Level, anchored to studs, cords managed, boxes gone. The modern small job, done the way the instructions pretend is easy.
A television on a wall is a physics problem wearing a decorating costume. The mount must find studs, the studs must be where the finder says, and on the tile, plaster, or masonry surfaces that show up in the valley's older homes, the fasteners change entirely. The pros who take these calls arrive with the right anchors for your actual wall, mount to manufacturer spec, and leave the set level enough to satisfy the pickiest eye in the household. Cord concealment gets the honest treatment: surface raceways and paintable channels are handyperson work; putting new electrical inside the wall behind the TV is an electrician's job, and the quote says which one your setup wants.
Assembly is the other half of the lane: flat-pack furniture from the box to standing, cribs and bunk beds built to their manuals, desks and shelving squared, wobble-free, and — the step skipped at real cost — tall pieces anchored against tipping. Anti-tip straps on dressers and bookcases take minutes and stop a known, preventable kind of household injury; every assembly visit here treats them as part of the job, not an upsell.
Same visit, same tools: heavy mirrors hung on proper anchors, curtain rods that stay up through actual use, floating shelves that hold real books, garage storage racks squared into studs, and gallery walls laid out so the spacing looks intended rather than accumulated. Bring the whole wall-related list to one appointment and the minimum charge stops being the story.
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| TV mount, up to 55″ on drywall studs | $120 – $220 |
| TV mount, large or tile/masonry surface | $180 – $320 |
| Flat-pack furniture assembly (per piece) | $75 – $200 |
| Shelving, curtain rods, mirrors, anchored decor (per visit) | $95 – $250 |
Mounting and assembly ranges above come from regional rate research and assume normal conditions; tile, masonry, very large sets, and furniture with three-digit step counts land in the upper brackets. Every figure sits well inside California's small-job limit, and the exact number is quoted free once you say what is being mounted on what.