Professionally Mounted TV Costs

[NinaBella]

I am curious. For those of you who have had professionally mounted TV's, how much did it cost?

I got a quote for a 28" TV. Ended up buying a 32" so I know he said he will have to charge more for the 32" mount, which I understand. I want to hide the wires, not use the wall cover, so that cost more.

The Samsung 32" TV (4000 series) I got from Best Buy. It was labeled as an open box and missing the stand. So I paid $155 (before tax) for the TV. In the future, I thought about mounting the family room TV. The stand we have now is wide and I would like the TV mounted in the corner of the room.

The invoice by item, prices seem reasonable. The $49.00 will increase to whatever the other mount cost for the 32" TV.

Invoice by item:

Equipment 49.00
• Flat Screen TV 19"-29" Full-Motion Mount (4" or larger extension arm)

Equipment 79.95
• PowerBridge Equipment (extension cord) [single outlet] Equipment 14.95
• 10' - 15' RG6 In-Wall Indoor/Outdoor Coaxial A/V Cable - Black Equipment 9.95
• Coaxial 90 Degree Adaptor

Services Labor 129.95
• 32" or smaller Full-Motion TV Installation Services Labor 10.00
• Coaxial Cable Installation
TV Mount will be mounted to wood stud.
10% discount for Military.

SUBTOTAL $293.80
DISCOUNT (10%) $ -29.38
TOTAL $264.42

 

[GAN]

I'm not totally following your itemization ...could be me. But as far as labor and material goes -it doesn't sound outrageous. I'd figure it will take them an hour to do the install, so $129 isn't all that bad ...it would be hard to find someone to do it for less than $200 including materials.

 

[Malibustyle23]

I don't have any advice or experience but I want to ask, is there more equipment not listed or is the coaxial adapter really costing $55.05? That seems really pricy if it's what I'm thinking of even by contractor mark up standards.

 

[GAN]

I don't have any advice or experience but I want to ask, is there more equipment not listed or is the coaxial adapter really costing $55.05? That seems really pricy if it's what I'm thinking of even by contractor mark up standards.

Why that would even be required is confusing to me. Coax is fairly flexible, I just installed another jack recently and everything is fine without it. If for some reason it's required, tell them you have one...

http://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Female-Right-Angle-Adapter/dp/B000AS9G9I

...and save $50

 

[Judique]

Ok....$20 flat to wall mount from Ikea. Son in law free labor for 20 minutes.

Not full motion but this one was mounted in a bedroom and just needed to be flat on the wall.

 

[supersnoop]

It sounds like you need wire pulled to the location. That's what gets expensive. A wall mount should set you back closer to $30 and bolting it to a wall is pretty simple.

 

[NinaBella]

Ok....$20 flat to wall mount from Ikea. Son in law free labor for 20 minutes.

Not full motion but this one was mounted in a bedroom and just needed to be flat on the wall.

Yes, I am aware we can do it ourself for the cost of a wall mount. I want it done professionally with the wires hidden behind the wall.

 

[LJSquishy]

It sounds pretty reasonable to me in order to have the wires hidden. Not that it's exactly the same, but we're paying $130 for each smurf tube installation (that's what it's generally called since it's blue) for wall mount tvs in our new house that's being built. That includes the smurf tube behind the wall, outlet, etc. So $260 to do it after your walls are already up sounds reasonable to me especially since that price includes the mount and everything.

Make sure you specify that the smurf tube be at least 1.5" in diameter if you plan to use an HDMI cable.

 

[GAN]

I don't think the Smurf Tube(ENT) is really required, sounds like they are just extending from an existing location up the wall a few feet. But it's a good idea for longer runs between floors and the like -making it easier for future changes/expansion.

 

[tvguy]

Never thought about hiding the wires. But I work at a TV station and there are NO hidden wires to any of the flatscreens in our building.

I think one advantage to "professional" installation from a major chain is, they are guaranteeing that the TV won't fall off the wall, and if it does, they're replacing it.

 

[Happyinwonerland]

It is easy to hide the qirez. You cut a hole in the wall, pop in a little outlet type rhign, and then drop the wires down the wall. I would not pay someone more than the out of the TV to mount it on the wall. Seems outrageous to me

 

[Gigi22]

Looking at having some renovations done, one of which will be having a tv wall mounted. Hope to have it over a wall mounted electric fireplace, so I will be paying to have both professionally installed. Can't be too careful.

 

[michaelmerisier]

One benefit, in my opinion, of having a major chain perform the "professional" installation is that they provide a guarantee that the TV won't come off the wall and they can hide the wire properly.