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TV and Media Units in Charlton
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. We make TV and media units for homes in Charlton, each designed at a visit to your home.
- A cabinet that traps heat
- A tangle of wires behind the TV
- Space for a soundbar and speakers
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Pricing TV and media units in Charlton
The price for your room depends on:
- The width and height of the space
- The internal fittings
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- Doors and drawers, and how many
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
Getting in touch
You do not need exact measurements or a plan. It is enough to send:
- Anything in the way, like radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Your postcode and the borough
The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. Because every room is different, the quote comes after the design visit, once the room is measured and the design talked through. For a quote, fill in our short enquiry form.
TV and media units in Charlton
Sockets often need to move for a built-in TV wall, such as behind the screen or in the equipment cupboard. That’s work for your electrician. Ideally it is done before the unit goes in so the sockets land in the right place. Typical reasons to get in touch are a TV that looks out of place in the room and games, controllers and remotes everywhere, and the answer is built in our workshop from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Across London, neighbouring streets can be decades apart in age, so the walls behind TV and media units could be solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. That’s why every wall is checked at the design visit before the fixings are chosen. With a chimney breast, TV and media units normally fill the alcoves; without one, they can run along a whole wall.
Materials are named in the quote: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Location
- Charlton (SE7, SE18)
- Area
- Greenwich
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it is made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, leases and landlords
For a rented home, access for the design visit and fitting day has to be agreed with the tenants. An agent can arrange access for you, and the written quote can go to whoever needs it.
We also make and fit furniture for landlords furnishing a let. It’s made from the same moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood as any of our work, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
Your questions about TV and media units in Charlton
Can you make TV and media units for a home in Charlton?
Yes, we work across Greenwich, Charlton included, and across the rest of London. You can drop us a line using the contact form to arrange a design visit.
Does a conservation area in or near Charlton affect fitted furniture?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. If your home is listed, internal works that affect its character can need listed building consent, so check with the council first. If you are unsure, the council can confirm.
What if the stairs or lift are small?
Getting it in is planned at the design visit. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doors, and the furniture is made in sections sized to get through.
How is the furniture painted?
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.
Where should speakers go in a TV unit?
Speakers sound better in the open than shut in a cupboard. A shelf under the TV suits a soundbar. Bring the sizes to the design visit.
How do I get started?
It is easiest to fill in our short enquiry form. We then arrange a design visit, measure up and send a written quote.
Caring for painted furniture
New paint needs time to cure fully, so go gently with it for a while. After that, a few simple habits help:
- Note the size of each box and speaker
- Book your electrician first if sockets need to move
- Check each box’s guidance on ventilation and clearances
- Think about which things need to be seen by a remote
Paint is dry to the touch well before it has fully cured. At first, lift boxes and speakers into place rather than pushing them.
Keep heavy speakers and amplifiers on lower shelves, with the weight spread across shelves.
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How fitting day works
At the end, we tidy up. Before we go, we look over the finished furniture with you and explain how to look after the paint. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and how many cupboards and shelves it has, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Clearing the room and the way in beforehand makes the day easier, including anything on the walls near the work. Floors and doorways are protected before anything comes in. Sections are then carried in and assembled.
- You contact us with details of the room, the TV and your equipment, and where the sockets are now.
- We visit to measure, note the sockets and agree where everything will go. Any new sockets are a job for your electrician.
- You receive a quote setting out the layout and the paint finish, for you to look over.
- The unit is built in our workshop, with cable routes and vents built in, from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- Fitting day: the unit goes in, is levelled and scribed, and the cable routes are left clear. A hand-painted finish is done on site, if you chose one.
Preparing the room
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
Getting a quote
It helps to see the room before we come. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space, especially with rough measurements. To share them, fill in our short enquiry form, and we will arrange a design visit.
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Honest limits
Electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering and structural work aren’t part of what we do. Please bear these in mind too:
- Connecting and setting up your equipment
- Connecting the TV signal or internet
- Structural changes to the wall
If in doubt, you can message us from the contact page and describe the room. How it works.
What goes into it
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Cable routes
- Ventilated cabinets
- Spray-painted finish
Built-in living-room furniture in Charlton
In the neighbourhood around Charlton, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 34%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 29%), 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. Charlton is partly covered by a conservation area, going by Historic England’s data. The controls in a conservation area are mostly about the outside of buildings, so furniture fitted inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Your council can advise if you are unsure. The ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) now covers the whole of London, Greenwich included. It applies to every van that comes to fit furniture in Charlton. How the van gets to your door is planned at the design visit.
If you live in a flat close to Charlton station, it is useful to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day. If your home is one of the older houses near St Catherine Labouré, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place. The wider area includes historic houses like Queen's House, about 1.9 miles west. 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.
Charlton is within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, about 2 miles east of Plumstead. Whether your home in Charlton is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. We cover places right across Greenwich.
Postcode districts we cover here for TV and media units: SE7 and SE18. Whether you live on a street such as Floyd Road, Guild Road and Priolo Road or on one nearby, we can arrange a design visit for TV and media units. If you are just outside Charlton, we also cover New Charlton (1 mile north-west), Westcombe Park (1 mile west), Woolwich (1 mile east), Vanbrugh Park Estate (1 mile south-west) and Kidbrooke (2 miles south). Across the rest of Greenwich, our area takes in Plumstead (2 miles east), Greenwich (2 miles west), Eltham (3 miles south), Well Hall (2 miles south), Coldharbour (4 miles south) and New Eltham (4 miles south).
Near you in Charlton
In Charlton, that includes homes near The Victoria pub and Wildwood Montessori School, among other places. Charlton has its own railway station: Charlton station. Other landmarks nearby include Greenwich Castle (1.9 miles west) and Charlton Athletic Museum (under half a mile south-west). Not far away are Gilbert's Pit.