Edgemont bench ramblers: clean stud work above the valley floor
Northeast Provo climbs the Edgemont bench and the housing jumps forward half a century: mid-century brick ramblers with drywall over wood stud inside and none of the historic-district complications below. This is the fast lane of Provo mounting. Magnets confirm the stud line, a pair of 5/16-inch lag bolts carries TVs to 55 inches, four points across two bays above that, and the bracket gets torqued and leveled inside an hour on most visits. The bench adds two habits. East windows sit close under the mountains, so morning light arrives early and hard, and screens get placed or tilted with that in mind. And like the rest of the valley, these houses stand over basements, so the concealment route down through a joist bay is usually available when a clean wall matters. Standard Edgemont installs run 45-65 minutes at standard rates, no surcharge, because behind the brick veneer the walls are ordinary framing.