Why we publish these guides
We get the same questions from San Diego homeowners every week. "What does it cost to mount a 65‑inch TV?" "Where do I put it over my fireplace without my neck hurting?" "Can a handyman swap a ceiling fan or do I need an electrician?" Instead of answering one phone call at a time, we wrote the answers down — by Asker, the licensed owner of Easy Break Service, rated 5.0 across 86 Thumbtack jobs since 2022.
Every dollar number here is what San Diego homeowners actually paid us in 2026. Not Angi's nationwide average. Not HomeAdvisor's "ZIP‑adjusted estimate." Real numbers from real jobs on real San Diego homes — 1920s Craftsman in South Park, 1970s tract in Allied Gardens, 2010s master‑planned in Pacific Highlands. The wall behind your TV is different depending on which one you live in, and so is the price.
The guides we have today
1. How high should you mount a TV? — The single most common mistake we fix on second‑visit jobs: the TV is too high. We cover the eye‑level rule (center at ~42″ from the floor for seated sofa viewing), exact bottom/top coordinates by TV size from 43″ to 85″, when to use a tilting mount, and the math on over‑fireplace heights so a wood‑burn doesn't cook a $1,500 Samsung Frame.
2. How much does TV mounting cost in San Diego? — A standard 55″ on drywall: $129. A 75″ Sony Bravia with in‑wall cable concealment on a Mission Hills stucco wall: $269. Over the fireplace with a MantelMount pull‑down: $299+. The four factors that change the price (size, wall type, cables, fireplace) with brand examples and the parts of the job a handyman legally can't touch (new 120V circuits — that's an electrician).
3. Ceiling fan installation cost in San Diego — Replacing a Hunter on an existing fan‑rated box: $129. Adding a fan where the ceiling currently has a light fixture: $189+ because you need a UL‑listed fan‑rated brace (NEC 314.27(C)) installed before anything spins. Plus what changes for 12′ vaulted ceilings in Carmel Valley vs. flat 8′ in North Park, and the brands we install most (Hunter, Hampton Bay, Casablanca, Big Ass Fans).
How we price work in San Diego
One number, in writing, before we drive. Send a photo by SMS — usually a wide shot plus a tight shot of whatever's broken — and we text back a fixed price and the next open slot. No hourly billing. No "we'll see when we get there." For small jobs (TV mount, fan swap, drywall patch, fixture install) you get the price in under 15 minutes during business hours. For larger projects — a deck rebuild, a fence run, a kitchen or bath remodel — we book a free 15‑minute walk‑through and email a fixed estimate the same day.
Every job is backed by a 90‑day workmanship guarantee in writing. Licensed (CSLB B‑General Building), bonded, and insured to $1M general liability. If something we installed fails inside 90 days, we fix it on our dime, no argument.
Got a question we haven't written yet?
The guides we're writing next, based on the questions you're actually texting us:
- How much does drywall patch repair cost in San Diego? — by hole size, with brand specs (USG Sheetrock UltraLight, 3M Patch Plus Primer, etc.)
- San Diego handyman hourly rates — what's normal in 2026? — why most pros (including us) don't bill hourly and what to expect when one does.
- Popcorn ceiling removal cost — a big one in 1960s–80s SD homes, plus the asbestos test you need before scraping anything from before 1980.
- Should I really mount my TV over the fireplace? — the honest answer, and the three setups where it works.
If your question isn't here yet, text it to (858) 585‑6559 and we'll write it. Many of the existing guides started as one customer's question.
