Can a TV be mounted on a plaster wall?
Yes, when the mount is fastened into the framing behind the plaster rather than into the plaster alone.
Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service does mounting and hanging in Sugar House, from $205: 5 jobs, each with its own price. 601 properties make up the Highland Park National Register historic district, which sits about half a mile southeast of the Sugar House Business District between Elizabeth Street, 1500 East, 2700 South and Parkway Avenue. (Sugar House Community Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning)) In the Salt Lake City & Millcreek zone, scheduled work is $95/hour with a 2-hour minimum and no dispatch fee, plus a $15 fuel surcharge.
From $205
Mounting and hanging in Sugar House starts at $205 for scheduled work: the 2-hour minimum at $95/hour plus fuel, with no dispatch fee. Prices as of September 2026.
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Scheduled work is $95/hour with a 2-hour minimum, plus the $15 fuel surcharge, and no dispatch fee. Emergency calls are priced differently: see the price sheet.
Arrival within 24 hours. Rush: add $100 and the truck drops everything and heads straight over, arriving within 1 hour.
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24/7 Express Handyman Service mounts TVs, shelves, blinds, curtain rods and heavy mirrors into studs, masonry or old plaster, and installs battery-powered smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
Sugar House architecture is primarily residential, ranging from imposing Victorian residences and spacious homes near the Salt Lake Country Club to Craftsman bungalows and tracts of post-World War II cottages. (Sugar House Community Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning)) From 1910 to 1926, developers Kimball and Richards annexed and built approximately 600 homes on 250 acres of vacant land south of Parley's Creek that they had purchased in 1909. (Sugar House Community Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning)) Most of Emigration Creek through Sugar House is bounded by steep banks and runs through existing residential areas, and many residents have rear yards within close proximity of the streambed. (Sugar House Community Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning)) Converting two-story older homes originally built as single-family dwellings into multi-family units is fairly common in Sugar House, and these conversions were often done illegally without a building permit or compliance with city zoning and code regulations. (Sugar House Community Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning))
Calls come from around Sugar House Park, Sugar House Monument, Westminster University.
Yes, when the mount is fastened into the framing behind the plaster rather than into the plaster alone.
No. Battery and plug-in alarms are handyman work; hardwired alarms connect to a circuit and are installed by a licensed electrician.
The item and its mounting hardware, the spot marked where you want it, and the wall clear of furniture.
Mounting and installation: every job and zone
Every job 24/7 Express Handyman Service takes on is under $3,000 including labor, materials and any change orders (Utah Code §58-55-305); a change that would push a job over that line is referred to a licensed contractor, not written up as a second job. plumbing, electrical, HVAC, gas appliance / combustion system work is referred to a licensed trade.
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