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TV and Media Units in Lee
Planning TV and media units for a home in Lee? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a quote in writing.
- Cables trailing across the wall
- Speakers muffled behind doors
- Boxes and consoles on the floor
TV and media units designed for your room
What happens on fitting day
On the morning of the fitting, we start by protecting your floors and the route from the front door to the room. The sections made at our workshop come in next. The time the fitting takes 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. Where a period house has been split into flats, the way in often goes through shared parts, so neighbours may appreciate a note before fitting day. Each section is sized for the tightest door or turn. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
- You get in touch with details of the room and where it is in your home.
- We visit to plan the unit and check the way in. Let us know about parking too, since a van may need a visitor permit or a paid bay.
- A quote in writing follows, setting out the design, materials and finish.
- In our workshop we make the unit in sections from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We bring the sections in, join them on the wall and scribe them to fit. The finish is sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Preparing the room
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, get in touch through our contact form and tell us a little about the room and roughly what you’d like. We then arrange a design visit to measure and go through the design, and send you a quote in writing afterwards.
Advice
TV and media units for homes in Lee
Everything starts with the screen. The opening is planned around your current TV, or a bigger one if you’re likely to upgrade. The height of the screen matters as well: we set it to suit the sofa, not the shape of the wall. Typical reasons to get in touch are wasted space around the screen and a tangle of wires behind the TV; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
Ceilings in homes built before 1919 are often taller than in later houses, and a large share of the homes around Lee date from then. Full-height TV and media units can run up to the picture rail or the cornice, so the furniture looks as if it belongs to the house. Blocked fireplaces are common too, and a capped chimney should still be ventilated before anything is built against it.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Where
- Lee (SE12, SE13, SE3)
- Area
- Lewisham
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
TV and media units in Lee: local notes
In the neighbourhood around Lee, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 49%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 19%), based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. 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 National Heritage List records 16 entries within half a mile of the centre of Lee. You can check whether a particular building is listed on Historic England’s list. About 49% of homes in the area around Lee were built before 1919, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. In houses of that age, the chimney breast often becomes the TV wall, with cupboards in the alcoves for set-top boxes and speakers, with cable routes and ventilation planned in.
For families living near Brindishe Lee School, TV and media units can be planned with low cupboards for toys and higher shelves for everything else. The wider area includes historic houses like Eltham Palace, about 1.7 miles east. If your own home is a period one, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at. If you live near Manor House Gardens, TV and media units can be arranged to keep the window and the light clear.
Lee is within the London Borough of Lewisham, about 2 miles north-west of New Cross. Our work covers every London borough and the City of London, Lee included. Lee is one of the places in Lewisham where we make TV and media units.
We work across the SE12, SE13 and SE3 postcode area for TV and media units. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Old Road, Manor Lane and Mallet Road, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. Close by, we also work in Hither Green (1 mile west), Horn Park (1 mile south-east), Lewisham (1 mile north-west), Ladywell (1 mile west) and Blackheath (1 mile north). We also make TV and media units in nearby places like New Cross (2 miles north-west), St Johns (2 miles north-west), Deptford (2 miles north-west), Surrey Canal (3 miles north-west), Sydenham (3 miles south-west) and Telegraph Hill (2 miles north-west).
Near you in Lee
Around Lee, we cover homes near The Edmund Halley pub, Trinity Church of England School and International Academy of Greenwich and the streets around them. Lee has its own railway station: Lee station. Well-known places in the area include Greenwich Castle (1.8 miles north) and University Hospital Lewisham (1.1 miles west). For a walk, there’s Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve.
Flats, blocks and rented homes
In a flat, the route in matters as much as the room. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so each section is sized to get through.
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, which often brings a shared hall and tight turns on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind.
Pricing TV and media units in Lee
We quote each job after the design visit, because no two rooms are the same. This is what makes the difference:
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- How square the room is
- The width and height of the space
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
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, naming the materials and finish. To start, message us from the contact page.
What we need to know
What helps most when you first contact us:
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- How you want to use the space
- Rough measurements, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
For a quote for TV and media units in Lee, send us a few details through our contact form. Let us know the room and the rough idea, with sizes if you have them. Next comes a design visit, followed by a written quote.
What it is made from
Moisture-resistant MDF
Wide panels around a screen need to stay flat. MDF gives smooth, even surfaces for painting with crisp edges.
Shelves
Long shelves need the right thickness or a support.
Tips worth knowing
Most of what helps is simple. Here’s what we suggest:
- Let us know about access early
- Talk to your electrician early about sockets
- Choose how the TV will sit before the design is finished
- Think about the viewing height from your sofa
Clean the paintwork with a soft cloth that is barely damp. Skip scouring pads and harsh cleaners.
Leave any new socket or wiring work to your electrician.
Questions we are often asked
I live in a flat in Lee. How will the furniture get up the stairs?
We measure the route in as well as the room: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. TV and media units are built in our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. It helps to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
My house in Lee is Victorian. Can you deal with uneven walls?
Yes. Walls in older houses are rarely flat or square, and floors are often out of level, so each piece is scribed to follow the wall and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
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. Damp treatment is not something we do, so any damp needs sorting first.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, by prior arrangement. Let us know when you get in touch if a Saturday suits you best.
What if I buy a larger TV?
The space can be sized for a larger TV, if you expect to upgrade. Tell us the size you might move to at the design visit.
How do I get a quote?
Simply use our contact form. Rough sizes and a few pictures help, and then we arrange a visit to measure and go through the design.