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TV and Media Units in Coombe Hill
TV and media units for your home in Coombe Hill: built-in TV walls and media cabinets. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, built in our workshop and fitted by us.
- Somewhere to keep games tidy
- Boxes with no ventilation
- A big screen that dominates the wall
Need TV and media units in Coombe Hill?
TV and media units for homes in Coombe Hill
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 45% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Coombe Hill, with about 24% built between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). 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. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Coombe Hill include Dorich House (Grade II), under half a mile north-east, and Galsworthy House (Grade II), about 0.5 miles south-west. Works inside a listed home that affect its character, for example removing original joinery or fixing into it, can need listed building consent from the council. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. On TfL’s red routes, the rules on stopping and loading are strict. If your home in Coombe Hill is on or near a main road, tell us at the measuring visit. It lets us plan the stop before fitting day.
If you live near Richmond Park, TV and media units can be arranged to keep the window and the light clear. If your children go to Robin Hood Primary School or a school nearby, shelving with deep cupboards below keeps books, games and school things in one place.
Coombe Hill is about 2 miles south-west of Kingston upon Thames, within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Design visits and fitting in Coombe Hill can be on a Saturday, by arrangement. We list Coombe Hill among 16 places we cover in Kingston upon Thames.
Postcode districts we cover here for TV and media units: SW15 and KT2. We cover homes on streets such as Keswick Avenue, Derwent Avenue and Robin Hood Lane, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. Main roads around Coombe Hill include the A308. Close by, we also work in Kingston Vale (1 mile east), Putney Vale (1 mile east), Coombe (1 mile south), Norbiton (2 miles south-west) and Motspur Park (2 miles south-east). We also make TV and media units in nearby places such as Kingston upon Thames (2 miles south-west), Surbiton (3 miles south-west), New Malden (2 miles south), Hampton Wick (2 miles south-west), Chessington (5 miles south) and Seething Wells (3 miles south-west).
Near you in Coombe Hill
We fit furniture in homes around Coombe Girls' School, Duke of Cambridge pub and Canbury School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Norbiton station, about 1.6 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Kingston Hospital (1.4 miles south-west) and White Lodge Museum (0.9 miles north). For a walk, there’s Kingston Hill Road area and Fishpond Wood and Beverley Meads.
How we make TV and media units for Coombe Hill
Sockets often need to move for a built-in TV wall. That’s work for your electrician, and Part P of the Building Regulations covers some electrical work in homes. It is best done before we fit. If you’re living with somewhere to keep games tidy and cables trailing across the wall, that’s what TV and media units are for, made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Ceilings in interwar houses tend to be lower than in Victorian ones, and the proportions of TV and media units are set to match. Where your home is one of the interwar houses or semis that are a big part of the housing around Coombe Hill, the cornice may be plain or missing, so the furniture can run straight to the ceiling. Any skirting is cut around neatly.
Where other trades are needed, for example an electrician to move a socket, we point that out. The quote itself covers our work, from the design to the materials and finish.
- Where
- Coombe Hill (SW15, KT2)
- Borough
- Kingston upon Thames
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What it costs
What it costs comes down to the materials and the time involved. The main factors are:
- Parking and unloading on your street
- The number of doors and drawers
- How big the furniture is
- Access to the room, such as stairs, lifts and narrow halls
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. We will talk through what you need inside at the measuring visit, then set it out in the quote.
Getting in touch
The more you can tell us at the start, the better the design visit goes. It’s useful to include:
- Whether it is a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift
- How you want to use the space
- Where you live, with the postcode
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
Pictures help us understand the room before we visit. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space, particularly with rough measurements. To send them over, drop us a line using the contact form, and we’ll arrange a design visit.
FAQs: TV and media units in Coombe Hill
Will a conservation area stop me having TV and media units fitted in Coombe Hill?
Usually not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character can need listed building consent from the council. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Coombe 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 helps to tell us about parking at the measuring visit, so the day can be planned around it.
Can the TV unit fit a bigger TV later?
We can size the opening for the screen you might buy next. It helps to know the size you’re thinking of so the space and cable routes suit it.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by prior arrangement. Just mention it when you contact us.
What happens when you come to measure?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and talk through the design with you. We will also ask about access and parking.
Can the TV be wall-mounted with a unit around it?
The unit can be planned either way. For a wall-mounted TV, the layout works around the bracket position.
What it’s made from
Doors and drawer fronts
Drawers keep controllers and games tidy. They’re painted in the same colour as the rest.
Spray-painted finish
Because it is sprayed before fitting, the unit comes painted. Treat it gently while the paint cures fully.
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What prompts TV and media units in Coombe Hill
Others are tired of furniture that doesn’t fit. Bought units seldom suit an alcove, a slope or an uneven wall, and that’s where a bespoke unit helps.
A few of the things people ask us to solve include:
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- Space for a soundbar and speakers
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
- A cabinet that traps heat
For an older house near St John the Baptist, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
- How the doors are hung and adjusted
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- Can you see real work of theirs?
Fitting day, step by step
Getting everything level comes first. Where the floor slopes, we bring the furniture up to level on adjustable feet or a plinth, and that keeps the doors and shelves true. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Loft stairs in an interwar house can be tight, with a low ceiling at the top, so any section going up there is sized for them. The main stairs in houses of that age are typically straighter. The pieces are joined and fixed once in place.
- You get in touch about a built-in TV unit.
- At the design visit, we measure the wall and plan the screen space, cable routes and ventilation with you. Any new sockets are a job for your electrician.
- You receive a quote setting out the layout and the paint finish.
- The unit is made at our workshop, with cable routes and vents built in.
- 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.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Let us know about parking near your home
- Empty the space we will be working in
Starting with a design visit
The quote is built from the design visit. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. A written quote follows the visit for you to look over. To arrange the visit, message us from the contact page.
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Looking after your furniture
Painted fitted furniture is easy to look after with a little care. A few things help it stay looking good:
- Think about which things need to be seen by a remote
- Plan any new sockets with your electrician before fitting
- Look at what the equipment makers say about airflow
- Note the size of each box and speaker
Vents and equipment shelves gather dust, so clean them now and then. It keeps air moving.
Keep ventilation gaps and open backs clear when you add equipment.