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TV and Media Units in Croydon
We make TV and media units for homes in Croydon, designed around the room you have. Your TV unit is designed at a visit to your home and made at our workshop.
- Equipment with nowhere proper to go
- A tangle of wires behind the TV
- A TV stand that does not fit the wall
Need TV and media units in Croydon?
Why bespoke in Croydon?
Most stands have a cable hole or two at the back, but cables normally still show somewhere. A built-in unit has routes planned through it, with access panels for changes later. Large off-the-shelf pieces can make a small room feel smaller, whereas fitted pieces painted to suit the walls sit back into the space.
The finish affects the cost: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
Why choose us
- Saturday visits and fitting by arrangement
- Designed for the room you have
- We work across all London boroughs
- Made in our workshop, then fitted in your home
See how bespoke compares with ready-made and what a quote should include.
TV and media units for homes in Croydon
Where the TV will be wall-mounted, the unit is designed around where the bracket goes. If it stands on the unit, we size the top to suit, with the cables kept out of sight. People normally come to us about games, controllers and remotes everywhere and speakers muffled behind doors; the furniture is made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Many homes around Croydon were built since 2000, and across London a lot of homes from those years are flats in newer developments. Living rooms in newer homes can be compact, so shallower units and wall-hung cupboards keep the floor open. Boxed-in pipes and service risers are common, and they can be built around rather than hidden badly.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF, birch plywood or both, depending on the design. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Location
- Croydon (CR0, CR2, CR9, CR8)
- Borough
- Croydon
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs: TV and media units in Croydon
Will a conservation area stop me having TV and media units fitted in Croydon?
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 may need listed building consent from the council. If you’re unsure, the council can confirm.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to South Croydon station?
Yes. We cover the whole of London. You can tell us about the room on our contact form to arrange a design visit, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
My walls are not straight. Is that a problem?
Walls and floors that are not true are part of the job in older homes. The furniture is scribed to follow the walls and levelled on feet or a plinth, so there are no gaps at the sides.
How do I get a quote for TV and media units in Croydon?
It’s easiest to get in touch through our contact form. We then arrange a design visit, measure up and send a quote in writing.
How do you stop equipment overheating in a TV unit?
Ventilation is designed in wherever equipment sits, using open backs, gaps or vented doors. Each box should have its own space and you can check the maker’s guidance on clearances.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, by prior arrangement. Let us know when you get in touch if a Saturday suits you best.
Built-in living-room furniture in Croydon
About 36% of the homes in the area around Croydon went up since 2000, and about 28% before 1919, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. The Chatsworth Road Conservation Area is close by, within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Croydon. Conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Your council can advise if you’re unsure. The ULEZ, run by TfL, takes in all of London, so the rest of London is inside it. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in Croydon is covered by it. We plan parking and access with you at the measuring visit.
Addington Palace, about 2.5 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units. If you live near Park Hill Recreation Ground, TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it.
Croydon is part of the London Borough of Croydon, about 2 miles north of Thornton Heath. We can visit homes in Croydon on weekdays, or on a Saturday by arrangement. We cover places right across the rest of London, large and small.
Every address in CR0, CR2, CR9 and CR8 is covered for TV and media units, from the main roads to the quieter streets. You’ll find streets here like High Street, Church Road and Ruskin Square, and homes on each of them are within our area for TV and media units. The A235 and B243 runs close to Croydon, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. We also cover the places around Croydon: South Croydon (1 mile south), Coombe (1 mile east), Addiscombe (2 miles north-east), Ashburton (2 miles north-east) and Woodside (2 miles north-east). Other parts of the rest of London we cover include Thornton Heath (2 miles north), Coulsdon (4 miles south-west), Purley (2 miles south-west), Upper Norwood (4 miles north), Selhurst (2 miles north) and South Norwood (2 miles north).
What’s near Croydon
Around Croydon, we cover homes near Rutherford School, Keg & Grill pub and Cambridge Tutors College and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Croydon itself: South Croydon station. Other landmarks nearby include St George's Walk (less than half a mile north) and Croydon University Hospital (1.7 miles north). For a walk, there is Duppas Hill.
What we don’t do
We design, make and fit the furniture. In practice, that means:
- New sockets behind the TV, which need an electrician
- Connecting and setting up your equipment
- Installing aerials, satellite dishes or broadband
If in doubt, you can drop us a line using the contact form and describe the room. How it works.
What goes into it
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Ventilated cabinets
- Spray-painted finish
- Cable routes
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
Why people ask for TV and media units in Croydon
Most people come to us because of the cables. Cables run everywhere, from the screen to the boxes and the wall. A built-in unit gives them a planned route.
Here are some of the needs we are asked about most:
- A cabinet that traps heat
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
- Nowhere good for speakers
- Standard units leaving gaps
Near listed buildings like Old Palace Croydon: Great Hall, about 0.5 miles north-west of the centre of Croydon, older homes may keep original joinery that TV and media units can be designed around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features.
What to check before you book
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
- A quote in writing that sets out the job
- Will other trades be needed, and who arranges them?
What affects the cost of TV and media units
Each piece is designed for one room, so each price is too. The things that affect it are:
- The internal fittings
- Parking near your home
- The overall size of the piece
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. At the design visit, we work out what you need inside, and the quote follows.
What to send when you get in touch
Before the design visit, it helps us to know about:
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Rough measurements, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- The type of home and how the room is reached
- Anything in the way, such as radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
Pictures help us understand the room before we visit. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them tell us a lot about the space, particularly with rough sizes. To share them, send us a few details through our contact form, and we will arrange a design visit.
How fitting works for TV and media units
There isn’t much for you to do on fitting day. Someone needs to let us in, and it’s useful to have the room cleared beforehand. From there, we protect the floors, bring the furniture in and get on with the fitting. How long the fitting takes depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. Newer homes often have stud walls, so fixings go into the studs or use fixings made for the board. Floors are covered while we work, and dust is kept to a minimum.
- You contact us with a short note about the room and the unit you have in mind.
- We visit to measure the wall and talk through the design.
- You receive a quote in writing setting out the unit, materials and finish.
- The unit is made at our workshop, using moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The unit is fitted in your home, levelled and scribed to the walls.
Preparing the room
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
Arranging a design visit
To get a quote for TV and media units in Croydon, send us a few details through our contact form. Tell us which room it is and roughly what you have in mind. We’ll arrange a design visit, then send a quote in writing.