Will a Handyman Mount a TV or Hang Curtain Rods?
Yes. TV mounting is a handyman service, and it is one of the easiest jobs to get off your list. Among 101 estimate requests pulled from our website between August 12 and September 19, 2026, 19 were hanging and mounting: a 70 inch TV, curtain rods that had already fallen out twice, wire closet shelving to replace with wood, mirrors, floating shelves, and a gallery wall.
None of those is hard to hang. Every one of them is hard to hang so it stays. The difference is what the screw goes into, and that is the whole job.
Why Does Hardware Keep Pulling Out of My Wall?
Because it was screwed into drywall, and drywall is chalk in a paper sleeve. A screw driven straight into half-inch board holds a picture frame for a while and a curtain rod for about a season. Then the weight of the curtains, the daily tug of opening them, and Florida humidity softening the paper finish the job.
What holds is one of three things: a wood stud behind the drywall, a proper anchor rated for the weight, or the concrete block that most Florida exterior walls are made of. Everything below comes back to picking the right one.
- A stud, when there is one where you need it. Wood screws into framing hold a TV, a rod, or a shelf for the life of the house.
- A toggle or snap-toggle anchor for drywall with nothing behind it. Rated versions hold far more than the plastic plugs that come in the box.
- A masonry anchor for block walls. The outer walls of most Florida homes are concrete block under a skim of stucco or furring and drywall, and plastic anchors do nothing in block.
The plastic anchors in the hardware bag are the reason most rods fall. They are sized for a picture, not for something a person pulls on every morning.
How Do I Find a Stud Without Ruining the Wall?
Start from a light switch or an outlet, because the box is nailed to a stud, and measure sixteen inches along the wall from there. Most Florida interior walls are framed on sixteen-inch centers, so the next stud is a tape measure away. Tap along the line, and the sound goes from hollow to dull over wood.
A magnet finds the drywall screws, which sit in the stud. A small finish nail in a spot the TV will cover confirms it. Finding studs without a stud finder covers the whole method, and it is worth ten minutes before any hole goes in.
One Florida catch. An exterior wall in a block home has no studs at all, only furring strips or block. A stud finder reads nonsense on it, and a magnet finds nothing. That is a masonry anchor job, and the drill needs a masonry bit.
How Do I Mount a TV So It Never Comes Down?
Two lag bolts into two wall studs, or four masonry anchors into block, and a TV wall mount rated well above the weight of the television. That is the entire recipe. The rest is layout: the center of the screen at seated eye level, the bracket level before the first bolt goes in, and the cables planned so nothing hangs.
The right TV mount depends on the room. A fixed mount sits flattest to the wall. A tilting mount helps when the flat screen TV has to sit above eye level, over a fireplace or a dresser. A full motion mount swivels toward the kitchen or the dining table. Any of them holds as long as the bracket is bolted into framing or block, and the wall type decides the hardware: drywall over wood studs, drywall over metal studs in a newer condo, concrete block, brick around a fireplace, or plaster in an older home. Cable management is the last step, with a paintable raceway or an in-wall kit carrying the wires down to the electrical outlet so nothing dangles.
The mistakes we get called to fix are all the same. A mount screwed into drywall with the anchors from the box. A single stud when the bracket wanted two. A tilt mount at the wrong height, so the whole thing has to move and the old holes patched. A 70 inch TV weighs as much as a small child, and it lives above a couch.
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Choose the wall and the height
Seated eye level to the center of the screen for a living room, higher only if the room is watched standing. Mark it with tape and live with it for a day.
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Find the framing
Two studs for anything over 40 inches. On a block wall, mark four anchor points on the bracket's slots and drill with a masonry bit.
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Set the bracket level
Level the bracket, not the TV. Drive one lag, level again, drive the second, then the rest.
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Hang and test
Two people for anything big. Pull down on the bracket before the TV goes on. If it moves, stop.
What About Curtain Rods, Floating Shelves, and Heavy Mirrors?
Same rule, different hardware. A curtain rod bracket usually lands where there is no stud, because the window framing sits inside the wall and the bracket goes a few inches outside it. Toggle anchors rated for the rod and the curtains hold there. The plastic plugs do not, which is why the same rod keeps coming down.
A floating shelf is the sneaky one. The cleat that holds it has to hit at least one stud or two rated anchors, and it has to be dead level, because anything on the shelf shows a tilt. A heavy mirror gets two hangers, not one, so it cannot swing. A gallery wall is a layout job first and a hanging job second, and the fix for a wall full of old holes is filling nail holes before the new layout goes up.
Do You Replace Closet Shelving and Assemble Furniture?
Yes, and both show up on the same day as the TV more often than not. Wire closet shelving that sags or pulls out of the wall gets replaced with wood or a closet system anchored into studs and block. Furniture assembly is the box you have been stepping around for a month: the bookcase, the bed frame, the desk. Our craftsmen build it, level it, and anchor the tall pieces to the wall so they cannot tip.
That anchoring matters more than people expect. A tall dresser or bookcase in a house with children or grandchildren gets a wall strap, every time. It takes five minutes and one correctly placed screw.
What Does It Cost to Have a Handyman Mount a TV?
It depends on the wall and on what else is on the list, and you will know the number before anyone drills. We price the job, not the hour. A TV installation on a drywall wall with studs where they belong is a quick job. The same TV on a block wall, or a wall mount that has to hide the wires, is a longer one, and the written price says so.
The cheapest way to do it is to put the TV on a list with the curtain rods, the shelves, and the two other things you have been meaning to hang. The trip happens once, the whole list goes on one written handyman price, and the estimate is free.
How Do I Get Someone Out to Hang It?
Send the form on this page or call 800-931-1106, and tell us what you want hung and what kind of wall it is going on if you know. Photos help. A person answers, and if you leave a message we call back within one business day. Someone from the nearest office puts the price in writing before any work starts, and the quote you approve is the bill you get.
Our own handymen do the work, every job carries a one year warranty, and six Florida offices handle the same handyman services in Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Clearwater, Sarasota, and Melbourne. Whatever needs hanging, we would be glad to take it off your hands.
