Allandale is one of Central Austin’s most consistently desirable neighborhoods — a friendly grid of mid-century ranch homes between Burnet Road and MoPac, just south of Anderson Lane, where careful renovations and a strong sense of neighborhood have made it one of the most steadily appreciating corners of the city. The houses here have great original bones, and a generation of thoughtful renovations has updated them with the kind of clean, design-forward interiors that don’t have room for power cords trailing down the wall. So when an Allandale homeowner reached out about mounting a 65″ Samsung TV in their renovated living room with all the cables hidden inside the wall, we knew this was exactly the install profile to honor what the rest of the renovation had already accomplished.

The setup was a 65″ Samsung TV mounted on a low-profile fixed wall mount with full in-wall cord concealment — every visible cable hidden inside the drywall so the finished wall reads completely clean. We located the studs, anchored the mount into solid framing, and hung the TV with precise alignment. Then came the wall work: we installed a UL-listed in-wall power transfer kit to bring a code-compliant outlet directly behind the TV (it is illegal and unsafe to run a standard TV power cord inside a wall — the proper fix is an in-wall rated power kit), and routed the HDMI and signal cables through the wall via low-voltage pass-through plates down to the equipment location below. When everything was buttoned up, the wall showed only the TV — no power cord, no HDMI cable, no cable cover trying to disguise wiring. Just a clean wall with a beautifully mounted 65″ TV on it.

In-wall cord concealment is the difference between a TV that looks mounted and a TV that looks designed into the room. Done right, it requires two distinct pieces working together. First, the signal cables (HDMI, optical audio, ethernet) can be run through the wall behind low-voltage pass-through plates — those are unrated cables, so they can be routed inside the drywall without code issues. Second, the power cord cannot be run inside the wall — standard TV power cords aren’t rated for in-wall use, and doing it violates electrical code and creates a real fire risk. The proper solution is a UL-listed in-wall power transfer kit: a code-compliant in-wall outlet behind the TV connected by in-wall-rated wiring to a standard outlet below, so you have power behind the TV without using a standard cord inside the wall. Both pieces matter, both need to be done carefully, and the result is a wall that looks the way wall-mounted TVs are supposed to look.

Bat City TV specializes in code-compliant in-wall TV installations across Allandale and Central Austin — including full HDMI and signal cable concealment, UL-listed in-wall power transfer kits, soundbar and surround integration, Samsung Frame TV installations, Sonos integration, and full home theater design. We’re authorized dealers for Samsung, LG, Sony, and Sonos, so the TV and audio can be sold, delivered, and installed in one appointment at competitive dealer pricing. Our Allandale service area covers Brentwood, Crestview, Rosedale, Hyde Park, North Loop, Mueller, and all of Central and North Austin.

13 years in Austin. 386 five-star Google reviews. Authorized dealer for Samsung, LG, Sony, and Sonos. Whether you need a TV installed with full in-wall wire concealment, a complete home theater system designed and installed, or a code-compliant in-wall power solution, we have the experience to do it right. Call 512-865-6185 or visit batcitytv.com for a free estimate on TV mounting, in-wall wire concealment, in-wall power kits, or any AV project in Allandale or anywhere across Austin.