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Alcove Units in Limmo Peninsula
Few London rooms are perfectly square, and we scribe the furniture to follow the walls. Our work on alcove units in Limmo Peninsula starts with a design visit, and everything is made in our workshop.
- Empty alcoves either side of the chimney breast
- A place for a small desk
- Shelving for books and records
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How we make alcove units for Limmo Peninsula
Skirting boards, picture rails and coving are common in older rooms. Units can be cut around them, stop just below them or run neatly up to them, whichever suits the room. The plinth height can match the skirting for a tidy line around the room. We agree these details at the design visit, before anything is made. If you’re living with units that sit well with original features and worn or badly fitted alcove units, that’s what alcove units are for, made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Homes built since 2000 are often open-plan, with the kitchen, dining and living space in one room, and around Limmo Peninsula many homes date from those years. In a room like that, alcove units can help separate the sitting area from the kitchen, without putting up a wall. Finished floors in newer homes mark easily, so they’re covered while we work.
Once you’ve read the quote and decided to go ahead, the furniture is built in our workshop. The quote sets out the agreed design, materials and finish, so you can check every detail beforehand.
- Location
- Limmo Peninsula (E16, E14, SE10)
- Area
- Newham
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What we don’t do
Not everything around alcove units is carpentry, like an electrician, a plumber or a Gas Safe engineer. Here is what to bear in mind:
- Any structural work on the chimney breast
- Redecorating, which is for your decorator
- Electrical work, such as new sockets or switches, which is for your electrician
Not sure whether your space suits alcove units? You can use our contact form and we will tell you before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
What it’s made from
- Hand-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Panelled or flat doors
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Scribed side panels
- Adjustable shelves
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Flats, conversions and leaseholders
In conversions and newer blocks, many internal walls are timber or metal stud with plasterboard. We choose fixings to suit the wall, after checking the walls at the measuring visit.
If the property is let, we’ll need access agreed with the tenants, at times that suit them. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf.
Caring for painted furniture
These points come up often when people plan alcove units. They’re worth knowing whatever the room:
- Decide what goes behind doors and what goes on show
- Sort out damp patches before fitting
- Let us know about parking and access at the design visit
- Clear the alcoves before the design visit if you can
Keep any chimney vent clear once the units are in. Air moving through the chimney helps keep damp away.
Put coasters or mats under anything that holds water to stop rings and water marks on the paint. Wipe up spills right away.
Your questions about alcove units in Limmo Peninsula
How do you fit alcove units in a flat in Limmo Peninsula?
We measure the route in along with the room itself: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. Alcove units are built in our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it’s worth checking those early.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Custom House station?
Yes, homes across Newham and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can send us a few details through our contact form with some details about the room.
What happens when you come to measure?
It is a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We look at the walls, floors and anything the furniture has to work around, then send a quote in writing.
How is the price worked out?
It depends on the size, the number of doors and drawers, the internal fittings and the finish, along with access and parking. We send a written quote after the design visit.
How do I get a quote?
The first step is to get in touch through our contact form. After that, we arrange a design visit and follow it with a written quote.
Who moves the sockets behind the alcove units?
We do not do electrical work. If you want sockets moved or added, your electrician should do that before we fit. We can plan cut-outs and cable routes in the units around them.
Alcove units in Limmo Peninsula: local notes
About 72% of the homes in the area around Limmo Peninsula went up since 2000, and about 12% between 1945 and 1972, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Within a mile of the centre of Limmo Peninsula, 3 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. About 81% of households in the neighbourhood around Limmo Peninsula live in purpose-built flats, based on Census 2021. For a flat, alcove units are made in sections sized for the stairs, the lift and the doors. Many blocks have rules on lift booking and working hours, so check with the managing agent before fitting day.
If your home is one of the older houses near Church of St Luke, 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 Custom House station? Then alcove units are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room. For families living near St Luke's Primary School, shelving with deep cupboards below keeps books, games and school things in one place.
Limmo Peninsula is about 1 mile north-east of Plaistow, within the London Borough of Newham. Homes in Limmo Peninsula are part of the area we cover for alcove units. We cover places right across Newham, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Every address in E16, E14 and SE10 is within our area for alcove units, from the main roads to the quieter streets. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Tant Avenue, Rogers Road and Lanrick Road, for alcove units and any of our other fitted furniture. The A1262 and A1263 run close to Limmo Peninsula, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. If you’re just outside Limmo Peninsula, we also cover Leamouth (1 mile west), Blackwall (1 mile south-west), Canning Town (1 mile east), Coldharbour (1 mile south-west) and West Silvertown (1 mile south-east). Other parts of Newham we cover include Stratford (2 miles north), Forest Gate (3 miles north), East Ham (2 miles north-east), Upton Park (2 miles north-east), Maryland (2 miles north) and Upton (2 miles north-east).
What’s near Limmo Peninsula
We fit furniture in homes around Rokeby School, Bridge House and Tower Hamlets College and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Custom House station, roughly 0.8 miles east of the centre. A little further out are London Gas Museum (1 mile north-west) and Poplar Hospital (0.7 miles west).
How fitting day works
The last stage of the day is the finish. With a spray finish from the workshop, there is usually only filling and touching up to do in the room; if you chose hand painting, that can be done in the room once the furniture is fitted. Either way, the finish is the one set out in your quote. Newer homes often have finished floors, painted walls and new doors that mark easily, so we protect the route before carrying anything in. Corners and door frames are covered as well. Once inside, the pieces are joined in place.
- You let us know which room it is and roughly what you’d like in the alcoves, even if the design is only a rough idea so far.
- At the design visit, we measure both alcoves, check the walls and look at the skirting and picture rail. We also talk through heights, doors and shelves.
- We send a quote in writing setting out the layout, materials and finish. If anything needs changing, just tell us.
- Once you are happy, the units are built in our workshop, each one sized to its own alcove.
- Fitting day: the units go in, are scribed to the alcoves and levelled on a plinth or feet. The finish is sprayed in our workshop or hand-painted on site, as agreed.
Before fitting day
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
How to get a quote
You don’t need exact measurements to get started. We measure everything properly at the design visit. To arrange it, use our contact form and let us know about the room. You receive a written quote after the visit.
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DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well, and it’s easy to buy.
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that aren’t square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths.