The Job That Came in Three Parts
This Sacramento job is a good example of what TV mounting actually looks like in the real world — it's not always a one-and-done visit. This customer's home is older, and what used to be an exterior wall is now an interior living room wall. That means concrete or stucco behind the drywall.
I first mounted a 65-inch LG C5 OLED on a Sanus full motion mount here back in May. A couple days ago, she called me again — not because anything was wrong, but because she was having new wallpaper installed. Gorgeous botanical mural. The installer needed the TV out of the way.
So I came out, pulled the TV and mount off the wall, let the wallpaper crew do their thing, and then came back today to re-mount everything.
65-inch LG C5 on Sanus full motion mount centered on botanical wallpaper mural between two built-in bookshelves in Sacramento, CA
Concrete and Stucco — What Changes
Mounting into concrete or stucco is a completely different process than drywall. In a normal home, you're hunting for studs, maybe 16 inches apart, and driving wood screws into them. Done.
In an older Sacramento home with a wall that used to face the outside, you've often got masonry behind the surface — concrete block, brick, or a stucco shell. You can't use wood screws. You need masonry anchors, and you need the right drill.
What the concrete process looks like:
The Sanus full motion mount I used here is heavy-duty and rated for large TVs. Full motion means the arm extends out from the wall and swivels, so the customer can pull the TV out and angle it any direction. On a wall like this, that flexibility is especially useful — the room has built-in bookshelves flanking both sides, and being able to swing the screen helps with viewing angles from different spots in the room.
Removing the TV for Wallpaper
Pulling the TV was straightforward. The anchors stayed in the wall — I just unbolted the mount bracket and set the TV aside. The wallpaper installer worked around the anchor holes, and the mural came out incredible.
When I came back to re-mount, the process was simple: bolt the bracket back to the existing anchor points (no new drilling needed), hang the TV, level it, done. The anchor locations didn't change, so the TV landed in exactly the same position it was before.
Dan with 65-inch LG C5 on Sanus full motion mount against botanical wallpaper mural in Sacramento, CA
The Finished Result
Honestly, this is one of the coolest results I've seen. The wallpaper is a dark botanical mural — deep teal/charcoal background with hand-illustrated wildflowers and plants in warm amber and cream. The LG C5 OLED sits right in the center of it, flanked by two warm wood bookshelves packed with books and curios.
The full motion arm lets her pull the TV out when watching and push it back flat when she's done — so the mural isn't blocked when the TV isn't in use.
That's what a good full motion mount does in a room like this. It's not just a bracket — it gives you back the wall when you want it.
TV Mounting on Concrete and Stucco Walls in Sacramento
Older homes in the Sacramento area — especially in neighborhoods like South Sacramento, Land Park, and Curtis Park — frequently have walls like this. Former exterior walls, concrete block construction, stucco. Most TV mounting services aren't set up for it. I do it regularly.
If you've got a wall that might be masonry and you're not sure if it can handle a mount, give me a call or text at ${business.phone}. I'll come out, assess the wall, and get you a solid mount — concrete, stucco, brick, or otherwise. After ${business.jobsCompleted} installations across the Sacramento area, I've run into every wall type there is.