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Richmond upon Thames · London
TV and media units in North Sheen, Richmond upon Thames
Built-in TV walls and media cabinets, for homes in North Sheen. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home.
- A tangle of wires behind the TV
- Boxes with no ventilation
- Standard units leaving gaps
Need TV and media units in North Sheen?
TV and media units for homes in North Sheen
A built-in TV wall often needs sockets in new places, like behind the screen or in the equipment cupboard. That’s work for your electrician. Ideally it’s done before the unit goes in. People typically come to us about equipment running hot in a closed cupboard and clutter around the TV; the furniture is made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Victorian and Edwardian houses were built with solid brick outside walls, while the walls inside can be brick or lath and plaster. With so many homes around North Sheen built before 1919, we check which you have before deciding how TV and media units are fixed. Lath and plaster in particular needs fixings chosen for it.
Our quotes are written in plain words. You will see what will be made, the boards used and the finish.
- Place
- North Sheen (TW9, SW14, W4)
- Area
- Richmond upon Thames
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Pricing TV and media units in North Sheen
Several things affect the price:
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- The width and height of the space
- The number of doors and drawers
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
No two rooms cost the same to furnish, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. You’ll see the figure in your written quote, after the design visit.
Helping us understand the room
The more you can tell us at the start, the better the design visit goes. It is useful to include:
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
It is useful to see the room before we come. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space, especially with rough sizes. To share them, get in touch through our contact form, and we will arrange a design visit.
What prompts TV and media units in North Sheen
Most people come to us because of the cables. Cables run everywhere, from the screen to the boxes and the wall. Built-in units give cables somewhere to go.
Most of the enquiries we get are about things like these:
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- Somewhere to keep games tidy
- Space for a soundbar and speakers
- Standard units leaving gaps
If you live in a period home close to The Barn Church, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
- A quote in writing that sets out the job
- Are the boards named, like MDF or plywood?
- How the doors are hung and adjusted
Neighbourhoods near North Sheen
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North Sheen homes and TV and media units
About 46% of the homes in the area around North Sheen went up before 1919, and about 16% between 1919 and 1939, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. We take that into account during the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of North Sheen include West Farm West Lodge (Grade II), less than half a mile north-west, and West Hall (Grade II), less than half a mile north. Works inside a listed home that affect its character, for instance removing original joinery or fixing into it, may need listed building consent from the council. It is worth speaking to the council’s conservation officer before the design is final. TfL’s Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every part of London, Richmond upon Thames included. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in North Sheen is covered by it. Access and parking are talked through at the design visit.
For a flat near Kew Gardens station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in. Close to Dukes Meadows? TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it.
North Sheen is about 3 miles south-west of Twickenham, within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Anywhere in North Sheen, it works the same way: we visit and measure, send a quote in writing, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. Our work takes in places right across Richmond upon Thames, large and small.
Every address in TW9, SW14 and W4 is within our area for TV and media units. We cover homes on streets like Kent Road, Ibis Lane and The Avenue, along with the roads around them, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. Other places close to North Sheen include Kew (1 mile north), Grove Park (1 mile north-east), Strand-on-the-Green (1 mile north), East Sheen (1 mile south-east) and Mortlake (1 mile south-east). Across the rest of Richmond upon Thames, our area takes in Twickenham (3 miles south-west), Richmond (2 miles south-west), Teddington (4 miles south-west), Hampton (5 miles south-west), Hanworth (5 miles south-west) and St Margarets (2 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in North Sheen
In North Sheen, that includes homes near Tap on the Line, Kew College Prep and Chiswick School, among other places. There is a railway station in North Sheen itself: Kew Gardens station. A little further out are Museum No. 2. Monocotyledons and Cryptogams (0.9 miles north-west) and Barnes Hospital (1.1 miles south-east). Not far away are Kew Gardens Lake and Duke's Hollow.
How fitting works for TV and media units
However carefully a piece is made in the workshop, it still has to meet the room, and fitting day is where that happens. Walls in older homes are rarely flat or square, so we scribe the edges by hand to follow the wall, until the line is tight. How long the fitting itself takes depends on the size of the unit and the cable routes planned into it, and your quote sets out the fitting days. On fitting day in an older house, the main job is scribing to walls and levelling on floors that slope, so each piece is trimmed and adjusted on site. Floors are protected, and dust is kept down as far as possible. Parking can be tight on terraced streets, so tell us about permits and bays during the design visit.
- You get in touch and list what the unit has to take: the screen, boxes, consoles and speakers.
- At the design visit we measure the wall and plan cable routes and ventilation, as set-top boxes, consoles and amplifiers need air. If you need new sockets, your electrician should do that before fitting.
- A quote in writing follows for the unit.
- We build the unit in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, leaving routes for cables and gaps for air.
- We fit it in your home and leave the cable routes ready for you to use.
Before fitting day
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Keep pets in another room while we work
Getting a quote
The quote is built from the design visit. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. A quote in writing follows the visit for you to look over. To arrange the visit, message us from the contact page.
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Your questions about TV and media units in North Sheen
Do you make TV and media units for homes in North Sheen?
Yes. We cover all of Richmond upon Thames and the rest of London, and North Sheen is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and discuss the design, followed by a quote.
I live near Kew Gardens station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Richmond upon Thames and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can send us a few details through our contact form with some details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Where should speakers go in a TV unit?
Speakers work best in open spaces rather than behind doors. A shelf under the TV suits a soundbar with open bays for bigger speakers. Tell us the speaker sizes when we visit.
What if the stairs or lift are small?
It’s made in sections. At the design visit, we measure the route not just the room.
How long does it take to fit a TV unit?
The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and the cable routes planned into it, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. We’ll explain what fitting day involves before we start.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, by prior arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you get in touch.
Materials and finishes
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting lets you see the colour in the room’s own light. Scribed edges are painted along with the rest.
Spray-painted finish
Spray painting is done in the workshop, giving a smooth, even surface that suits a modern TV wall.
Flats, blocks and rented homes
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.
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.