Media Wall Installers in Los Angeles

median year homes were built

1965

median year homes were built

built in 2000 or later

15.6%

built in 2000 or later

built before 1960

43.2%

built before 1960

single-family homes

41.7%

single-family homes

in buildings with 5+ units

48.5%

in buildings with 5+ units

mobile homes

0.7%

mobile homes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year, Los Angeles, CA (tables B25035, B25034, B25024)

Common wall types

Plaster-and-lath Craftsman and Spanish Revival houses

Where: Highland Park, Los Feliz, Silver Lake and similar 1910s-1930s neighborhoods.

Mounting: Plaster walls crack under careless drilling; locate studs, pre-drill without hammer mode and use toggles only between studs.

Bungalow courts and small multifamily

Where: Bungalow courts, which date from 1909, and 1920s courtyard apartments across the city.

Mounting: Walls are often thin plaster or lath with uneven stud spacing; check for knob-and-tube remnants and confirm the landlord's rules before drilling.

Soft-story wood-frame apartments

Where: Older multifamily buildings with parking at ground level, which the city ordered retrofitted.

Mounting: Interior walls are drywall or plaster on studs; mounting is standard, but ask the owner before drilling into retrofit-related framing.

Concrete high-rise condos

Where: Wilshire Corridor and downtown towers.

Mounting: Concrete anchors, hammer drill, surface raceways, and HOA approval with a COI.

Tips before you mount

• Plaster and lath homes (Highland Park, Los Feliz): find studs with a stud finder, pilot-drill slowly, and lag a 5/16" bolt through the plaster into the stud rather than into the plaster alone.
• Seismic: anchor the mount into studs or masonry, not drywall, and use a safety strap for TVs on stands or media consoles. The city requires soft-story and non-ductile concrete retrofits, so many older apartments have added steel or plywood bracing that should not be drilled.
• Spanish Colonial Revival stucco homes: exterior walls are thick stucco over frame or masonry; use stainless fasteners and sealed penetrations for outdoor TVs.
• Concrete high-rises: 1/4" concrete screws or 3/8" sleeve anchors in solid concrete, avoiding post-tension tendons; check the building's rules for scanning slabs before drilling.
• Bungalow court and apartment tenants: get the landlord's written consent before installing a mount, and patch the holes when moving out.
• Hillside homes in the Hollywood Hills and Silver Lake can have sloped or stepped framing; use a level plate and mount to studs at the actual wall, not an assumed line.
• For in-wall cabling, use an in-wall rated power kit and CL2/CL3 low-voltage cable instead of concealing a standard cord.