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Camden · London
Haverstock TV and Media Units
We make TV and media units in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Haverstock. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Cables trailing across the wall
- Boxes and consoles on the floor
- A screen at the wrong height
TV and media units designed for your room
TV and media units in Haverstock: what you get
The screen size comes first. The opening is planned around your current TV, or a bigger one if you’re likely to upgrade, with a margin so it isn’t a tight squeeze. Viewing height matters too: it should suit where you sit, not just the wall. Most enquiries start with a TV stand that doesn’t fit the wall and equipment with nowhere proper to go, and the answer is built in our workshop from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Around Haverstock, a large share of homes date from before 1919, which in London mostly means Victorian and Edwardian houses. Houses of that age typically have a chimney breast in the front and back reception rooms, with an alcove either side, which gives TV and media units an obvious place to go. Because old walls bow and floors slope, the units are scribed to follow the wall and levelled at the base, then cut neatly around the skirting and any picture rail or cornice.
Where other trades are needed, for instance an electrician to move a socket, we point that out. Our quote covers the carpentry: the design, the materials and the finish.
- Where
- Haverstock (NW3, NW5, NW1)
- Area
- Camden
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Contact
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, leases and landlords
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. Some leases need the building owner’s consent for alterations. We cannot give advice on leases, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
We also make and fit furniture for landlords furnishing a let. It is made from the same moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood as any of our work, finished by spray or by hand.
Your questions about TV and media units in Haverstock
Does a conservation area in or near Haverstock affect fitted furniture?
Typically not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. If your home is listed, changes inside that alter its character may need listed building consent, so check with the council first. If you’re unsure, the council can confirm.
Is Haverstock in the area you cover for TV and media units?
Yes. We cover all of Camden and the rest of London, and Haverstock is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and go through the design, followed by a quote.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, so we allow for ventilation behind and inside the furniture to avoid condensation. Any damp needs sorting by the right specialist before fitting.
How is the price worked out?
Every job is priced for its room: the size, what goes inside, the finish and how square the room is all count. You’ll get a quote in writing once we have measured up.
How long are you in the house for fitting?
The time on site depends on the size of the unit and how many cupboards and shelves it has, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. We will explain what fitting day involves before we start.
Can the TV unit fit a bigger TV later?
If you’re likely to upgrade, we can leave room for it. It is useful to know the size you are thinking of.
The problems TV and media units solve
A new, larger TV often prompts it. The old stand looks too small, or the screen dominates the wall. Shelves and cupboards around the screen make it sit better in the room.
We are often asked to help with:
- Empty alcoves beside the TV
- A cabinet that traps heat
- Clutter around the TV
- Nowhere good for speakers
Keats House, about 0.8 miles north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place.
Choosing a carpenter
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?
- Whether you’ll get a written quote, not just a figure
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
Haverstock homes and TV and media units
The biggest shares of homes in the area around Haverstock were built before 1919 (about 46%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 23%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. 15 conservation areas have at least part of their area within a mile of central Haverstock. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are largely about how buildings look from outside. Flats in converted or shared houses account for about 30% of households in the neighbourhood around Haverstock, going by Census 2021 figures from the ONS. Conversions often leave rooms in unusual shapes, with partition walls, boxed-in pipes and chimney breasts in odd places, and the way in often goes up shared stairs. If your flat is leasehold, check your lease before anything is fixed to the walls.
If your home is one of the older houses near Church of St Mary the Virgin, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at. For families living near Fine Arts College, a cupboard for board games and a shelf for reading books can go into the same design.
Haverstock is in the London Borough of Camden, about 2 miles south-east of St Pancras. We design and make TV and media units for homes in Haverstock and across Camden. Haverstock is one of 28 places on our list for Camden.
Here we cover the NW3, NW5 and NW1 postcode area for TV and media units. You’ll find streets here such as Eton Road, Lawn Road and Ornan Road, and we cover homes on all of them for TV and media units. Other places close to Haverstock include Belsize Park (1 mile north), Primrose Hill (1 mile south), South Hampstead (1 mile west), Swiss Cottage (1 mile west) and Chalk Farm (1 mile east). Other parts of Camden we cover include St Pancras (2 miles south-east), West End (3 miles south-east), St Giles (3 miles south-east), Seven Dials (3 miles south-east), Holborn (3 miles south-east) and Bloomsbury (2 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Haverstock
Around Haverstock, we cover homes near St Paul's Church of England Primary School, St. Mary's Town and Country School and The Washington pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Haverstock is South Hampstead station, roughly 0.7 miles west. A little further out are Isokon Gallery (0.5 miles north) and O2 Centre (0.8 miles west). Open spaces near Haverstock include Adelaide Nature Reserve.
Pricing TV and media units in Haverstock
To work out the quote, we look at:
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- The internal fittings
- Parking near your home
- How square the room is
Every room is priced on its own, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
Helping us understand the room
To help us picture the room, please include:
- Your postcode and the borough
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Anything in the way, like radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
To get a quote for TV and media units in Haverstock, message us from the contact page. Let us know which room it is and roughly what you have in mind. We will arrange a design visit, then send a quote in writing.
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Fitting day, step by step
Once the main sections are fixed in place, any doors go on and any drawers or lids are fitted. Each one is adjusted until the gaps are even and it closes cleanly. The time 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. Older London houses often have narrow hallways and tight turns on the stairs, so the furniture comes in sections sized for the route in. Floors and stair carpets are protected on the way in and out.
- You send us a note about the room and the unit you’d like.
- At the design visit we agree the layout and talk about colour and finish.
- You get a written quote covering the design, the materials and the finish.
- We build the unit in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood; a spray-painted finish is applied there for a smooth, even surface.
- We fit it in your home; a hand-painted finish is applied once it’s in and is easy to touch up later. Go gently with new paintwork while it cures.
Before we arrive
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
How to get a quote
You do not need exact measurements to get started. We measure everything properly during the design visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To get started, send us a few details through our contact form with some details about the room. You receive a written quote after the visit.
Advice
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Cost matters, and it is fair to say so: flat-pack is normally cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is tricky, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well, and it’s quick to buy.