Frankwin Hooglander is the founder of Treasure Valley Solutions, Boise's premier smart-home and AV integration company. With over a decade of hands-on experience designing and installing technology systems across the Treasure Valley, Frankwin has become a trusted name for homeowners, builders, and property managers who want technology that works seamlessly.
His background spans the full spectrum of residential and light-commercial AV and technology integration — from custom home-theater design and Dolby Atmos audio systems to enterprise-grade networking, IP camera surveillance, and whole-home smart automation through Control4 and similar platforms.
Frankwin writes the TVS blog to share practical guidance, product insights, and installation best-practices with homeowners and building professionals who want to make informed decisions about the technology in their homes and businesses.
To mount TV to stone fireplace walls safely, anchor the mount to solid masonry or to the wall studs behind the stone, never to the stone face alone. Work out what is behind your stone, pick a mount th...
The best full motion TV wall mount for 65 inch TV screens is the one whose size range, weight rating, and VESA range all clear your set with room to spare. For most people that is the Mount-It MI-319L...
The safe way to mount a TV into a brick fireplace is to use a hammer drill with a carbide masonry bit, drill into the center of the brick face instead of the mortar, set masonry anchors rated well abo...
So, can you mount a TV over a fireplace? Yes, as long as the wall behind the screen stays under your TV's maximum operating temperature, usually around 100°F, and the screen sits at a height you can w...
The way to learn how to hide wires in wall mounted tv setups is to run the cables inside the wall. Cut one opening behind the TV and another near an outlet below it, both in the same stud bay. Fit a p...
The safest brick fireplace TV mount setup is a tilting or pull-down mount rated well above your TV's weight, fastened with masonry anchors drilled into the face of the bricks, never the mortar joints....
A TV on the wall looks great until you see the black cables hanging below it. Wires ruin the clean look you mounted the TV for in the first place. The good news is that you can fix it, and you do not...
A 75-inch TV is heavy, wide, and expensive to replace. Pick the wrong 75 inch TV wall mount full motion model and you risk a sagging arm, a screen that will not clear a corner, or a mount that never l...
Stone is beautiful, but it is a tough surface for a television. The face is uneven, the mortar joints are shallow, and the heat from a working fireplace can shorten a TV's life. If you are shopping fo...
You bought an outdoor TV, or you are about to, and now you have a blank patio wall and a drill. Outdoor TV installation looks simple until you factor in sun glare, rain, a 70-pound screen, and a power...
A TV on the wall looks great until you see the cables dangling underneath it. Those wires turn a clean install into a mess, and they are the first thing most people notice. The good news is that how t...
Buying a tv mount full motion 65 inch sounds simple until you hit the specs. A mount that fits one 65-inch TV can fail on another because of weight, VESA pattern, or stud layout. A bad pick means a sa...
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