TV wall mounting, cables hidden in the wall

The bracket needs bolts into structure, so there will be fixing holes behind the TV — that's unavoidable with any installer. They're hidden by the TV itself, and if you ever take it down they patch with a bit of filler and paint. For hidden cables I cut a small opening at each end, both of which sit behind the TV and the cabinet. Nothing visible is left behind.

Yes, all of them, at no extra charge. Most installers add a surcharge for hard walls — I don't. Brick and concrete are actually stronger to fix into than plasterboard.

Not at all, and it doesn't cost extra. Steel studs need different fixings to timber, which is the only reason I ask what the wall is when you're getting a price.

Either. I carry fixed slimline, tilt, single-arm and double-arm brackets to suit anything up to 98", and the price you see includes it. If you've already bought one, I'll use yours and the price drops.

Fixed slimline suits most lounge rooms — it sits flat and looks the tidiest. Go tilt if the TV is up high, like above a fireplace. Go swing arm if you want to watch from the kitchen as well as the couch, or if it's going in a corner. If you're unsure, pick fixed and I'll tell you on the call if I'd do something different.

Your cables drop down inside the wall cavity behind the TV and come out lower down, behind your TV cabinet. Nothing is visible from the front. On solid concrete where a cavity run isn't possible, I use white surface conduit instead — same price.

Very common, and it's the one thing that catches people out — the HDMI in the box is about a metre and a half, which won't reach from behind the TV, down inside the wall and out at your cabinet. I carry HDMI, ethernet, aerial and power leads in the right lengths, so I can sort it on the spot rather than rebooking. They're an add-on to the job when you need them.

Drop sheets go down before I start, and I sweep up before I leave. Drilling into brick or plasterboard makes some dust — that's exactly what the sheets are for, and it comes up with a broom. It's never messy.

Usually not. HDMI, aerial and network cables can go inside the wall, and your TV's power lead runs down to the existing power point behind the cabinet. You only need an electrician if you want a new power outlet directly behind the TV — that's licensed work, and I'll arrange a licensed electrician to do that part.

Yes. The bracket bolts through the plasterboard into the timber or steel behind it, and that's what carries the weight — the plasterboard itself isn't holding anything. Big TVs are lighter than most people expect, and the brackets I use are rated well above what they need to be.

My workmanship — the fixings, the bracket installation, the way it's mounted — for as long as you own the TV. If anything ever went wrong because of how I installed it, I come back and fix it free. In five years it hasn't happened once. What it doesn't cover is damage that isn't down to me: someone knocking it, kids or pets pulling on it, a storm or cyclone, building work, or somebody else altering the installation afterwards. Fair either way.

I can take it down and remount it at the new place. Takedown on its own is $99, or if I'm mounting it again at the other end it's the install price plus $79.

A straightforward mount is under an hour. Add cables inside the wall and it's closer to an hour and a half. I'll give you a realistic window when we book rather than a vague morning-or-afternoon.

Yes. Drop sheets down before I start, and everything — dust, offcuts, packaging — leaves with me. You shouldn't be able to tell I was there apart from the TV on the wall.

You don't pay. I go through the wall type and TV with you beforehand specifically so this doesn't happen, and it hasn't yet. If I could mount the TV but the wall won't allow the cables to be hidden, you only pay for the mount — never for the part I couldn't do.

Yes, at no extra charge. I'd suggest a tilt bracket so you're not craning your neck. Worth checking the wall doesn't get hot above the fire — I'll look at that on the day.

No. The price you're quoted is the price you pay, and there's no fee for turning up. For bigger jobs over $500 I'm happy to come and quote in person first.

I'm based in Upper Coomera and cover the whole Gold Coast, Logan, Brisbane, out to Ipswich and south into northern NSW. No travel surcharge anywhere in that area.