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Kingston upon Thames · London
TV and Media Units in Hook
TV and media units in Hook: built-in TV walls and media cabinets. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, made at our workshop and fitted by us.
- Equipment with nowhere proper to go
- A big screen that dominates the wall
- Cables trailing across the wall
TV and media units for your home in Hook
About our TV and media units in Hook
Media equipment warms up as it runs, so equipment can’t simply be shut in a closed cupboard. Ventilation is planned into the design, using open backs, gaps or openings where equipment sits. It’s worth checking each maker’s guidance on clearances. Most enquiries start with set-top boxes stacked on a stand and speakers muffled behind doors; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
Ceilings in interwar houses tend to be lower than in Victorian ones, and the proportions of TV and media units are set to match. Where your home is one of the interwar houses or semis that are a big part of the housing around Hook, the cornice may be plain or missing, so the furniture can run straight to the ceiling. Any skirting is cut around neatly.
The written quote is your record of the job. It describes the TV unit we have designed for the room, what it is made from and how it’s finished.
- Location
- Hook (KT9, KT6, KT10)
- Area
- Kingston upon Thames
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. A lease can require consent from the building owner for alterations, which is worth sorting early. We can’t advise on your lease, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
Many London terraces have been converted into flats, which often brings a shared hall and tight turns on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind, once we have measured the way in.
Also near Hook
What else we make in Hook
Built-in living-room furniture in Hook
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around Hook were built between 1919 and 1939 (about 43%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 35%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Near the centre of Hook, Historic England’s list includes Orchard Court (Grade II), less than half a mile north-east. Listing covers the inside of a building as well as the outside, so works that affect a listed home’s character, like removing original joinery, can need listed building consent. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. On TfL’s red routes, the rules on stopping and loading are strict. If your home is on or just off a main road, it is useful to mention it. Then we can work out where to load and unload.
For a flat near Chessington North station, the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in. If your home is one of the older houses near St Paul's, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place. For families living near St Paul's CofE Primary School, a cupboard for board games and a shelf for reading books can go into the same design.
Hook is about 3 miles north of Kingston upon Thames, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Hook is part of that. We list Hook among 16 places we cover in Kingston upon Thames.
We make TV and media units across KT9, KT6 and KT10. Our area takes in homes on streets like Elm Road, Moor Lane and Glen Road, for TV and media units and any of our other fitted furniture. Hook sits close to the A243. We also cover the places around Hook: Barwell (1 mile south-west) and Seething Wells (2 miles north). Other parts of Kingston upon Thames we cover include Kingston upon Thames (3 miles north), Surbiton (2 miles north), New Malden (3 miles north-east), Hampton Wick (3 miles north), Norbiton (3 miles north) and Tolworth (2 miles north-east).
What’s near Hook
We fit furniture in homes around Southborough High School and Shrewsbury House School and the streets around them. Hook has its own railway station: Chessington North station. Other landmarks nearby include Tolworth Hospital (1.1 miles north-east) and Chessington Castle Hill (1 mile south-east). Open spaces near Hook include Bonesgate Open Space.
Fitting day, step by step
Getting everything level comes first. Where the floor slopes, we bring the furniture up to level on adjustable feet or a plinth, and that keeps the doors and shelves true. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Interwar houses typically have a straight run of stairs and a reasonable hallway, though we still measure the route in not just the room. The furniture comes in sections and is put together where it’s going.
- You get in touch about a built-in TV unit.
- 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.
- Fitting day: the unit goes in, is levelled and scribed, and the cable routes are left clear.
Before fitting day
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
Starting with a design visit
Getting a quote starts with some details: which room it is, rough sizes and a couple of photos if you can take them. To send them, message us from the contact page. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and talk through the design, then send a quote in writing.
Advice
What affects the cost of TV and media units
What you pay depends on:
- Parking near your home
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
Rooms that are not square take more work: walls that lean, floors that slope and sloping ceilings all mean more scribing and cutting. That’s reflected in the quote, which we write after seeing the room.
What to send when you get in touch
Before the design visit, it helps us to know about:
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Rough measurements, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
You do not need exact measurements to get started. Everything is measured properly when we visit, including how level the floor and ceiling are. To arrange it, tell us about the room on our contact form. You receive a quote in writing after the visit.
Looking after your furniture
These points come up often when people plan TV and media units. They’re worth knowing whatever the room:
- Decide where you’ll sit, so the screen height suits it
- List every box, console and speaker that needs a home
- Decide whether the TV will be wall-mounted or stand on the unit
- Plan open spaces for anything controlled by a remote
Doors can settle a little once the unit is in use. Hinges can typically be adjusted to line them up again.
Label cables when you set things up, so changes later are simple.
How it’s made
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting can be done in your home after fitting. Small marks are simple to touch up.
Birch plywood
Birch plywood is stiff and grips screws firmly, which suits shelves for heavy speakers and amplifiers.
Common questions about TV and media units
Is Hook in the area you cover for TV and media units?
Yes, we work across Kingston upon Thames, Hook included, and across the rest of London. You can get in touch through our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Hook?
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. It’s useful to let us know about parking at the design visit.
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 so we check the wall during the design visit.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
It can be done with some care: ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps avoid condensation and mould. We don’t treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
Someone needs to be there to let us in. After that, you don’t need to stay in the room.
Do you move sockets for a TV unit?
Electrical work isn’t something we do. Your electrician handles sockets and wiring, and Part P of the Building Regulations covers some electrical work in homes. We tell you where the unit will sit so the sockets end up in the right place.