Mounting a TV on the wall is straightforward — running the power and signal cables cleanly so the result looks built-in is the part that requires a licensed electrician. Millar Electrics installs wall-mounted TVs with all cabling concealed in the wall: a recessed power point behind the TV, an in-wall HDMI run down to your media unit, antenna and network signals to the same plate, and a finished cable-management treatment at the media console end.
The work involves both the structural side (correctly anchoring the bracket to whatever wall construction is behind the plasterboard) and the cabling side (running power and signal in-wall to compliance, with the right cable types for the run length). For Melbourne's mostly brick veneer or timber-frame housing stock, we anchor through to the brick course behind the plasterboard for the TV bracket, and we run signal cabling in the wall cavity to the media console.
What a clean install includes
We start with a wall assessment — finding studs or brick courses, identifying any obstructions in the cavity, and confirming where the TV will sit. We cut a recessed power point at the TV location and a matching signal plate, run an in-wall HDMI down to the media unit (using HDBaseT extenders for runs over 10m), pull antenna and network if needed, and mount the TV on a bracket sized for the panel. The whole job typically runs 2-3 hours for a standard install.
TV in one room, source in another
If you want the TV mounted in a living area but the AV equipment in a separate cabinet (or a different room entirely), we can run the HDMI through the wall cavity, ceiling space or under the floor. Long runs (more than 10m) need HDBaseT extenders to maintain 4K signal quality — we install those routinely.
Renovation rough-ins
If you're renovating, the right time to plan TV cabling is at rough-in — the in-wall runs are simple before the plasterboard goes on and impossible without major rework after. We work with builders during rough-in to install the conduits, power points and signal plates exactly where the TV and source equipment will sit on fit-off.
Standards we work to
The recessed power point behind the TV is a new final sub-circuit (or an extension of an existing one) installed to AS/NZS 3000 (the Wiring Rules), with the socket-outlet meeting AS/NZS 3112. Signal-side cabling (HDMI, antenna, network) runs in the same wall cavity but stays segregated from mains under AS/NZS 3000 separation requirements. Data and antenna cabling work also falls under AS/CA S009 (customer cabling rules) where it terminates at a customer wall plate. The TV bracket itself is a mechanical fixing, not electrical — but we anchor only through to structural backing (joist, brick course, steel frame), never plasterboard alone.