Media Wall Installers in Troy

median year homes were built

1938

median year homes were built

built in 2000 or later

7.9%

built in 2000 or later

built before 1960

68.5%

built before 1960

single-family homes

28.5%

single-family homes

in buildings with 5+ units

25.2%

in buildings with 5+ units

mobile homes

0.4%

mobile homes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year, Troy city (tables B25035, B25034, B25024)

Common wall types

Plaster in Victorian brick rowhouses

Where: Grand Street, Central Troy and other downtown blocks, with many rowhouses dating to around 1890.

Mounting: Solid brick party walls with plaster; use masonry anchors on brick-backed plaster and toggles or studs where lath applies.

Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate brick houses

Where: Central Troy and Lansingburgh, including Italianate brick houses such as those in the former village of Lansingburgh.

Mounting: Anchor into the brick face with sleeve anchors or concrete screws, avoid mortar, and check for soft or repointed sections.

Wood-frame Victorian and Gothic Revival houses

Where: Central Lansingburgh Historic District and neighborhoods around Washington Park.

Mounting: Studs may vary in spacing and depth. Confirm with a pilot hole and lag into at least two studs.

Converted loft and warehouse walls

Where: Former mill and commercial buildings downtown turned into apartments.

Mounting: Exposed brick or concrete requires hammer-drilled anchors; surface-run wiring is often the only choice.

Tips before you mount

• Troy's rowhouses often share brick party walls, so wall depth is limited and recessed TV boxes are impractical; plan on surface raceways or a thin media console instead of cutting deep into masonry.
• Because the downtown fabric is protected, check with the city's historic review before altering visible exteriors; interior mounting work normally does not trigger review, but window and facade hardware may.
• Old Troy brick can be soft or have re-laid sections; test with a pilot hole and use anchors sized for brick, with at least an inch of edge distance.
• Basements are often stone or brick with moisture; hold off on wall-mounting electronics until damp is controlled and use stainless or coated fasteners.
• Tall Victorian ceilings (often 10 ft or more) suit large-format TVs mounted higher than typical; mount at eye level when seated, not simply centered on the wall, and confirm the stud before drilling.
• For concealed cabling, use CL2 or CL3 rated wire and an in-wall rated power kit; NEC 400.12 does not allow a plain TV cord inside the wall.