Alex Crabinsky - Founder & Lead Installer

Alex Crabinsky founded Express Mounting in Alpharetta in 2015, and its crews have completed 9,747+ TV installs since: plaster-and-lath bungalows, concrete high-rises, fireplace heat checks and a lot of Samsung Frame TVs. Every guide on this site is written from that install work, and the same flat-rate protocol now runs across 13 US metros through dispatched installers who follow it.

I’m Alex Crabinsky. I founded Express Mounting in 2015.

I started Express Mounting in 2015 with one truck, a Franklin Sensor ProSensor 710 stud finder, and a small set of Alpharetta-area referrals. Eleven years later, Express Mounting crews have completed 9,747+ TV installations, from 32-inch bedroom TVs to 98-inch home theater displays, on every wall type a Georgia home throws at you.

I’m the one writing the install guides, product reviews, and how-to articles on this site. When a guide says “after 9,747+ installs, here’s what I learned,” that’s not marketing copy - it’s the actual reason I can tell you which $40 mount holds up after two years and which $300 mount has a known failure mode at the second-stud connection point.

What I do

Today: I run Express Mounting as a hands-on Atlanta TV installer, and I still take many of the Atlanta jobs that need judgment calls myself: fireplaces, 75-inch-plus mounts, historic plaster-and-lath homes and commercial installs. The site’s content is drawn directly from that work.

Service area: Based in Alpharetta. Atlanta-metro coverage including Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Marietta, Decatur, Johns Creek, Brookhaven, Dunwoody, and 30+ more cities within roughly 30 miles of I-285. Twelve more metros are served by dispatched installers who follow the same protocol.

The numbers - what they actually mean

• 9,747+ installations since 2015, a company-wide floor taken from our booking records. The Sanus VLF728 and the Echogear EGLF2 are the full-motion arms we reach for most.
• A Google Business Profile at Express Mounting. Real customers, real homes, dated reviews. Read the critical ones too; they’re how you tell whether someone is good at what they do.
• 10+ years in the field continuously. Started 2015, still actively installing in 2026.
• Every panel gets a pull test at 2× its weight before it goes on the bracket. Every install, no exceptions.

What I specialize in

Fireplace installs. Heat assessment with an IR thermometer at full burn, mantel-deflector recommendations when temps exceed 100°F, and MantelMount MM540 / MM700 pull-down installations (the size rate plus $99, with the customer’s mount).

Plaster-and-lath walls. Common in Inman Park, Virginia-Highland, Morningside, Grant Park, Historic Roswell, Druid Hills, Candler Park - anywhere pre-1955 Craftsman or Tudor construction. 4-inch lag bolts through lath and into stud, never standard drywall anchors. I’ve drilled into all of it.

Large-format displays (75”+). Plywood backer plates when a mount needs to span more studs, two-person lifts, 14-foot ladders for great rooms with cathedral ceilings. The cantilever-torque math on a full-motion 85” install is no joke.

In-wall cable concealment. UL-listed power relocation kits to NEC Article 400.8 code. Never extension cords through walls: that’s a code violation and a fire risk.

Brick and stone masonry. Tapcon screws with an SDS hammer drill, into the brick face or the mortar joint, whichever lines up with the mount’s holes. Diamond-tipped core drill bits for stone fireplace facades. I’ve drilled through enough Atlanta brick to know the difference between 1920s soft-fired stock and modern hard-fired.

What I actually carry on every truck

The hardware below is what makes the difference between a TV that’s on the wall and a TV that stays on the wall for 10 years:

• Franklin Sensor ProSensor 710 stud finder (13-sensor, shows full stud width in one pass)
• FLIR IR thermometer (fireplace surface temp checks)
• Bosch GBH 2-28L SDS hammer drill (masonry work)
• Diamond-tipped core drill bits (stone fireplaces)
• 3/8” × 3” Grade 5 lag bolts (wood studs, standard)
• 4” Grade 5 lag bolts (plaster-and-lath)
• Snap-toggle and toggle anchors rated 150+ lb (steel studs, condo metal framing)
• Tapcon masonry anchors (brick accent walls)
• 3/4” plywood backer plates (for mounts that need to span more studs)
• UL-listed in-wall power relocation kits (NEC 400.8 compliant)
• Digital inclinometer to ±0.1° (leveling - especially in older homes where floors and walls are out of true)

My install protocol - every job, same eight steps

1. Wall read. ProSensor 710 plus magnet pass to locate studs or steel framing. If electronic finders fail (common in plaster-and-lath), 1/8” pilot bit and probe by feel.
2. Thermal read (fireplace jobs only). IR sweep at full burn, multiple readings across mantel and chimney breast, compared to the operating range in the TV’s manual.
3. Mount spec. Multiple bracket options brought to every job - match the mount to the TV’s VESA pattern and the customer’s viewing angle. No surprise upsells.
4. Drilling. Masking tape first to mark positions and contain drill dust. Correct bit for the wall type. Pilot holes always.
5. Anchor. Hardware specified to wall + TV weight. Pull test at 2× the TV’s weight before the panel goes on.
6. Cable routing. In-wall wherever possible. For masonry walls without cavity, paintable raceway matched to wall color.
7. TV on, level, tilt set. Digital inclinometer to ±0.1°. Tilt locked at 5-15° for fireplace mounts.
8. Clean up. Every scrap of packaging out. Photo of the mount spec for customer records.

Why I write the guides on this site

Most “TV mounting guides” on the internet are written by people who’ve never installed a TV. They aggregate spec sheets. They link to Amazon top sellers. They use AI to fill in word count.

I write what I install. When a guide says “the Echogear hardware kit comes up one toggle bolt short on a 75-inch panel,” that’s because I’ve watched it happen. When a guide says “Samsung’s no-gap Frame mount is worth $80 over the standard option,” that’s because the Frame is one of the panels I hang most often.

I want this site to be the resource I wish I’d had when I started in 2015.

Most-cited articles I’ve written

• VESA Patterns Explained: TV Mount Compatibility Guide - the VESA reference, with a size chart from our cross-check of published specs
• How to Mount a TV (Step-by-Step) - my full 8-step install playbook
• How to Find Studs Behind Plaster-and-Lath Walls - essential for pre-1955 homes
• Drilling Into Brick vs. Stone Veneer Safety Guide - hardware selection by masonry type
• Heavy-Duty TV Mounting for 85-Inch-Plus Displays - backer plates and multi-stud anchoring

Get in touch

• Editorial inquiries, press, partnerships: alex@expressmounting.com
• Book an Atlanta install: expressmounting.com/contact/
• Read past customer reviews: Google Business Profile (real customer reviews)

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Express Mounting - TV mounting in Atlanta since 2015. 9,747+ installations and counting.

Quick answers about Alex

Who is Alex Crabinsky? The founder and lead installer of Express Mounting, an Atlanta-based TV mounting company started in 2015. Express Mounting crews have completed 9,747+ installations since he founded it, and he still takes many of the complex Atlanta jobs: fireplace heat checks, historic plaster walls and 75-inch-plus full-motion installs.

How many TVs has Alex Crabinsky installed? Express Mounting, the company he founded in 2015, has completed 9,747+ installs. That is a company-wide floor taken from booking records, not a personal count, and it is raised from time to time.

Does Alex still do installs himself? Yes. In Metro Atlanta he still takes many of the jobs that need judgment calls. Every metro outside Atlanta runs on vetted dispatched installers who follow the same protocol.

How can I verify or contact Alex? Through the contact page, by phone at (470) 777-4077, or via the profiles linked above - LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and Instagram all carry the same name and history.