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New Barnet TV and Media Units
TV and media units in New Barnet: built-in TV walls and media cabinets. Every piece is made at our workshop and fitted in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
- Nowhere good for speakers
- A TV stand that does not fit the wall
TV and media units for your home in New Barnet
TV and media units in New Barnet
The screen size comes first. The opening is planned around your current TV, or a bigger one if you are 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. If your home has somewhere to keep games tidy and a screen at the wrong height, TV and media units made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand can solve it.
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 New Barnet, the cornice may be plain or missing, so the furniture can run straight to the ceiling. Any skirting is cut around neatly.
You get the quote in writing, so there’s time to read it properly and talk it over at home. It records the design, the materials and the finish we discussed.
- Location
- New Barnet (EN5, EN4, N20)
- Area
- Barnet
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Tips worth knowing
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. Here are a few tips worth knowing:
- Think about the viewing height from your sofa
- Plan open spaces for anything controlled by a remote
- Plan any new sockets with your electrician before fitting
- Measure your TV, or the size you expect to buy next
Painted finishes feel dry quickly but take longer to cure fully. For the first while, place equipment gently rather than sliding it.
Ask your electrician about new sockets rather than running extension leads through the unit, and don’t daisy-chain adaptors.
Why people ask for TV and media units in New Barnet
Some have tried off-the-shelf units that never quite fitted. Bought units seldom suit an alcove, a slope or an uneven wall, and that’s where a bespoke unit helps.
People typically get in touch with us about things like these:
- A TV stand that doesn’t fit the wall
- Space for a soundbar and speakers
- A big screen that dominates the wall
- Wasted space around the screen
If your home is one of the older houses near Holy Trinity Lyonsdown, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at.
Before you hire any carpenter
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
- Will other trades be needed, and who arranges them?
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
FAQs: TV and media units in New Barnet
Do you make TV and media units for homes in New Barnet?
Yes, New Barnet is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Barnet and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, and then we send a quote.
Is parking a problem for fitting in New Barnet?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. A van may need a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. It helps to tell us about parking at the measuring visit, so we can plan the day around it.
Who chooses the colour?
You do. We agree the colour with you.
How do I get a quote?
The first step is to get in touch through our contact form. After that, we arrange a design visit and follow it with a written quote.
Do I need permission to fit furniture in a leasehold flat?
Possibly. Some leases need the building owner’s consent before you make alterations, including fixing furniture to the walls. Check your lease, as we can’t advise on it.
How do you get the furniture up the stairs?
We plan the route in during the design visit. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doors, and each section is made to a size that will get through.
When is bespoke worth it?
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well.
The real difference is in the fit: edges scribed to the wall, a level base on a sloping floor and a neat line where the furniture meets the ceiling. Off-the-shelf furniture cannot typically do that in an older room.
How fitting works for TV and media units
Before anything is fixed, we set the furniture level. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference. After that, it is fixed to the wall using fixings that suit the wall, whether that is solid brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. If you have a driveway, it can make unloading simpler, so let us know at the measuring visit. Otherwise, details of permits or nearby bays help. Floors and doorways are protected while the pieces come in.
- You send us a note about the room and the unit you’d like.
- We visit to measure and discuss the design and how the unit should look in the room.
- A quote in writing follows, with the finish set out.
- The unit is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF, which takes paint well, and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home; a hand-painted finish is applied once it is in and is easy to touch up later. Go gently with new paintwork while it cures.
Before we arrive
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Ask for a quote
Every quote follows a design visit. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and discuss the design with you, then send a written quote. There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. To arrange a visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
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TV and media units for homes in New Barnet
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 32% of the housing in the area around New Barnet, with about 23% built between 1945 and 1972, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. Strict stopping rules apply on red routes, which TfL runs. If your home is on or just off a main road, it is useful to mention it. We can then plan where the van will stop. Detached and semi-detached houses are home to about 44% of households in the streets around New Barnet, in the ONS Census 2021 figures. In a semi or detached house, a driveway, where there is one, can make unloading easier.
If your children go to St Mary's CofE Primary School or a school nearby, shelving with deep cupboards below keeps books, games and school things in one place. If you live in a flat close to New Barnet station, each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room.
New Barnet is part of the London Borough of Barnet, about 3 miles south of Finchley. Our work covers every London borough and the City of London, New Barnet included. Our Barnet coverage includes New Barnet, along with the rest of the borough.
In EN5, EN4 and N20, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Streets in the area include York Road, Park Road and Henry Road, and we cover homes on all of them for TV and media units. Other places close to New Barnet include Barnet (1 mile west), Cockfosters (1 mile north-east), East Barnet (1 mile south-east), Underhill (1 mile west) and Whetstone (1 mile south). We also make TV and media units in nearby places such as Finchley (3 miles south), Burnt Oak (4 miles south-west), East Finchley (4 miles south), Hendon (5 miles south-west), Edgware (5 miles west) and Friern Barnet (2 miles south).
Landmarks near New Barnet
Around New Barnet, we cover homes near East Barnet School, Trent School Cockfosters and The Alexandra pub, among other places. New Barnet has its own railway station: New Barnet station. Nearby you’ll also find Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (2 miles south) and Barnet General Hospital (2 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Greenhill Gardens.
What affects the cost of TV and media units
Every room is different, so every job is quoted on its own. This is what makes the difference:
- Parking near your home
- The internal fittings
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- Doors and drawers, and how many
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. We’ll talk through what you need inside during the design visit, then set it out in the quote.
Helping us understand the room
What helps most when you first contact us:
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- Anything in the way, such as radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- How you want to use the space
- Rough sizes, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
The design visit is where every quote starts. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and talk through the design with you. A written quote follows the visit for you to look over. To book one, use our contact form.