TV mounting and furniture assembly in Burlingame

Mounting on prewar plaster in Burlingame

Census estimates count 29.6% of Burlingame's housing units as built in 1939 or earlier, a bigger share than any later decade. Many houses of that age have plaster over wood lath, which is hard, brittle and hides studs well. A careless anchor can crack a whole section, so we locate framing first and use anchors rated for plaster when a stud isn't where the bracket needs it.

Renters live in 51.8% of Burlingame's occupied homes, and a mount that goes up has to come down clean at move-out. We use the fewest holes that hold the weight, and patching the old ones is part of what we do. A quick photo of the wall and the TV's screen size is enough to quote; new outlets are quoted through our licensed partner Bay Builder Inc.

Worth knowing about Burlingame

• The General Plan says Burlingame's 1910s and 1920s Craftsman and vernacular homes were typically built of wood shingles, wood siding, stucco, or a combination of these.
• Burlingame's General Plan describes older neighborhoods full of 1910s and 1920s Craftsman and vernacular homes, 1920s Tudors and Mediterraneans, and postwar ranch and Eichler homes mainly at the north end.
• Almost 30% of Burlingame's 13,798 housing units (29.6%) were built in 1939 or earlier, more than in any later decade; 79.3% predate 1980.