Here is a recent TV mounting South Congress Austin job by Bat City TV. South Congress Avenue is one of Austin’s most iconic corridors — a stretch of independent shops, restaurants, and live music venues that runs south from downtown through the heart of the 78704 zip code. The neighborhood attracts a mix of longtime residents, young professionals, and renters who have made their apartments and bungalows along SoCo their own. When a South Congress renter reached out to Bat City TV about mounting their 65-inch TV and soundbar, there was one important constraint: they were in a rental and couldn’t run cables through the walls. We had the right solution — a clean external cord concealment setup that looked polished without running cables through the walls.

The install was a 65-inch TV mounted on drywall with a soundbar installed directly below, and all cables managed using an external raceway cord concealment kit. We mounted the TV bracket into studs for a secure hold, positioned the soundbar on a dedicated mount below the screen, and then ran all HDMI, power, and audio cables through a paintable flat raceway that sat flush against the wall surface. The raceway was cut to length, mitered at the corners for clean transitions, and pressed flush against the wall — a finished result that looked intentional rather than improvised. For a rental setup, external cord concealment done properly is barely noticeable and dramatically better than cables hanging loose down the wall.

External cord concealment is the right call for renters, for walls where in-wall routing isn’t practical, or for situations where the homeowner wants a clean look without cutting drywall. The key to making it look good is using the right raceway profile for the cable count, mitering the corners cleanly, and painting the raceway to match the wall color — it blends in far better than most people expect. We measure the exact cable run before cutting and use paintable raceway. The TV and soundbar were tested before we left, and the South Congress renter had a clean-looking setup that worked within their rental constraints.

External cord concealment is one of several approaches Bat City TV offers depending on the specific situation — in-wall power and cable routing for homeowners who want a completely wire-free result, surface-mounted raceway for renters or situations where wall cutting isn’t an option, and behind-TV cord management for setups where the cables only need to be hidden from the front. We work with renters across south Austin — South Congress, Bouldin Creek, Travis Heights, and the broader 78704 area — regularly, and we’re experienced in getting a professional result within rental constraints. If you’re in a rental and have been putting off getting your TV mounted because of the cord situation, this is exactly the kind of job we handle every week.

Bat City TV has been Austin’s trusted TV mounting and home theater installation company since 2017, with 440+ Google reviews and authorized dealer status for Samsung, LG, Sony, and Sonos. We serve South Congress, Bouldin Creek, Travis Heights, Zilker, South Lamar, and all of south Austin. Whether you own or rent, we have a clean cord management solution that works for your situation. Call us at 512-865-6185 or fill out our online form for a free quote. We take same-day requests. We post them to our technicians and confirm once one is accepted.