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Croydon · London
Addiscombe TV and Media Units
For homes in Addiscombe, we make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Standard units leaving gaps
- Set-top boxes stacked on a stand
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
TV and media units designed for your room
TV and media units in Addiscombe
In many period living rooms, the chimney breast and its two alcoves shape the whole wall. The alcoves can take cupboards for equipment and shelves above leaving the TV in an alcove or on the breast. We keep any vent in the chimney breast clear. We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted, and people most often get in touch about a TV stand that doesn’t fit the wall and wasted space around the screen.
Wherever your home in Addiscombe sits in London’s mix of housing, the furniture is designed around your room rather than a standard size. Older rooms bring uneven walls and picture rails, while newer ones bring plasterboard walls and boxed-in pipes. We measure for whichever you have, and the pieces are made to suit.
Materials are named in the quote: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. The finish is stated too, whether that is spray painting or hand painting.
- Place
- Addiscombe (CR0, SE25, CR9)
- Borough
- Croydon
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Tips worth knowing
A little care keeps the finish looking good. These practical tips help:
- Note the screen size you have or plan to buy
- List every box, console and speaker that needs a home
- Find out how much space each box needs around it
- Think about which things need to be seen by a remote
Paint is dry to the touch well before it has fully cured. For the first while, place equipment gently rather than sliding it.
Don’t let clutter build up against the unit’s vents.
Living-room carpentry in Addiscombe: local notes
In the area around Addiscombe, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 44%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 27%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. That matters for TV and media units, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Addiscombe include Church of St Mildred (Grade II), less than half a mile south-west, and Addiscombe Farm Cottage (Grade II), about 0.5 miles south-west. If your own home is listed, internal works that affect its character, like fixing into or removing original joinery, may need listed building consent. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. Many London boroughs run controlled parking zones, and Croydon sets its own rules. If parking near you is controlled, a visitor permit or a bay suspension may be needed, and the council arranges suspensions, often with notice. Let us know about parking during the design visit.
The wider area includes historic houses like Addington Palace, about 2 miles south-east. For a period home anywhere nearby, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place. If you live near Ashburton Park, TV and media units can be arranged to keep the window and the light clear.
Addiscombe is within the London Borough of Croydon, about 2 miles north-west of Thornton Heath. Wherever you are in Addiscombe, the process is the same: we visit and measure, send a written quote, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. We cover places right across Croydon, large and small.
Design visits and fitting in CR0, SE25 and CR9 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If your home is on a street such as Grant Road, Capri Road and Coe Avenue, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for TV and media units. The A232 runs close to Addiscombe; on busy main roads, unloading TV and media units takes a little planning. Nearby, we also make TV and media units in Shirley Oaks (1 mile east), Ashburton (1 mile north), Woodside (1 mile north), Shirley (1 mile east) and Monks Orchard (1 mile east). Other parts of Croydon we cover include Thornton Heath (2 miles north-west), Croydon (2 miles south-west), Coulsdon (5 miles south-west), Purley (4 miles south-west), Broad Green (2 miles west) and Upper Norwood (3 miles north).
Landmarks near Addiscombe
The streets we cover here include those near The Woodside Academy and The Cricketers pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Addiscombe is Norwood Junction station, about 1.2 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St George's Walk (1.5 miles west) and National Psychosis Unit (1.5 miles east).
Common questions about TV and media units
Do you cover homes near Norwood Junction station?
Yes. We cover all of Croydon and the rest of London. You can get in touch through our contact form to arrange a design visit, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
Is Addiscombe in the area you cover for TV and media units?
Yes. Addiscombe is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Croydon and London. You can drop us a line using the contact form to arrange a design visit.
Does the unit work if the TV is on a bracket?
If the TV is wall-mounted, we design the unit around the bracket position, with a route for the cables. The wall needs to be sound for the bracket.
What happens when you come to measure?
We take full measurements, look at the walls and floors and work through the design together. We will also ask about access and parking, and a quote in writing follows.
Does fitted furniture need planning permission?
Not typically. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different: check with the council’s conservation officer first.
Who moves the sockets for a built-in TV wall?
Your electrician does that. It’s best done before the unit goes in.
Why people ask for TV and media units in Addiscombe
A new, larger TV often prompts it. The old stand no longer suits it, or the screen takes over the room. Shelves and cupboards around the screen make it sit better in the room.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- Set-top boxes stacked on a stand
- A screen at the wrong height
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
- Leads that show from every angle
If your home is one of the older houses near St Mildred's Church, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place.
Before you hire any carpenter
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- How they handle walls that aren’t straight
- Who does any electrics, plumbing or gas work
What it costs
There is no set price, because there is no set room. The things that affect it are:
- How big the furniture is
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- How many doors and drawers there are
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
Parking is part of the price picture in London. Much of London is covered by controlled parking zones, so a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension near your home. Tell us about parking at the measuring visit, so we can plan for it.
Helping us understand the room
When you contact us, these help most:
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Examples of the look you’re after
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
To get a quote, get in touch through our contact form and tell us a little about the room. We then arrange a design visit to measure and go through the design, and a quote in writing follows.
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How fitting works for TV and media units
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 length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Before fitting day, we check the route in as well as the room, so the furniture comes in sections sized for the route. We cover floors and doorways on the way in.
- You describe the TV wall and your equipment, from set-top boxes to speakers.
- We come to measure and talk through screen height, speakers and cables, with ventilation for boxes and amplifiers.
- We put the design, materials and finish into a written quote. If anything in it is unclear, ask us.
- Once you are happy, the unit is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We bring it to your home and fit it in place.
How to prepare
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Empty the space we will be working in
Starting with a design visit
You don’t need exact measurements to get started. We measure everything properly during the design visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To arrange it, message us from the contact page and let us know about the room. You receive a written quote after the visit.
Related advice
Flats, blocks and rented homes
For flats on red routes or busy main roads, unloading takes some planning. Red routes are run by TfL and have strict stopping rules, so tell us about it during the design visit.
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 design visit, so fitting day is planned around them.