Sunday, November 28, 2021

 Baltimore TV Mounting and Installation 

As an installer of tvs in Baltimore, I often get asked many questions and am always happy to give advice and guidance, even to those who are not my customers. 

I’ve installed over 10,000 tvs in the past 13 years, some of my work you have probably seen including tv installations for many commercial clients:

- Fitbit/ Best Buy, Timonium, Maryland: 3 tvs for Fitbit displays

- Maryland State Highway Association, White Marsh, MD: 15 tvs in interstate 95 rest stops

- Katzen Eye Group, Lutherville, Reisterstown, Rosedale: 4 TVs installed for Ray Ban Eye Wear

- Qdoba Mexican Grille Towson, Timonium- remove/ install several tvs.

And many more.

I’ve installed TVs on brick, drywall, tile, over fireplaces, and even on steel!!

Here are some of the questions I often get asked.


Can you install on brick: Yes. Installing a TV on brick can often be some of the most secure tv installations/ mountings that I do. Brick is a hard substance (so is concrete). I typically use my own anchors which are different than the ones that come in the box. Hammer drilling is needed to securely mount a tv on brick or other types of masonry- but these are sometime my strongest tv mounts.

Do you supply mounting hardware: Yes I do. And when I install your tv on a mount that I provide (for an additional fee), I use a specific mount that I choose just for your tv based on the location, stud type, and viewing preferences. 

Can you install in steel studs: Yes. Installing on steel studs requires the use of specialized drill bits to cut through steel. I also use different anchors (just like with masonry- but a different type of anchor) and installing on metal studs can be most common in apartments or high rise building such as those found downtown in Baltimore or the inner harbor. 

Are you licensed: Yes, I am one of only 2 licensed and insured installed in the entire state of Maryland! This is important and you can see more about this here. Importance of licensed tv installs.


If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. The best way to contact me is to text me at 410-562-9103. I am capable of installing all TVs including the Samsung Frame!


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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Baltimore Maryland Home Improvement and Construction Work I do

 


I currently live in Timonium, Maryland but will hopefully be moving to Glen Arm very soon (house under contract, fingers crossed). As a professional home improvement contractor, I have been working in the commercial and residential construction industry literally since I was 10 years old. My father owned a contracting and property management company in Upper Marlboro and I grew up running crews, fixing houses, etc. As soon as I could, I began learning and researching electrical repairs as this segment had always interested me. 

In 2008 while completing my masters degree in construction at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland- we had to do a final project (called the practicum). For this, I chose to study solar energy and wrote about ways that commercial investment property owners could implement solar energy on their properties while profiting (you can find that here). 

Today, I run 2 home improvement companies, both serving the Baltimore Metro Area.

Baltimore TV Mount: This is a company I formed by accident. In 2008 while working in solar, I was in a training class at a factory. During lunch one session, the instructor explained they had a tv installation section set up (they used to make solar panels in the same factory as tvs). I just bought a tv and had trouble mounting it, so I went to the class and learned the right way to install tvs on various types of walls. Fast forward a few years later- I started a construction tech company after selling the solar company. To make ends meat, I started installing tvs on the side. The tech company never took off but tv mounting did. I enjoy mounting tvs. In fact, because of my experience in home construction in the past and my love for electronics and technology, I enjoy the tough jobs like plaster walls, brick, tile, outdoor, indoor, whatever there is- I really love installing tvs. 

Baltimore Car Charger- this company is touching back on my solar energy installation experience. Electric Vehicle car chargers (EV chargers), are actually a lot like solar inverters. Chargers and solar inverters both install on the wall and tie into your electric breaker box almost in an identical way. Plus mounting car chargers is a lot like mounting tvs. I’ve always loved electric cars- when younger my parents took my to DC in the 90’s to view the college solar car competitions that used to take place. Now I am happy to be a part of the industry and helping fuel the growth of electric cars by installing electric vehicle chargers  in homes. I am would like to get an electric pickup sometime in the soon (torn between Tesla, Rivian, or the Ford F-150 lightning)- but for now, I am getting a BMW i3.

So this is me in a nutshell. I love working on homes, I love new technology.  Whether it is mounting a sharp, samsung, til, or sony tv to your plaster wall in Owings mills, or installing your new Tesla car charger in Cockeysville- I am here to help.