Media Wall Installers in Bronx

median year homes were built

1957

median year homes were built

built in 2000 or later

15.5%

built in 2000 or later

built before 1960

53.3%

built before 1960

single-family homes

11.1%

single-family homes

in buildings with 5+ units

71.2%

in buildings with 5+ units

mobile homes

0.2%

mobile homes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year, Bronx County (Bronx) (tables B25035, B25034, B25024)

Common wall types

Plaster over masonry in prewar apartment buildings

Where: Grand Concourse, Riverdale and Pelham Bay buildings.

Mounting: Plaster is brittle and often sits on masonry or lath. Find a stud or masonry backing first, pre-drill slowly, and use masonry anchors where plaster is applied directly to brick or block.

Solid brick and concrete

Where: Brick rowhouses and attached homes, and the structural walls and columns of mid-century towers.

Mounting: Use a hammer drill with concrete screws or sleeve anchors. Buildings often forbid drilling into structural slabs or columns, so confirm what is allowed.

Wood-frame walls with drywall or plaster

Where: One- and two-family houses in Pelham Bay, Throgs Neck, City Island, Woodlawn and Riverdale.

Mounting: Studs are typically 16 inches on center but can be irregular in older houses; confirm with a stud finder and lag into framing.

Metal-stud partitions

Where: Renovated apartments and newer mid-rise condos and affordable-housing buildings across the borough.

Mounting: Use snap toggles rated for the load, or ask for wood blocking behind the drywall during renovation.

Tips before you mount

• Grand Concourse and Riverdale prewar co-ops: expect plaster over brick or tile and radiators under windows; locate the stud or masonry first and avoid drilling near old plaster edges and corners where it is most likely to crack.
• In co-ops and condos, get the alteration or house rules first; many managing agents want a contractor certificate of insurance (COI) naming the building and agent as additional insured, and limit work to set hours.
• In brick, block or concrete, use a hammer drill with a carbide bit and 1/4" concrete screws or 3/8" sleeve or wedge anchors, placed in the brick or block face rather than the mortar joints where possible. A full-motion arm on masonry should use at least four anchors.
• Art Deco and prewar buildings often have thick masonry walls and few places to route cable, so a paintable surface raceway often replaces in-wall runs.
• Pelham Bay, Throgs Neck and City Island houses are mostly wood frame: Lag into at least two studs (usually 16" on center) with 5/16" lag bolts about 2.5" to 3" long; a full-motion arm should never hang on drywall anchors alone.
• Houses near Long Island Sound, such as City Island and Throgs Neck, see salt air and humidity; an outdoor or covered-porch TV needs a weather-rated model and corrosion-resistant fasteners.
• Concealed wiring: NEC 400.12 bars hiding a regular TV power cord inside a wall, so behind-the-TV outlets need an in-wall rated power kit, and HDMI and speaker lines inside the wall should be CL2 or CL3 rated.