olympia homes were built before 1940

Homes this old often have plaster walls, which need a different anchoring method than drywall. Tell us if the wall is plaster. National Park Service, Preservation Brief 21: Repairing Historic Flat Plaster

Set the screen where the room works

We place the screen around the seating, the windows, any built-ins and the soundbar or console. The center height and screen width set the bracket position before we drill, and a wide photo of the room shows us the sightlines.

Match the bracket to the wall

Fixed, tilting and full-motion brackets put different loads on the wall. The framing, any backing and the bracket's instructions decide where it anchors, and drywall alone is never treated as the support. If the spot you want needs backing or a surface repair, we'll say so.

Plaster walls in older Olympia homes

About one in nine Olympia homes was built before 1940, when plaster over wood lath was still the standard wall. Plaster needs a different drilling and anchoring approach from drywall, so tell us if your house is that old.

National Park Service, Preservation Brief 21: Repairing Historic Flat Plaster

Keep wiring and wall repair clear

The mount covers the bracket and the screen. A new outlet or a cable route inside the wall is a separate trade. We note whether cables stay visible, whether the wall gets opened and patched, and who handles power.

Seat-view photo and the bracket model

Text a photo of the wall from your seat, the TV and bracket models, and whether the wall is plaster. We'll answer with the anchoring method and the cost.

TV Mounting questions in Olympia

Can a TV mount attach to any drywall wall?

It attaches to the framing behind the drywall. We find the studs before we drill.

Does TV mounting include in-wall power or cable work?

No. Power is an electrician's job. We'll tell you where an outlet would need to go.

Request an estimate

For TV mounting in Olympia, text a photo of the wall from your seat, the TV and bracket models, and whether the wall is plaster.

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