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Forestdale TV and Media Units
We make TV and media units for homes in Forestdale, designed around the room you have. Your TV unit is designed at a visit to your home and made at our workshop.
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- A TV stand that doesn’t fit the wall
- Boxes with no ventilation
TV and media units designed for your room
TV and media units for homes in Forestdale
A built-in TV unit gives the screen, the boxes, the speakers and the cables one planned home. Instead of a stand, a tangle of wires and a few odd shelves, the whole wall is designed at once. For a living room in Forestdale, we start with a design visit to measure and talk through what you use. We make TV and media units from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and people most often get in touch about a TV stand that doesn’t fit the wall and boxes and consoles on the floor.
Post-war blocks of flats often have concrete floors, ceilings and some concrete walls, and drilling into them takes the right tools and fixings. With many homes around Forestdale dating from the post-war decades, we check the walls at the measuring visit before TV and media units are designed. On a lightweight partition, heavier pieces stand on the floor and are fixed back.
The quote comes in writing, so you can read it at your own pace and talk it over at home. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Location
- Forestdale (CR0, CR2)
- Borough
- Croydon
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What prompts TV and media units in Forestdale
Boxes, consoles and routers on the floor are a familiar sight. A media unit gives each box its own ventilated space, and keeps the floor clear.
TV and media units can help with:
- Clutter around the TV
- Leads that show from every angle
- Boxes and consoles on the floor
- A TV stand that doesn’t fit the wall
If you live near Addington Park, TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it.
What to check before you book
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- Are the boards named, such as MDF or plywood?
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
How fitting works for TV and media units
You will not need to do much on the day. Someone needs to let us in, and it’s useful to have the room cleared beforehand, as agreed at the design visit. After that, it’s over to us: the floors are covered, the sections come in and the fitting begins. How long fitting takes depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Post-war homes often have concrete or block walls, so fixings are chosen for the wall on fitting day. Floors and doorways are protected while the sections come in, and the pieces are assembled in the room.
- You contact us with details of the room, the TV and your equipment, and where the sockets are now.
- We visit to measure, note the sockets and agree where everything will go. Any new sockets are a job for your electrician.
- You receive a quote setting out the layout and the paint finish, for you to look over.
- The unit is built in our workshop, with cable routes and vents built 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.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
- Keep pets in another room while we work
How to get a quote
The design visit is where every quote starts. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and go through the design with you. A quote in writing follows the visit, so you can take your time with it. To book one, drop us a line using the contact form.
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What it costs
The price reflects the time and materials the job needs. That depends on:
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- Where a van can park, like a permit bay or a bay suspension
- Awkward walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- Doors and drawers, and how many
We do not publish set prices, because every piece is designed for one room. Instead, we measure, discuss the design and then quote in writing. To start, use our contact form.
Helping us understand the room
Before the design visit, it helps us to know about:
- Examples of the look you are after
- Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
- Your postcode and the borough
- Rough sizes: width, height and depth
Getting a quote starts with a few details: the room, rough measurements and some photos if you have them. To send them, send us a few details through our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and go through the design, then send a quote in writing.
Caring for painted furniture
Painted fitted furniture is easy to look after with a little care. These habits help most:
- Look at what the equipment makers say about airflow
- Note the screen size you have or plan to buy
- Let us know about access early
- Decide whether the TV will be wall-mounted or stand on the unit
Use the access panels and cable routes when you add or change leads. It keeps everything neat.
Keep heavy speakers and amplifiers on lower shelves.
Could you do it yourself?
Off-the-shelf cupboards come in fixed sizes, 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 run to the ceiling and fill the width.
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. Span, depth and the weight on it decide whether a shelf sags, so a long run needs a thicker shelf, a stiffening lip or a support. That is something we plan for in the design.
Also near Forestdale
Also in Forestdale
Forestdale homes and TV and media units
About 53% of the homes in the streets around Forestdale went up between 1945 and 1972, and about 37% between 1973 and 1999, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Controlled parking zones are common across London, and Croydon sets its own rules. If your street in Forestdale is in a controlled parking zone, a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay through the council may be needed. Let us know what the parking is like at the design visit. On TfL’s red routes, the rules on stopping and loading are strict. If your street in Forestdale joins a main road, it’s worth telling us at the measuring visit. That way we can plan where to load and unload.
Living in a block of flats near Sanderstead station? Then it is useful to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day. If your children go to Courtwood Primary School or a school nearby, shelving with deep cupboards below keeps books, games and school things in one place.
Forestdale is about 5 miles north-west of Thornton Heath, part of the London Borough of Croydon. Our work covers every London borough and the City of London, Forestdale included. Across Croydon, we cover Forestdale, along with the rest of the borough.
Here we cover the CR0 and CR2 postcode area for TV and media units. Whether you live on a street like Courtwood Lane, Goldfinch Road and Bardolph Avenue or on one nearby, we can arrange a design visit for TV and media units. Other places close to Forestdale include New Addington (1 mile east), Addington (1 mile north) and Coombe (2 miles north-west). Elsewhere in Croydon, we also cover Thornton Heath (5 miles north-west), Croydon (3 miles north-west), Coulsdon (5 miles south-west), Purley (4 miles west), Broad Green (4 miles north-west) and Upper Norwood (6 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Forestdale
The streets we cover here include those near John Ruskin College. Forestdale’s nearest station is Sanderstead station, about 2.4 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Warlingham Park Hospital (1.9 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Hutchinson's Bank.
FAQs: TV and media units in Forestdale
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Sanderstead station?
Yes. We cover all of Croydon and the rest of London. To get started, you can fill in our short enquiry form with a few details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Forestdale?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. 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, and we’ll plan around it.
How do you stop equipment overheating in a TV unit?
Equipment gives off heat, so it needs air around it. We design open backs, gaps or vents where it sits, rather than sealing it in a cupboard. Once it is in, do not block the gaps.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
It needs a little planning: ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps avoid condensation and mould. Damp treatment isn’t something we do, so any damp needs sorting first.
Can the TV be wall-mounted with a unit around it?
We can plan for either a wall-mounted TV or one standing on the unit. If the TV is wall-mounted, panels and shelves are arranged around the bracket and cables, and if it stands on the unit we size the top for it.
Do I need to be in when you fit?
We need someone to let us in. It also helps to have someone around at the end, so we can go over the finished furniture together.