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Bexley · London
TV and media units in Crook Log, Bexley
For homes in Crook Log, we make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Clutter around the TV
- Standard units leaving gaps
- A screen at the wrong height
TV and media units in Crook Log
How we make TV and media units for Crook Log
Speakers need space to be heard properly. A soundbar can sit on a shelf below the screen. Closing speakers in a cupboard muffles them, so we plan open spaces for them. We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted, and the usual reasons to get in touch are equipment running hot in a closed cupboard and bought furniture that doesn’t suit the room.
Around Crook Log, with interwar houses or semis making up much of the housing, the main room is often well proportioned, with a bay, a chimney breast and not many other recesses. TV and media units can fill the alcoves, run the length of a wall or frame the chimney breast, depending on how you use the room. Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood keep the pieces stable, and the paint finish is agreed with you.
After the design visit, we send you a written quote. It sets out the design we have talked through, the materials and the finish.
- Where
- Crook Log (DA7, DA6, DA16)
- Borough
- Bexley
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What it’s made from
Plinths and scribe strips
Period walls normally need scribing. It is what gives the unit its built-in look.
Doors and drawer fronts
Doors can hide boxes and clutter and are planned with ventilation where needed.
How fitting day works
Getting everything level comes first. Where the floor slopes, we bring the furniture up to level on adjustable feet or a plinth, which keeps the lines straight. 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. Elsewhere in the house, the route is normally more generous. The pieces are joined and fixed once in place.
- You get in touch about a built-in TV unit, and where the sockets are now.
- At the design visit, we measure the wall and plan the screen space, cable routes and ventilation with you.
- You receive a quote setting out the layout and the paint finish.
- We build the unit in our workshop, with routes and ventilation planned 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.
How to prepare
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
Arranging a design visit
It is useful to see the room before we come. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line tell us a lot about the space. To send them over, message us from the contact page, and we will arrange a design visit.
Advice
Questions we’re often asked
Is Crook Log in the area you cover for TV and media units?
Yes. We cover all of Bexley and the rest of London, and Crook Log is part of that. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Crook Log?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. It’s useful to let us know about parking at the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Do TV units need ventilation?
Media equipment runs warm and needs airflow. The unit is planned with open backs or gaps where boxes go. Keep the vents clear once it’s in use.
What if I buy a larger TV?
We can plan the opening with a bigger screen in mind. Mention the largest screen you might buy when we visit.
How is the price worked out?
Each room is quoted on its own: the size, what goes inside, the finish and how square the room is all count. The written quote follows the design visit.
How do you get the furniture up the stairs?
It is made in sections, sized for the route not just the room. That is why we measure the stairs, lift and doorways at the design visit.
What affects the cost of TV and media units
A few things affect what fitted furniture costs:
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- How many doors and drawers there are
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
Access to the room makes a difference too. Several flights of stairs, a small lift or a narrow hall can mean smaller sections and more carrying, and that’s part of the price. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose.
What to send when you get in touch
Before the design visit, it helps us to know about:
- Anything in the way, like radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- What the furniture needs to hold
- The type of home and how the room is reached
- Any ideas or images you have saved
For a quote for TV and media units in Crook Log, get in touch through our contact form. Let us know the room and the rough idea. Next comes a design visit, followed by a quote in writing.
Tips worth knowing
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. Here are a few tips worth knowing:
- Note the screen size you have or plan to buy
- Note the size of each box and speaker
- Mention parking and stairs when we visit
- Think about whether you want the screen on a bracket or on a shelf
Vents and equipment shelves gather dust, so a quick clean now and then helps. It keeps air moving.
Label cables when you set things up.
Nearby places to Crook Log
What else we make in Crook Log
Living-room storage in Crook Log
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around Crook Log were built between 1919 and 1939 (about 49%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 18%), based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. We take that into account during the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. The National Heritage List records 10 entries within half a mile of the centre of Crook Log. You can check whether a particular building is listed on Historic England’s list. About 65% of households in the streets around Crook Log live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021. A house like that normally has more rooms to plan around than a flat, and sometimes a driveway that makes unloading easier.
If your home is one of the older houses near Trinity Baptist Church, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place. For a flat near Bexleyheath station, each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room. For families living near Crook Log Primary School, TV and media units can be planned with low cupboards for toys and higher shelves for everything else.
Crook Log is part of the London Borough of Bexley, about 2 miles south-west of Sidcup. Crook Log is part of the area we cover, and the process is the same everywhere we work. Our work takes in places right across Bexley.
We work across the DA7, DA6 and DA16 postcode area for TV and media units. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Bean Road, Lion Road and Alers Road, for TV and media units and any of our other fitted furniture. We also cover Upton (1 mile east), Bexleyheath (1 mile east), Welling (1 mile west), Blendon (1 mile south) and Bexley (1 mile south). We also make TV and media units in nearby places such as Sidcup (2 miles south-west), Erith (2 miles north-east), Belvedere (2 miles north-east), Northumberland Heath (2 miles north-east), Lessness Heath (2 miles north-east) and Albany Park (2 miles south-west).
What’s near Crook Log
The streets we cover here include those near St Columba's Catholic Boys' School, Bexleyheath Academy and The Crook Log Public House and the streets around them. Crook Log has its own railway station: Bexleyheath station. Other landmarks nearby include Broadway Shopping Centre (0.9 miles east) and Bexley Museum (1.7 miles south-east).
Flats, leases and landlords
For a rented home, access for the design visit and fitting day has to be agreed with the tenants. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf, and the written quote can go to whoever needs it.
In a flat, the route in matters as much as the room. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through.