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TV and Media Units in Newham
Wherever you are in Newham, we design and make TV and media units for your room. Every job starts with a design visit, then a written quote.
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TV and media units in every part of Newham
Each job starts with a design visit and a written quote. Choose your neighbourhood from the list for local details. To get started, use the contact form.
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TV and media units across Newham: what to expect
Speakers need their own thought. A soundbar can sit on a shelf below the screen, while larger speakers suit open shelves at the sides. Closing speakers in a cupboard muffles them, so we leave open bays for them. 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 leads that show from every angle and nowhere good for speakers.
Finishing comes last. With a spray finish from the workshop, there’s typically only filling and touching up to do in the room; hand painting, if that is what you chose, can be done in place once everything is fitted. Either way, the finish is the one set out in your quote.
- You contact us with a short note about the room and the unit you have in mind, including the size of the screen.
- We visit to measure the wall and talk through the design. New sockets or wiring are for your electrician, so it is useful to have them in mind early.
- We send a written quote for the unit, ready for you to check.
- Each section is built in our workshop to the measurements we took, using moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home, with the cable routes ready to use. We check the doors and shelves with you before we leave.
What goes into your quote
The finish affects the cost: spray painting is done in the workshop, while hand painting can be done on site. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
- 300+ projects completed
- Work across the whole of London
- A spray or hand-painted finish
How to get a quote
To get a quote, use our contact form and let us know which room you have in mind. We then arrange a design visit to measure and talk through the design, and send you a quote in writing afterwards.
Landmarks near Plaistow
Around Plaistow, we cover homes near Newham Sixth Form College, Kaizen Primary School and Memorial Community Church. Other local landmarks include The Service for Deaf and Partially Hearing Children (under half a mile east), Keir Hardie Park (0.9 miles south-west) and The Earl Of Derby Public House (within half a mile north-west). Plaistow’s nearest station is West Ham station, roughly 0.9 miles west. A little further out are West Ham United Football Club Museum (0.9 miles north-east) and Stratford Centre (1.6 miles north-west).
Homes across Newham and their living rooms
Period homes in parts of Newham bring bowed walls and uneven floors, and TV and media units are scribed to them on site. Newer homes nearby tend to have stud walls instead, so the fixings change.
Homes built before 1919 make up about 37% of the housing in Newham, with about 29% built since 2000, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how TV and media units are fixed and fitted. A quarter or more of the homes in Newham (about 29%) were built since 2000, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. In homes built since 2000, living rooms are often open-plan with stud walls, so the fixings go into the studs, or heavier pieces stand on the floor. About 31% of households in Newham live in terraced houses, based on Census 2021. Many London terraces have a chimney breast and alcoves in the main rooms, which suit TV and media units built to their exact widths.
In London, the route into a home matters as much as the room, so the way in is measured along with the room.
Plaistow: Living in a block of flats near West Ham station? Then the route in is measured along with the room itself, and the sections are sized to fit it. Near listed buildings like St Andrew's Vicarage, under half a mile east of the centre of Plaistow, older homes may keep original joinery that TV and media units can be designed around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features.
What affects the price in Newham
What it costs comes down to the materials and the time involved. That depends on:
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- How big the furniture is
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
Every room is priced on its own, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. A spray finish and a hand-painted finish involve different work, and that shows in the price. You will see the figure in your written quote, after the design visit.
Before the design visit
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Anything in the way, such as radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- Whether it is a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
We quote once we’ve seen the room. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, then send a quote in writing. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. To arrange a visit, fill in our short enquiry form.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
It is worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is normally cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is tricky, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Honest limits
We’re carpenters, so some jobs belong to other trades. It helps to know these before you plan the job:
- Installing aerials, satellite dishes or broadband
- New sockets behind the TV, which need an electrician
- Repairing plaster or redecorating
What prompts TV and media units
In older living rooms, a TV can look out of place. Building it into the alcoves or around the chimney breast makes it part of the room, rather than the focus of it.
If you recognise any of these, it’s worth talking to us:
- Equipment running hot in a closed cupboard
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
- A TV stand that doesn’t fit the wall
- Boxes and consoles on the floor
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
Standalone TV units cost less and arrive quickly. A stand is also simple to swap when technology moves on. Bespoke units are made for one wall and the things you use.
Before you hire any carpenter
- How the doors are hung and adjusted
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- Whether they measure the room themselves
Questions from Newham
How much will my TV unit cost?
Every job is priced for its room: size, internal fittings, the finish and how awkward the walls are all play a part. You’ll get a quote in writing once we’ve measured up.
What finishes do you offer?
There are two choices: a spray finish from the workshop, which is smooth and even, or hand painting, which can be done in your home. Your quote sets out which you’ve chosen.
What materials do you use?
We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. MDF is stable and takes paint well, while birch plywood is strong and holds screws well, and the quote says which is used where.
Will you paint the walls around the furniture?
No. Plastering and decorating are not part of our work. The furniture itself is spray painted or hand painted.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, by prior arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you get in touch.
What if I buy a larger TV?
If you are likely to upgrade, we can leave room for it. It helps to know the size you’re thinking of.
Does my lease affect fitted furniture?
Possibly. Some leases need the building owner’s consent before you make alterations. Check your lease, as we can’t advise on it.