On the ground
What we find behind the walls in Travis Heights & South Congress
Travis Heights is one of the oldest neighborhoods south of the river, platted in the 1910s and built out through the 1940s, and the houses show it in the best way: brick and stone fireplaces, heavy trim, and walls that were framed by hand before standard spacing existed. The blocks between South Congress and I-35 mix those originals with careful renovations and a handful of modern infill, so we confirm the era of the wall before promising any wire concealment.
On the originals we expect shiplap or plaster under the drywall, studs that might be on 24 inch centers or no centers at all, and a chimney face that is solid brick and holds a sleeve anchor well once we are clear of the mortar. A backer board across several studs is the usual fix for a bracket that needs to land where there is no framing. Along South Congress the renovated commercial strip also brings us menu-board and patio-TV work for restaurants and bars, where mounts get specified for weather and for customers who lean on things. Parking is mostly on-street and fills up fast near SoCo, so we plan the load-in.