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Alcove units in Erith, Bexley
For homes in Erith, we make alcove units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Shop-bought shelving that does not fill the recess
- Empty alcoves either side of the chimney breast
- Tired cupboards in the alcoves
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How we make alcove units for Erith
A classic layout is a low cupboard with open shelves above. The cupboards take the things you’d rather not see, while the shelves hold books and the things you want on show. The cupboard top gives you a ledge for a lamp, a speaker or a plant. We set the heights to suit the room and what you will store. Most enquiries start with furniture that doesn’t fit the alcove and everyday clutter left on show, and the answer is made in our workshop from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Homes in an area like Erith can come from many different periods, so the walls behind alcove units could be solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. That is why every wall is checked at the design visit before the fixings are chosen. With a chimney breast, alcove units normally fill the alcoves; without one, they can run along a whole wall.
The furniture is made at our workshop after you have had the quote and decided to go ahead. The quote sets out the agreed design, materials and finish, so you can check every detail beforehand.
- Location
- Erith (DA8, DA17, DA7)
- Borough
- Bexley
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Boards, parts and paint
Spray-painted finish
A sprayed coat covers edges and corners evenly, which suits panelled doors. The colour is agreed with you before we start.
Hand-painted finish
A hand-painted finish can be done on site, after the units are fitted. It’s easy to touch up later.
What affects the cost of alcove units
When we put a quote together, we consider:
- The number of doors and drawers
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- The internal fittings
- The width and height of the space
We do not publish set prices, because each job is designed for a single room. Instead, we measure, talk through the design and then quote in writing, with the materials and finish set out. To start, drop us a line using the contact form.
Getting in touch
A little information at the start saves time later. Where you can, include:
- Approximate measurements of the space
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
It helps to see the room before we come. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space. To send them over, drop us a line using the contact form, and we will arrange a design visit.
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Flat-pack or bespoke?
Off-the-shelf cupboards come in fixed sizes, so there’s often a strip of wasted space at the side or above. Fitted furniture is made to the room’s measurements, so it can use the full height and width.
Cost matters, and it’s fair to say so: flat-pack is normally cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is awkward, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Alcove units for homes in Erith
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Erith were built before 1919 (about 26%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 22%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Near the centre of Erith, Historic England’s list includes Christ Church (Grade II*), less than half a mile east, and Parish Church of St John the Baptish (Grade II*), about 0.5 miles north. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. The share of homes built before 1919 around Erith, about 26%, is well above the figure for Bexley as a whole, about 11%, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. So older-house details are more likely to come into the design of alcove units.
Hall Place and Gardens, about 2.3 miles south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, walls that bow and floors that slope are why alcove units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place. Living in a block of flats near Erith station? Then the route in is measured along with the room itself, and the sections are sized to fit it. If you live near Wildspace Conservation Park, a room that looks out on trees deserves a design that leaves the window alone.
Erith is within the London Borough of Bexley, about 4 miles south-west of Sidcup. Our work covers every London borough and the City of London, Erith included. Our work takes in places right across Bexley, large and small.
We work across the DA8, DA17 and DA7 postcode area. Whether you live on a street such as Church Road, Town Square and Erith High Street or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for alcove units. If you’re just outside Erith, we also cover Northumberland Heath (1 mile south), Bexley Riverside (1 mile south), Belvedere (1 mile north-west), Lessness Heath (1 mile north-west) and Barnehurst (1 mile south). We also make alcove units in nearby places such as Sidcup (4 miles south-west), Welling (3 miles south-west), Bexley (3 miles south-west), Bexleyheath (2 miles south-west), Albany Park (5 miles south-west) and Thamesmead (3 miles north-west). Erith is one of the larger places we cover in Bexley.
Local landmarks in Erith
The streets we cover here include those near Erith School, The Cross Keys pub and Trinity School, among other places. Erith has its own railway station: Erith station. A little further out are Erith Museum (under half a mile east) and Broadway Shopping Centre (1.9 miles south-west).
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
Mansion blocks and purpose-built blocks often have house rules about lifts, entry systems and when trades can come in. Let us know about them at the measuring visit, and we’ll plan the fitting around them.
If the property is let, we will need access agreed with the tenants. An agent can arrange access for you, and the written quote can go to whoever needs it.
How fitting day works
At the end, we tidy up. Before we go, we look over the finished furniture with you and answer any questions. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the alcoves and what goes in them, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. It helps to clear the room and the route in before fitting day, including pictures on nearby walls. We cover floors and doorways first. Then the sections come in and are joined in place.
- To begin, get in touch through our contact form; a brief note on the alcoves is plenty, and mention if you live in a flat or up a few flights of stairs.
- At the design visit we measure the alcoves and also the way in: the front door, the hall and any stair turns. Parking is worth mentioning too, since a van often needs a permit or a paid bay in London.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- The units are made at our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections sized to come through your door.
- On fitting day the sections come in, are joined in place and scribed to the walls. A spray-painted finish arrives done; a hand-painted one is applied once the units are in.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
Arranging a design visit
You do not need exact measurements to get started. Everything is measured properly when we visit. To get started, fill in our short enquiry form. The written quote follows the visit.
Advice
Questions from Erith
Can you make alcove units for a home in Erith?
Yes, we work across Bexley, Erith included, and across the rest of London. You can use our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Erith?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. It helps to tell us about parking at the measuring visit, so the day can be planned around it.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
We need someone to let us in. It also helps to have someone around at the end, so we can go over the finished furniture together.
What happens to the chimney vent when alcove units go in?
We design around any vent so it stays open. Air moving through a capped chimney helps stop damp, which protects the units as well as the wall. If there’s damp on the breast already, it is best sorted before fitting.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, we can arrange Saturdays. Just mention it when you contact us.
Will alcove units fit if my walls are not straight?
Yes. We measure each alcove carefully at the measuring visit, make the units in our workshop and trim the edges on site to meet the wall, so there are no awkward gaps.