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Northfields TV and Media Units
Thinking about TV and media units in Northfields? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a written quote, before anything is made.
- Boxes and consoles on the floor
- Boxes with no ventilation
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
TV and media units designed for your room
What it is made from
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting can be done in your home after fitting. Small marks are simple to touch up.
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF has no grain to show through. The moisture-resistant grade is our choice.
TV and media units for homes in Northfields
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. We make TV and media units from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and people most often get in touch about equipment with nowhere proper to go and a big screen that dominates the wall.
Rooms in houses from before 1919 tend to have generous ceiling heights, and a large share of the homes around Northfields date from then. Full-height TV and media units can run up to the picture rail or the cornice, with the top line set to match the room’s own mouldings. Where a fireplace has been blocked up, the chimney still needs ventilating, and any damp is sorted before units go in.
A written quote is the clearest record of what we’ve agreed. It sets out the TV unit designed for your room, its materials and its finish.
- Place
- Northfields (W5, W13, TW8)
- Borough
- Ealing
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Neighbourhoods near Northfields
More for homes in Northfields
Built-in living-room furniture in Northfields
The biggest shares of homes in the area around Northfields were built before 1919 (about 63%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 19%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how TV and media units are fixed and fitted. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Northfields include Boston Manor House (Grade I), about 0.5 miles south, and Church of St Mary (Grade II*), about 0.5 miles north-east. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. All of London, Ealing included, is inside the ULEZ. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in Northfields is covered by it. We go through parking and access at the design visit.
For families living near Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, a cupboard for board games and a shelf for reading books can go into the same design. If you live near Lammas Park, TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it.
Northfields is in the London Borough of Ealing, about 1 mile north of Ealing. Design visits and fitting in Northfields can be on a Saturday, by prior arrangement. Northfields is one of 19 places on our list for Ealing.
We work across the W5, W13 and TW8 postcode area. We cover homes on streets like Burns Road, South Road and Elers Road, along with the roads around them, for TV and media units and any of our other fitted furniture. Main roads around Northfields include the A3002. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. We also cover the places around Northfields: Brentford (1 mile south-east), Gillette Corner (1 mile south-west), Brentford End (1 mile south), Osterley (2 miles south-west) and Spring Grove (2 miles south-west). Other parts of Ealing we cover include Acton (2 miles east), Southall (3 miles west), Greenford (3 miles north-west), Northolt (4 miles north-west), Acton Green (2 miles east) and Bedford Park (2 miles east).
Around Northfields
In Northfields, that includes homes near Ealing Park Tavern, Library for Iranian Studies and Great Ealing School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Brentford station, roughly 0.8 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Ealing Hospital (1.4 miles west) and Gunnersbury Park House - Large Mansion (1.2 miles east). Not far away are Castlebar Hill and Long Wood.
Why bespoke in Northfields?
Most stands have a cable hole or two at the back, but cables usually still show somewhere. A built-in unit has routes planned through it. Ready-made tall pieces have to be fixed to the wall for safety, and in an older house that can mean fixing into brick or lath and plaster. With fitted pieces, the fixings are planned for the wall from the start.
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. A larger piece means more material and more time, so size comes first. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
Why work with us in Northfields
- Finished by spray or by hand
- We visit, measure and go through the design before we quote
- Saturdays by arrangement
- Made in our workshop, then fitted in your home
Take a look at how bespoke compares with ready-made or what to look for in a quote.
What affects the cost of TV and media units
What it costs comes down to the materials and the time involved. The main factors are:
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- The number of doors and drawers
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- The overall size of the piece
The finish affects the cost: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
What we need to know
A little information at the start saves time later. Where you can, include:
- Where you live, with the postcode
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Examples of the look you are after
- Rough measurements: width, height and depth
To get a quote for TV and media units in Northfields, fill in our short enquiry form. Let us know the room and the rough idea, with sizes if you have them. We’ll arrange a design visit, then send a written quote.
The problems TV and media units solve
Open-plan living is another reason. A built-in unit gives that wall order and holds books and everyday things as well.
If you recognise any of these, it is worth talking to us:
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- Somewhere to keep games tidy
- Bought furniture that does not suit the room
- Equipment with nowhere proper to go
Boston Manor, about 0.5 miles south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place.
Choosing a carpenter
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Real projects you can actually look at
- How parking will work on your street
Fitting day, step by step
There isn’t much for you to do on fitting day. We need someone to let us in at the start, and the room should already be cleared. After that, it is over to us: the floors are covered, the sections come in and the fitting begins. The time 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. If your hall still has its original tiles or boards, they’re covered before any carrying starts. Fixings into older walls are made carefully, as lath and plaster can crack if treated roughly. Decorating around the furniture afterwards is for your decorator.
- You send us a note about the room and the unit you’d like.
- We visit to measure and talk through the design and how the unit should look in the room.
- A quote in writing follows, with the finish set out.
- We build the unit in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood; a spray-painted finish is applied there for a smooth, even surface.
- We fit it in your home; a hand-painted finish is applied once it’s in and is easy to touch up later.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about parking near your home
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
Ask for a quote
It helps to see the room before we come. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line tell us a lot about the space, along with rough sizes. To share them, get in touch through our contact form, and we will suggest a time for a design visit.
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Your questions about TV and media units in Northfields
Can you fit TV and media units to the uneven walls of an older house in Northfields?
Yes, that is normal in older houses: each piece is scribed to the wall and levelled at the base. Skirting, picture rails and cornices are met neatly or cut around. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Northfields?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. Let us know what parking is near you at the measuring visit.
Can a built-in unit hide all the wires?
Cable routes are built into the design. Where cables reach the wall depends on the sockets, and your electrician can move them if needed.
Do I need to be in when you fit?
We need someone to let us in at the start of the day. It is good to have someone there at the end to look over the work with us.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Not normally. Conservation areas mostly control changes to the outside, and furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need it. Listed buildings are different: check with the council’s conservation officer first.
Can you make TV and media units for a home in Northfields?
Yes. We cover Northfields and the rest of Ealing, as part of our work across all London boroughs. To arrange a design visit, fill in our short enquiry form.