Wall type identified first
Plaster and lath, rock lath, drywall, plaster on masonry — we check before we choose the fixing, because the wall type decides which fixing holds.
Shelves, TVs and mirrors, mounted right
Shelving & mounting in Connecticut.
We check what is behind your wall — plaster, drywall or brick — and pick fixings that hold the actual weight. Most mounting jobs take under an hour and cost $120–$300.
Shelving & Mounting
How this is priced
Most mounting jobs take under an hour. Several pieces in one visit cost less than separate trips.
A shelf or two, standard walls$120–$300, usually under an hour
TV mounted and set level$120–$300, bracket to studs or rated anchors
Heavy mirror or wall cabinet$120–$300, backed fixings for the weight
Several pieces, one visitHalf-day, $350–$600
No travel fee in the fourteen towns we serve. If the job takes less time than quoted, you pay less.
What's included
What this service covers.
The six things people book most, and what each one includes.
Studs found, not guessed
A finder plus a probe where it matters. Where spacing runs wide, we add blocking or spread the load across two fixings.
Load-rated anchors
If it cannot go into wood, it gets an anchor rated for several times the actual weight — especially anything over a bed, a tub or a doorway.
Level and placed for the person
Height set with the person who will use it, not at a default number. For seniors, reachable beats standard.
Anchoring tall furniture
Bookcases and dressers tipped to the wall so a stumble does not become a disaster. We think this should be standard in every home.
Clean finish
Holes sized right, dust controlled, and everything dusted down before we go.
What we don't do
What we don't do, and who to call instead.
If a job needs a licensed trade, a permit, or an engineer, we tell you on the phone and point you to the right person.
- Chasing or moving live electrical to clear a mounting spot — that is an electrician.
- Stone and slab drilling where the slab can crack — we refer fabricators.
- Structural alterations, load calculations and anything an engineer should sign.
- Exterior mountings above second-floor ladder height.
How it works
How a visit works, in three steps.
- 1
Tell us what is going up
What it is, roughly how heavy, and the room it is going in. A photo of the wall helps more than a description.
- 2
Flat price first
The visit is quoted before we start, including the right fixings for your walls.
- 3
Mount, load-test, done
We test it with real weight before we call it finished.
Photos and a written summary after every visit, for family who could not be there.
Local detail
How your town changes the work.
Mounting in Wethersfield and Kensington means plaster over wood lath, which holds surprisingly well when you hit the lath and poorly when you do not. Keys broken behind the surface are why a fixing that was tight yesterday can spin today — so we probe before we drill.
The post-war ranches and splits around Newington, Plainville and Rocky Hill are drywall on 16-inch studs — the straightforward version, as long as the stud finder is reading accurately.
In Middletown and Cromwell we see a lot of brick party walls and plaster-on-masonry in the older streets. Those walls need sleeve anchors and a hammer drill, not self-drilling screws, and we bring both.
Where this job comes up most
Every town page carries the housing stock, the roads and the timing for that place.
Licensed & insured in CT. The certificate goes out with a quote on request — useful when a family member is approving from out of state.
Before you book
Common questions.
Can you mount a TV above a fireplace?
If the wall above the mantel is solid and heat does not pour out the front, yes. We check both, tell you plainly if it is a bad idea, and never hide cables in a chimney.
My walls are old plaster. Is that a problem?
It is the reason to use someone who checks. Old plaster is workable with the right fixings; it punishes the wrong ones. We carry the sizes that suit it.
Will you anchor my bookcases too?
Gladly — furniture tip-over anchoring is one of those ten-minute jobs worth doing in every room with a toddler or an unsteady adult in the house.
Do you supply the shelves?
We can fit what you bought, or supply straightforward solid shelving at cost. Decorative systems are better chosen by you and hung by us.
How do you know it will hold?
Fixings are chosen for the wall type and rated well beyond the actual load, then tested with real weight before we leave. If it moves, it comes out and gets re-done differently.
What does it cost?
Most mounting jobs — a shelf, a TV, a mirror — run $120–$300. Several pieces in one visit is usually the half-day rate of $350–$600. The drive is included.
How much weight can drywall hold?
A screw in drywall alone holds only a few pounds. Into a stud, or with a toggle anchor rated for the load, a shelf holds real weight. We pick the fixing for the wall and for what goes on it.
Often booked together
Related services.
Call or text us what you need — plain words or a photo. You get a flat price the same day.