TV on a textured wall above a linear fireplace, coffered ceiling

A textured accent wall under a coffered upper panel. The bracket holes were marked through the texture onto the studs, and the TV was set so the top edge aligns with the panel line above it.

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.

Flat mounts give the cleanest profile and the lowest price, and they suit a screen that sits where you watch it from. Ours are levelled to a fraction of a degree and the panel is locked to the bracket before we let go of it.

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.

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). The bracket is yours or ours from $49, and there is no travel fee.