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Barking and Dagenham · London
Creekmouth TV and Media Units
We make TV and media units in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Creekmouth. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- A tangle of wires behind the TV
- Standard units leaving gaps
- Empty alcoves beside the TV
TV and media units designed for your room
About our TV and media units in Creekmouth
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. If you’re living with a tangle of wires behind the TV and equipment running hot in a closed cupboard, that is what TV and media units are for, made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Newer homes often come with a TV point and sockets on one wall but nothing built around them. Many homes around Creekmouth are from those years, so we design TV and media units around the existing points rather than moving them. If you want an extra socket, that is for your electrician, and we leave space and cable routes for it.
The written quote is your record of the job. It describes the TV unit we have designed for the room, its materials and its finish.
- Place
- Creekmouth (IG11, SE28, E6)
- Area
- Barking and Dagenham
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Creekmouth
Can you make TV and media units for a home in Creekmouth?
Yes, we work across Barking and Dagenham, Creekmouth included, and across the rest of London. To get started, you can use our contact form with some details.
My home in Creekmouth is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
At the design visit, we measure the way in along with the room itself. TV and media units are made at our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it is worth checking those early.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by arrangement. Just mention it when you contact us.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
That’s normal in older homes, and it’s what scribing is for. Edges are scribed to the wall, and adjustable feet or a plinth bring the furniture up to level.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Typically not. Inside a house, fitted furniture doesn’t normally need planning permission. If the building is listed, works affecting its character may need listed building consent, so check with the council first.
How do I get a quote?
Just tell us about the room on our contact form. It helps to send rough sizes and a few pictures, and then we arrange a visit to measure and talk through the design.
Is it time for TV and media units?
The most common reason is a mess of wires. Leads trail from the TV to the boxes, the sockets and the speakers. Built-in units give cables somewhere to go.
Common reasons to get in touch include:
- A cabinet that traps heat
- A tangle of wires behind the TV
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
If your home is one of the older houses near Christ Church, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units.
Before you hire any carpenter
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- A written quote that sets out the job
- Is it spray painted or hand painted?
What TV and media units cannot fix
It is worth being clear about where our work stops:
- Removing a chimney breast or any structural work
- Installing aerials, satellite dishes or broadband
- New sockets behind the TV, which need an electrician
If you’re not sure what’s possible in your room, you can get in touch through our contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer. How a job runs, step by step.
What it is made from
- Birch plywood
- Ventilated cabinets
- Cable routes
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
More for homes in Creekmouth
Flats, leases and landlords
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 measuring visit, so fitting day is planned around them.
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. A lease can require consent from the building owner for alterations, which is worth sorting early. We cannot advise on your lease, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
TV and media units for homes in Creekmouth
Homes built between 1945 and 1972 make up about 56% of the housing in the area around Creekmouth, with about 37% built since 2000, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. We take that into account at the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Creekmouth include Chimney to Beckton Sewage Works (Grade II), under half a mile west. Listing covers the inside of a building as well as the outside, so works that affect a listed home’s character, like removing original joinery, can require listed building consent. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. Controlled parking zones are run by the boroughs, so the rules in Barking and Dagenham are set locally. If your street in Creekmouth is in a controlled parking zone, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a parking bay suspension through the council may be needed. Let us know about parking during the design visit.
For a family home near George Carey Church of England Primary School, shelving with deep cupboards below keeps books, games and school things in one place. If you live in a flat close to Barking Riverside station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in.
Creekmouth is about 1 mile north of Barking, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Creekmouth is part of the area we cover, and the process is the same everywhere we work. Our Barking and Dagenham coverage includes Creekmouth and the places around it.
Every home in IG11, SE28 and E6 is covered for TV and media units, from the main roads to the quieter streets. We cover homes on streets such as River Road, Creek Road and Minter Road, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. We also cover the places around Creekmouth: Barking (1 mile north), Beckton (1 mile west), Cyprus (2 miles west), Wallend (2 miles north-west) and East Ham (2 miles north-west). Across the rest of Barking and Dagenham, our area takes in Dagenham (3 miles north-east), Becontree (3 miles north-east), Castle Green (2 miles north-east), Becontree Heath (4 miles north-east), Chadwell Heath (4 miles north-east) and Dagenham Green (2 miles east).
Local landmarks in Creekmouth
The streets we cover here include those near Riverside School and the streets around them. The closest station to Creekmouth is Barking Riverside station, about 0.8 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find East End Women's Museum (1.6 miles north-west) and Barking Community Hospital (1.5 miles north). Open spaces near Creekmouth include Ripple Nature Reserve.
Fitting day, step by step
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. On fitting day, we cut and scribe the furniture around these details, so it sits neatly against the room. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and how many cupboards and shelves it has, and your quote sets out the fitting days. On the day, floors are covered first and the sections brought in. Each piece is levelled and fixed to suit plasterboard or block. Hand-painted finishes can be completed once the furniture is in.
- You get in touch and let us know about the room and your equipment, including the size of the screen.
- We come to measure, note the sockets and agree the layout.
- We send a written quote for the unit.
- We make the cupboards, shelves and panels in our workshop.
- We fit it in your home, with the cable routes ready to use.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Tell us about parking near your home
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
How to get a quote
It is useful to see the room before we come. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them give us a good feel for the space. To send them over, tell us about the room on our contact form, and we’ll suggest a time for a design visit.
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Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there is often a strip of wasted space at the side or above. Fitted furniture is made to the room’s measurements, so it can use the full height and width.
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job.