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Bromley · London
TV and media units in Crystal Palace, Bromley
We make TV and media units in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Crystal Palace. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- Boxes with no ventilation
- Clutter around the TV
- A big screen that dominates the wall
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About our TV and media units in Crystal Palace
Built-in TV and media units bring the screen, set-top boxes, speakers and cables together in one piece of furniture. Instead of a stand, a tangle of wires and a few odd shelves, the whole wall is designed at once. If you are planning a TV unit in Crystal Palace, the first step is a design visit to measure up and look at your equipment. People usually come to us about somewhere to keep games tidy and empty alcoves beside the TV, and the answer is made at our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
Ceiling heights across London vary a lot, from tall period rooms to compact modern ones. However your room in Crystal Palace is built, the height is measured as carefully as the width, since it sets how tall TV and media units can be. Each section is sized to fit the route into the room.
A written quote is the clearest record of what we have agreed. It describes the TV unit we’ve designed for the room, what it is made from and how it is finished, and the workshop works from it.
- Location
- Crystal Palace (SE19, SE20, SE26)
- Area
- Bromley
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What we don’t do
Damp treatment and building work are for other specialists, and there are a few other limits too:
- Any electrical work (your electrician handles that, and Part P covers some of it)
- Configuring the TV and sound system
- Structural changes to the wall
If you’re not sure what’s possible in your room, you can tell us about the room on our contact form and we will give you a straight answer. How it works.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Cable routes
- Ventilated cabinets
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
Common questions about TV and media units
I live near Crystal Palace station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Bromley and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can send us a few details through our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Crystal Palace?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor’s permit, a paid parking bay or a bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you during the design visit.
How do you stop equipment overheating in a TV unit?
Media equipment runs warm and needs airflow. We design open backs, gaps or vents where it sits. Keep the vents clear once it is in use.
What finishes do you offer?
You can choose between two finishes: spray painted or hand painted. A spray finish is smooth and even, while a hand-painted one is easy to touch up later.
Can you fit furniture to uneven walls?
That’s normal in older homes, and it is what scribing is for. Edges are scribed to the wall, and adjustable feet or a plinth bring the furniture up to level.
Does the unit work if the TV is on a bracket?
If the TV is wall-mounted, we design the unit around the bracket position. The wall needs to be sound for the bracket, which we look at during the design visit.
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What else we make in Crystal Palace
Materials and finishes
Plinths and scribe strips
In older houses, we normally scribe the sides and top. It makes the unit look built in.
Doors and drawer fronts
Some equipment needs line of sight for its remote, so we may leave those shelves open.
From workshop to your room
Getting everything level comes first. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference, which keeps the lines straight. After that, it is fixed to the wall using fixings that suit the wall, whether that’s solid brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. On fitting day, the sections are assembled, scribed to the walls and levelled. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether brick, block, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Saturdays can be arranged.
- To begin, message us from the contact page; a brief note on the TV wall and everything that plugs into it is plenty.
- At the design visit we measure the wall and plan cable routes and ventilation, as set-top boxes, consoles and amplifiers need air.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- We build the unit in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, leaving routes for cables and gaps for air.
- The unit is fitted and scribed to the walls, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish and the routes left clear.
How to prepare
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
Arranging a design visit
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. Because every room is different, the quote comes after the design visit, when we have measured up and talked through the design. To arrange a visit, drop us a line using the contact form.
Related advice
Living-room carpentry in Crystal Palace: local notes
About 36% of the homes in the area around Crystal Palace went up before 1919, and about 25% between 1973 and 1999, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. The National Heritage List records 19 entries within half a mile of the centre of Crystal Palace. Being near listed buildings does not make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. Controlled parking zones are common across London, and Bromley sets its own rules. If parking near you is controlled, a visitor permit or a bay suspension may be needed, and the council arranges suspensions, often with notice. Let us know what the parking is like during the design visit.
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as Subway, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features. Close to Crystal Palace Park? TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it.
Crystal Palace is within the London Borough of Bromley, about 8 miles east of Orpington. From period terraces to newer flats in Crystal Palace, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. In Bromley, Crystal Palace is one of the places we cover, and the borough has 49 places on our list.
We make TV and media units across SE19, SE20 and SE26 for TV and media units. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Tudor Road, Colby Road and Church Road, along with the roads around them, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. We also cover Anerley (1 mile south), Penge (1 mile south-east), Gipsy Hill (1 mile west), Upper Norwood (1 mile west) and Sydenham (1 mile north-east). Across the rest of Bromley, our area takes in Orpington (8 miles east), Bromley (4 miles east), Beckenham (2 miles south-east), St Mary Cray (8 miles east), Chislehurst (6 miles east) and Plaistow (3 miles east).
Landmarks near Crystal Palace
Around Crystal Palace, we cover homes near Paxton Primary School, The Grape & Grain pub and Sydenham High School and the streets around them. Crystal Palace has its own railway station: Crystal Palace station. Well-known places in the area include Crystal Palace Museum (a few minutes’ walk west) and St Christopher's Hospice (0.6 miles east). For a walk, there’s Dulwich Upper Wood.
What it costs
Not every room costs the same, and it comes down to:
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- The number of doors and drawers
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- Parking and unloading on your street
Every room is priced on its own, because the size, the layout and the finish all vary. A spray finish and a hand-painted finish involve different work, and that shows in the price. You will see the figure in your written quote, after the design visit.
Before the design visit
When you contact us, these help most:
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- Any ideas or images you have saved
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- The type of home and how the room is reached
Photos 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, along with rough sizes. To share them, tell us about the room on our contact form, and we will arrange a design visit.
What prompts TV and media units in Crystal Palace
Games, controllers and remotes need a home. Drawers and cupboards hold them out of sight.
A few of the things people ask us to solve are these:
- Leads that show from every angle
- A cabinet that traps heat
- Nowhere good for speakers
- Equipment with nowhere proper to go
The wider area includes historic houses like Kingswood House, about 0.9 miles north-west. For a period home anywhere nearby, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at.
Before you choose who makes it
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- Who does any electrics, plumbing or gas work
- How they handle walls that aren’t straight
- Will the quote be in writing?