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Merton · London
Cannon Hill TV and Media Units
TV and media units in Cannon Hill: built-in TV walls and media cabinets. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- Leads that show from every angle
- A cabinet that traps heat
- A TV stand that doesn’t fit the wall
TV and media units in Cannon Hill
About our TV and media units in Cannon Hill
A built-in TV wall often needs sockets in new places, behind the screen or inside a cupboard. That’s work for your electrician, and some electrical work in homes falls under Part P of the Building Regulations. It’s best done before we fit, and we can tell you where the unit will sit. We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and people most often get in touch about a big screen that dominates the wall and cables trailing across the wall.
In an area like Cannon Hill, 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 TV and media units. Cable routes for a TV or speakers, and space for set-top boxes, are planned at the design visit.
Our quotes are written in plain words, without jargon. You’ll see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, taken from what we agreed at the visit.
- Where
- Cannon Hill (SW20, SM4, KT3)
- Area
- Merton
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Contact
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Is it time for TV and media units?
The most common reason is a mess of wires. Cables run everywhere, from the screen to the boxes and the wall. Built-in units give cables somewhere to go.
If any of these sound familiar, it is worth getting in touch:
- Boxes with no ventilation
- Clutter around the TV
- Standard units leaving gaps
- Cables trailing across the wall
For a flat near South Merton station, it’s useful to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day.
Choosing a carpenter
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Which materials they’ll use, named in the quote
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
Bought units come in the maker’s finishes. Ours are painted in a colour agreed with you. The spaces between doors, windows and radiators are seldom a stock size, so ready-made furniture often ends up in the wrong place. Built-in pieces are planned around those fixed points.
The finish affects the cost: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. Your choice, along with the size and the fittings, is reflected in the written quote.
Why work with us in Cannon Hill
- We visit, measure and talk through the design before we quote
- Work across the whole of London
- Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
See our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf or what to look for in a quote.
How fitting works for TV and media units
In older rooms, the furniture typically has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and the cable routes planned into it, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. Fitting day means carrying in the sections, joining them and fitting them to the walls. Hand-painted furniture can be finished on site; spray-painted pieces arrive finished from the workshop. Saturday fitting is possible by prior arrangement.
- You get in touch about a built-in TV unit.
- We visit to measure and talk through the design and how the unit should look in the room.
- You get a quote in writing covering the design, the materials and the finish.
- The unit is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF, which takes paint well, and birch plywood.
- The unit is fitted and scribed to the walls, and any hand painting is done in the room.
Before fitting day
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician ahead of time
- Keep pets in another room while we work
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
How to get a quote
We quote once we have seen the room. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, then send a quote in writing. Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. To arrange a visit, drop us a line using the contact form.
Advice
TV and media units for homes in Cannon Hill
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 61% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Cannon Hill, with about 16% built before 1919, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Within a mile of the centre of Cannon Hill, 9 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are largely about how buildings look from outside. Strict stopping rules apply on red routes, which TfL runs. Where a home in Cannon Hill is on or beside a main road, it is useful to mention that at the measuring visit. Then we can work out where to load and unload.
For families living near Hillcross Primary School, low doors that small hands can open, with books and ornaments higher up, suit a busy family room. For an older house near St James Merton, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place.
Cannon Hill is in the London Borough of Merton, about 2 miles north of Wimbledon. We cover Cannon Hill as part of our work across Merton. Cannon Hill is one of the places in Merton where we make TV and media units, and the borough has 20 places on our list.
We work across the SW20, SM4 and KT3 postcode area for TV and media units. You will find streets here such as Aylward Road, Camborne Road and Botsford Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for TV and media units. Neighbouring places we cover for TV and media units include Bushey Mead (1 mile north-west), Raynes Park (1 mile west), Wimbledon Chase (1 mile north), West Barnes (1 mile west) and Merton Park (1 mile north-east). Other parts of Merton we cover include Wimbledon (2 miles north), Colliers Wood (2 miles north-east), Eastfields (3 miles east), South Wimbledon (2 miles north-east), Merton Abbey (2 miles north-east) and Crooked Billet (2 miles north).
Local landmarks in Cannon Hill
Around Cannon Hill, we cover homes near The Edward Rayne pub, Merton College and Harris Academy Wimbledon, among other places. The nearest railway station is South Merton station, about 0.5 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Wimbledon Museum (1.6 miles north) and St. Anthony's Hospital (1.5 miles south). For a walk, there is Cherry Wood.
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Before and after fitting day
New paint needs time to cure fully, so go gently with it for a while. Beyond that, these tips help:
- Measure your TV, or the size you expect to buy next
- Note the size of each box and speaker
- Decide where you will sit, so the screen height suits it
- Check each box’s guidance on ventilation and clearances
Paint is dry to the touch well before it has fully cured. For the first while, place equipment gently rather than sliding it to avoid marks.
Do not stack boxes on top of each other in one space, as they trap each other’s heat. Give each its own space.
Your questions about TV and media units in Cannon Hill
I live near South Merton station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Merton and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can fill in our short enquiry form to arrange a design visit, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Cannon Hill?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. 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 is useful to let us know about parking during the design visit.
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 my lease affect fitted furniture?
Possibly. A lease can require consent for alterations. Check your lease, as we can’t advise on it.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
We need access, so someone has to let us in. You don’t need to watch us work, but it helps to be around at the end.
What finishes do you offer?
There are two options: spray painting, done in the workshop for a smooth, even finish, or hand painting, which can be done on site. Your quote sets out which you have chosen.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there’s usually a gap left over at the top or at one end. Furniture we make is built to the room’s own sizes, so it can run to the ceiling and fill the width.
Cost matters, and it is fair to say so: off-the-shelf furniture typically costs less up front. Bespoke earns its place where the room is tricky, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.