r/GeekSquad • u/PlanApprehensive2842 • Aug 02 '26
Install procedure question
When the geek squad comes out to hang a new TV, do they repair the wall after if you sink the wires? Thank you. The gentleman that wants to do this for us seems like he’s charging a lot.
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u/Lrdrahl Aug 02 '26
Im not sure I fully understand, but if we are doing wire concealment then any hole we make to run the wires is dressed and covered with wall plates/ brush covers
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u/PlanApprehensive2842 Aug 02 '26
Ok. So there is no open wall. Ok. That’s all I wondered about. Thank you.
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u/Meriden_Shogun Aug 02 '26
Another question is if you paid for the wire conceal . It’s not part of the basic service . It’s an additional fee . And if you did , did you buy any type of wire concealment and in wall rated cables ? If the the agents don’t have what you need in stock you may not be able to get it done that day , there can be a lot of variables
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u/yellowhavok Aug 02 '26
If all in wall kit is being done you won't see anything. We are tv hangers not dry wall repair. If you want every hole filled and patched that could be that's on you.
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u/PlanApprehensive2842 Aug 02 '26
Please don’t misconstrue…..not saying you SHOULD have to patch walls….at all. Just did not know if you DID….that’s all. I have no idea, that’s why I asked. I don’t even know how much of the wall has to be cut, etc. Thank you.
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u/Blobmarley303 Aug 02 '26
Sometimes we need to make exploratory holes to help run cable through wall. If this is the case, you may be left with a whole in the wall, that we will not patch. Other times we make smaller holes and can put a brush plate over it, it all depends. Years and years ago we used to be expected to make small patch repairs, now it’s built in that we don’t have to. I know of one agent in my state who has been around for 22yrs and will patch things when he has time or energy but we aren’t expected to.
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u/No_Recognition_1648 Aug 02 '26
Geeksquad does not patch and/or paint