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Merton · London
Merton TV and Media Units
Built-in TV walls and media cabinets, for homes in Merton. Every piece is made at our workshop and fitted in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- Speakers muffled behind doors
- Bought furniture that doesn’t suit the room
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
TV and media units in Merton
From workshop to your room
When we arrive on fitting day, the first job is covering the floors and protecting the way in from the front door. The sections made at our workshop come in next, a piece at a time. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and the cable routes planned into it, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Clearing the room and the way in beforehand makes the day easier, including anything on the walls near the work. Floors and doorways are protected before anything comes in. Then the sections come in and are joined in place.
- You let us know about the room and what the unit needs to hold.
- We come to measure and talk through screen height, speakers and cables, with ventilation for boxes and amplifiers.
- We put the design, materials and finish into a written quote. If anything in it is unclear, ask us.
- We then make the unit in our workshop, with cable routes planned in.
- The unit is fitted in your home, ready for your equipment.
Before fitting day
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
How to get a quote
A quote begins with a few details from you: the room, rough sizes and some photos if you have them. When you’re ready, use our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and go through the design, then send a written quote.
Related advice
TV and media units for homes in Merton
Speakers need their own thought. A soundbar usually sits just below the TV, and larger speakers can go on open shelves either side. Speakers work best in the open rather than behind closed doors. We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and the usual reasons to get in touch are clutter around the TV and equipment with nowhere proper to go.
In a part of London with mixed housing, like much of the city, living rooms vary a lot in shape. Some have alcoves either side of a chimney breast, some a bay window, and some neither. The design for your home in Merton starts from its own walls, with shelves sized so they do not sag.
The quote comes in writing, so there’s time to read it properly. It records the design, the materials and the finish we discussed.
- Location
- Merton (SW19)
- Borough
- Merton
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Some blocks ask for notice before trades arrive, often through a building manager or concierge. Lifts sometimes need to be booked, and the lift size helps decide how big each section can be. Mention it when you contact us.
In conversions and newer blocks, many internal walls are timber or metal stud with plasterboard. We choose fixings to suit the wall, which we check at the design visit.
Bespoke TV and media units or ready-made?
Screen sizes change, and a stand chosen for today’s set may not suit the next. We can plan the opening with a bigger screen in mind if you expect to upgrade. Few rooms have truly flat walls and level floors, so standalone furniture can lean or leave gaps. Built-in pieces are adjusted to the room as they go in.
Tricky rooms take more time: uneven walls, sloping floors and angled ceilings all add scribing and cutting on site. The quote allows for it, which we write after seeing the room.
Why choose us
- More than 300 projects completed
- Saturday work by prior arrangement
- A design visit, then a written quote
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
Take a look at our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.
What TV and media units cannot fix
It’s useful to know what’s outside our work before you plan:
- Aerial, satellite or broadband installation
- Repairing plaster or redecorating
- 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 a job runs, step by step.
What it is made from
- Hand-painted finish
- Cable routes
- Ventilated cabinets
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
Questions we’re often asked
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Haydons Road station?
Yes, homes across London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can get in touch through our contact form with a few details about the room.
Is Merton in the area you cover for TV and media units?
Yes. We cover the whole of London, all 32 boroughs and the City of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and talk through the design, followed by a quote.
How do I get a quote for TV and media units in Merton?
Just tell us about the room on our contact form. It helps to send rough measurements and a few pictures, and we will arrange a design visit, followed by a quote in writing.
How long will the fitting take?
The fitting depends on the size of the unit and the cable routes planned into it, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. The unit is built in our workshop first, so the time in your home is mostly fitting and finishing.
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, rather than sealing it in a cupboard. Keep the vents clear once it’s in use.
Can a TV unit hold speakers?
Speakers work best in open spaces rather than behind doors. A shelf under the TV suits a soundbar. Tell us the speaker sizes when we visit.
TV and media units in Merton: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around Merton were built before 1919 (about 42%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 19%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. That matters for TV and media units, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. There are 15 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Merton. Being near listed buildings does not make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. About 42% of homes in the area around Merton were built before 1919, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. 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 Merton Abbey Primary School, a cupboard for board games and a shelf for reading books can go into the same design. Living in a block of flats near Haydons Road station? Then each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as London Regional Transport Station, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can need listed building consent.
Merton is about 1 mile north-west of Wimbledon, in the London Borough of Merton. Anywhere in Merton, the process is the same: a design visit, a quote in writing, furniture made at our workshop and fitting in your home. Our work takes in places right across the rest of London, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Design visits and fitting in SW19 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets here like High Path, Pincott Road and Hayward Close, and we cover homes on all of them for TV and media units. Merton sits close to the A24, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. Neighbouring places we cover for TV and media units include Merton Abbey (1 mile east), South Wimbledon (1 mile north-west), Colliers Wood (1 mile east), Tooting Bec (1 mile north-east) and Summerstown (1 mile north). Across the rest of the rest of London, our area takes in Morden (2 miles south-west), Eastfields (2 miles east), Crooked Billet (2 miles west), Copse Hill (2 miles west), Mitcham (2 miles south-east) and Hackbridge (2 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Merton
Around Merton, we cover homes near The Nelson Arms, Rutlish School and Wimbledon School of Art and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Haydons Road station, about 0.8 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include St George's Hospital (1.1 miles north-east) and Wandle Industrial Museum (1.2 miles south-east). For a walk, there is Merton Park Green Walks.
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Caring for painted furniture
A little care keeps the finish looking good, whether it was spray painted or hand painted. These practical tips help:
- Think about the viewing height from your sofa
- Plan any new sockets with your electrician before fitting
- Plan open spaces for anything controlled by a remote
- Note the size of each box and speaker
After setting up, check that the boxes are not getting too warm. Keep vents, gaps and open backs clear of cables and clutter.
Avoid piling devices on one shelf because heat builds up between them. Each one needs space around it.