Samsung Frame TV and soundbar above a rustic brick fireplace

Rustic brick to the mantel, drywall above. The Frame sits flat on its slim mount with the soundbar just under it, and the One Connect cable drops behind the mantel.

Drywall carries nothing on its own, so this bracket hangs on the framing behind it. The studs were found with a stud finder and confirmed with a magnet before the first hole, then the plate was bolted to two of them with lag bolts, levelled with a digital inclinometer and pull-tested before the TV went on.

Frame TVs go on their no-gap bracket so the bezel sits flush like a picture frame. The work is routing the One Connect cable out of sight and placing the box where it can be reached, then setting Art Mode and the motion sensor so it reads as art when nobody is watching.

Above a working fireplace we check the heat first: the unit is burned for 20 minutes and an infrared reading is taken at bracket height, because a surround that climbs past 100 degrees will cook a panel. Electric and gas-insert fireplaces run cooler; a wood-burner that reads hot gets a pull-down mount instead.

The soundbar hangs on its own bracket 3 to 6 inches under the screen, in a stud or a SnapToggle pair, with the infrared window clear and HDMI ARC (or eARC where both ends support it) carrying the sound on one cable.

TV mounting is a flat rate by screen size: $129 up to 54", $159 for 55-69", $209 for 70-79", $299 for 80-94" and $399 from 95" (2 technicians). Soundbar mounting is $79. Hiding the wires inside the wall is $99 per TV. The bracket is yours or ours from $49, and there is no travel fee.