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Ealing · London
Greenford Alcove Units
Planning alcove units for a home in Greenford? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a quote in writing, before anything is made.
- Alcoves that are wasted space
- Room to work in an alcove
- Cupboards in keeping with an older house
Alcove units designed for your room
Alcove units in Greenford: what you get
Many people choose cupboards at low level and shelves above them. Closed cupboards hide everyday clutter, 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. People usually come to us about bare alcoves beside the fireplace and space for a growing book collection; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish.
In an area like Greenford, where interwar homes or semis make up much of the housing, many living rooms have been opened up to the dining room behind. The result is often a long room with a chimney breast, a good spot for alcove units. Cable routes for a TV or speakers, and space for set-top boxes, are planned at the design visit, with any new sockets left to your electrician.
You get the quote in writing, so there’s time to read it properly and talk it over at home. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Where
- Greenford (UB6, UB5, UB1)
- Borough
- Ealing
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Alcove units for homes in Greenford
In the area around Greenford, the largest groups of homes date from between 1919 and 1939 (about 61%) and the years since 2000 (about 15%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Greenford include Betham House (Grade II), under half a mile south. Works inside a listed home that affect its character, for example removing original joinery or fixing into it, can need listed building consent from the council. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. About 43% of households in the neighbourhood around Greenford live in detached or semi-detached houses, based on Census 2021. In a semi or detached house, a driveway, where there is one, can make unloading easier.
If your home is one of the older houses near Parish Church of the Holy Cross (old Church), picture rails and cornices give alcove units a line to finish at. If you live in a flat close to Greenford station, alcove units are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room.
Greenford is about 3 miles south-east of Ealing, within the London Borough of Ealing. Wherever you are in Greenford, it works the same way: we visit and measure, send a quote in writing, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. Greenford is one of the places in Ealing where we make alcove units.
Here we cover the UB6, UB5 and UB1 postcode area for alcove units. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Courthope Road, Oldfield Farm Gardens and Greenford Road, along with the roads around them, for alcove units and any of our other fitted furniture. Greenford is near the A4090 and A4127, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you get in touch. Nearby, we also make alcove units in Northolt (1 mile north-west), Perivale (1 mile east), Sudbury (2 miles north-east), Sudbury Hill (2 miles north-east) and Dormers Wells (2 miles south-west). Elsewhere in Ealing, we also cover Ealing (3 miles south-east), Acton (4 miles south-east), Southall (3 miles south-west), Acton Green (4 miles south-east), Bedford Park (5 miles south-east) and Northfields (3 miles south-east). Greenford is one of the larger places we cover in Ealing.
Near you in Greenford
We fit furniture in homes around The Railway pub, Ada Lovelace Church of England High School and The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School and the streets around them. Greenford has its own railway station: Greenford station. Well-known places in the area include Clementine Churchill Hospital (2 miles north). Not far away are Litten Nature Reserve.
Also near Greenford
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Materials and finishes
Spray-painted finish
A sprayed coat covers edges and corners evenly, which suits panelled doors. You choose the colour at the design stage.
Shelves
Shelf heights are planned around your things. Upper shelves can be shallower for a lighter look.
Honest limits
Not everything around alcove units is carpentry, such as an electrician, a plumber or an engineer on the Gas Safe Register. Here is what to bear in mind:
- Any structural work on the chimney breast
- Finding and fixing the cause of damp
- Painting the walls, ceiling and woodwork around the units
If in doubt, you can get in touch through our contact form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. How it works.
What it’s made from
- Hand-painted finish
- Scribed side panels
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Panelled or flat doors
- Adjustable shelves
- Moisture-resistant MDF
From workshop to your room
However carefully a piece is made in the workshop, it still has to meet the room, and fitting day is where that happens. Walls in older homes are rarely flat or square, so each edge that meets a wall is scribed to follow it. How long the fitting itself takes depends on the size of the alcoves and what goes in them, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. In a 1930s house with a converted loft, the stairs to the loft room are often steeper than the main flight, so any section going up there is sized for them. Elsewhere in the house, the route is usually more generous. Each section is assembled and fixed in the room.
- To begin, drop us a line using the contact form; a brief note on the room and the alcoves is enough.
- At the design visit we measure the alcoves and also the way in: the front door, the hall and any stair turns.
- We then send a written quote for the units.
- The units are made in 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 fitting day
- Empty the space we will be working in
- Keep pets in another room while we work
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
How to get a quote
To get a quote for alcove units in Greenford, fill in our short enquiry form. Tell us which room it is and roughly what you have in mind, plus any rough measurements. We’ll arrange a design visit, then send a written quote.
Related advice
Common questions about alcove units
Do you make alcove units for homes in Greenford?
Yes, we work across Ealing, Greenford included, and across the rest of London. You can message us from the contact page to arrange a design visit.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Greenford?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. A van may need a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you at the measuring visit.
Will alcove units fit if my walls aren’t straight?
Yes. Each alcove is measured at the measuring visit, then the units are made in our workshop and scribed to the walls when we fit them, so there are no awkward gaps.
Which finishes are there for alcove units?
Either a spray-painted or a hand-painted finish. Spray painting gives a smooth, factory-like finish, while hand painting suits a softer, traditional look and is simple to touch up. We talk through both at the design visit.
How do I get started?
The first step is to send us a few details through our contact form. After that, we arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.
What happens when you come to measure?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and discuss the design with you. Access and parking are worth talking about too, and afterwards we send a written quote.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
For flats on red routes or busy main roads, getting the furniture from the van to the door needs planning. TfL runs the red routes, and the stopping rules are strict, so it’s worth raising at the measuring visit.
In a flat, the route in matters as much as the room. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so each section is sized to get through without a struggle.
What prompts alcove units in Greenford
Others want a proper home for books, records or a TV. We can plan an alcove unit around exactly what you have, with each shelf set to suit it.
These come up often when people first get in touch:
- Cupboards in keeping with an older house
- Alcoves that are wasted space
- Space for a growing book collection
- Tired cupboards in the alcoves
Close to Northala Fields? Alcove units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- How parking will work on your street
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
- A written quote that sets out the job