TV Mounting Hub Yorba Linda: Project example: a 75-inch TV above a ledger-stone fireplace on a pull-down mount — what it looks like and what it costs

The scenario

The room is the family room of a large two-story house in a gated community: a ceiling that reaches the loft, a wide gas fireplace faced with ledger stone to the ceiling, a thick wood mantel at about chest height and a deep sectional on a wide rug. A drywall return runs from the stone to a built-in cabinet on the side wall, and the cabinet holds the streaming box and a game console.

The request is a 75-inch TV above the fireplace that is comfortable to watch from the sectional, with no cable on the stone. The fire is lit on cool evenings, so the screen cannot sit where the heat rises. A pull-down mount is the answer: it parks the screen high and brings it to eye level for viewing.

What the job involves

1. The installer reads the clearance printed on the fireplace and the maximum temperature in the TV manual, then runs the fire for an hour and measures the wall at the planned parked position.
2. A probe at the stone's edge shows whether the ledger stone is solid or a thin veneer on framing; here it is solid, so sleeve anchors will go into the stone body.
3. The wall plate is held to the stone and its slots are shifted so every anchor falls on a stone and never on a mortar joint, then leveled with a laser line.
4. A hammer drill and a carbide masonry bit make each hole, with a vacuum shroud at the bit; the anchors are set, the plate is bolted down and pulled by hand to test it.
5. The pull-down arms are attached, the TV is hung and locked, and the swing path is checked so the screen clears the front of the mantel as it lowers.
6. An in-wall rated power kit and a CL3-rated HDMI cable run through the drywall return to the cabinet, and the screen is tested in both parked and lowered positions.

Hardware and materials

• Pull-down fireplace mount rated for 65–85 inch panels, with gas-spring arms
• Sleeve anchors for solid stone, a hammer drill and a carbide bit sized to them
• Thermometer for the heat check, laser level and painter's tape
• In-wall rated power relocation kit and CL3-rated HDMI cable with plates
• Vacuum with a drilling shroud and a drop cloth for the hearth

Add-ons often paired with this job

• Hide the wires inside the wall — +$95–$165. In-wall concealment is possible in the drywall return only; the stone itself stays closed.
• Mount a soundbar as well — +$55–$85. A bar on the cabinet keeps the stone clear of anything else.
• Take down an existing TV first — +$45–$90. An older TV on another wall is taken down and the holes filled as a separate line.

Why it is done this way

A pull-down mount solves the usual dilemma of a fireplace TV: parked above the heat while the fire is on, lowered to eye level when the room is watched. The numbers in the two manuals decide the parked height, not habit.

Anchors go in the stone body because mortar crumbles under a drill and under load. The cable cannot travel inside stone, so the neighboring drywall carries it with rated parts. The scenario assumes the mount is supplied, so its line is part of the typical range.

What would change the price

• The heat test fails at the preferred height and the parked screen has to go higher.
• The stone turns out to be a thin veneer, and the anchors move to the framing behind it.
• An 86-inch set moves the base range to the top size tier.
• The drywall return is blocked by fire blocking, and a painted raceway is used instead.
• A new outlet near the fireplace is an electrician's job and is priced separately.