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TV and Media Units in Old Coulsdon
TV and media units in Old Coulsdon: built-in TV walls and media cabinets. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, made in our workshop and fitted by us.
- Equipment with nowhere proper to go
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
TV and media units in Old Coulsdon
How we make TV and media units for Old Coulsdon
We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood in our workshop. The finish is spray painted in the workshop or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you. We fit across Croydon and the rest of London once the design and quote are agreed. If you are living with boxes and consoles on the floor and nowhere good for speakers, that is what TV and media units are for, made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
Around Old Coulsdon, with interwar houses or semis making up much of the housing, the living room may be a good size but with fewer recesses than a Victorian house. TV and media units can fill the alcoves, run the length of a wall or frame the chimney breast, depending on how you use the room. The carcasses are made from moisture-resistant MDF or birch plywood, painted in a colour agreed with you.
The written quote is your record of the job. It sets out the TV unit designed for your room, what it is made from and how it’s finished, and the workshop works from it.
- Where
- Old Coulsdon (CR5, CR3, CR8)
- Borough
- Croydon
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
TV and media units for homes in Old Coulsdon
In the area around Old Coulsdon, the largest groups of homes date from between 1945 and 1972 (about 47%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 36%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Old Coulsdon include Church of St John the Evangelist (Grade I), under half a mile north, and Taunton Farmhouse (Grade II), under half a mile north-east. For a listed home, works inside that affect its character can require listed building consent from the council, for instance removing or fixing into original panelling. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. Red routes are run by TfL, with tight limits on where and when vehicles can stop. If your home in Old Coulsdon is on or near a main road, tell us at the design visit. Then we can work out where to load and unload.
For a family home near Keston Primary School, shelving with deep cupboards below keeps books, games and school things in one place. For a flat near Coulsdon South station, it’s useful to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day.
Old Coulsdon is part of the London Borough of Croydon, about 7 miles north of Thornton Heath. We cover Old Coulsdon as part of our work across Croydon, and the process is the same everywhere we work. Across Croydon, we cover Old Coulsdon and the places around it.
We make TV and media units across CR5, CR3 and CR8. Streets in the area include Ellis Road, Tollers Lane and Court Avenue, and homes on each of them are within our area for TV and media units. Neighbouring places we cover for TV and media units include Coulsdon (1 mile north-west), Purley (2 miles north), Woodcote (2 miles north-west) and Peaks Hill (3 miles north). Other parts of Croydon we cover include Thornton Heath (7 miles north), Croydon (5 miles north), Broad Green (6 miles north), Upper Norwood (8 miles north), Selhurst (7 miles north) and South Norwood (7 miles north).
Landmarks near Old Coulsdon
We fit furniture in homes around Sunnydown School, The Tudor Rose pub and Oasis Academy Coulsdon. The nearest railway station is Coulsdon South station, about 1.4 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find St Lawrence's Hospital (1.3 miles south-east) and East Surrey Museum (2 miles south-east). Not far away are South London Downs National Nature Reserve.
Boards, parts and paint
Shelves
Wide shelves need enough thickness or support so they stay straight.
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF has no grain to show through. The moisture-resistant grade is our choice.
How we price TV and media units
The price reflects the time and materials the job needs. The main factors are:
- The internal fittings
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- The number of doors and drawers
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.
Before the design visit
Before the design visit, it helps us to know about:
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Anything in the way, like radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- Rough measurements: width, height and depth
A quote begins with a few details from you: which room it is, rough sizes and a couple of pictures if you can take them. To send them, message us from the contact page. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and go through the design, then send a quote in writing.
How fitting day works
Getting everything level comes first. Where the floor slopes, we bring the furniture up to level on adjustable feet or a plinth, which keeps the lines straight. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. In a 1920s or 1930s house, the hall and stairs are normally simple, though we still measure the route in along with the room itself. TV and media units arrive in sections and are assembled in place.
- You describe the TV wall and your equipment, from set-top boxes to speakers.
- 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 quote in writing.
- We then make the unit in our workshop, with cable routes planned in.
- The unit is fitted in your home, ready for your equipment.
Preparing the room
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Tell us about parking near your home
How to get a quote
It helps to see the room before we come. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them tell us a lot about the space, particularly with rough sizes. To share them, fill in our short enquiry form, and we’ll suggest a time for a design visit.
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The problems TV and media units solve
In older living rooms, a TV can look out of place. A built-in unit around the chimney breast lets it sit more quietly, rather than the focus of it.
Common reasons to get in touch include:
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
- A big screen that dominates the wall
- Nowhere good for speakers
- A tangle of wires behind the TV
If you live near Dollypers Hill, TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it.
What to check before you book
- How the doors are hung and adjusted
- Will other trades be needed, and who arranges them?
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Standalone TV units cost less and arrive quickly. It is also easy to replace a stand when your equipment changes. A built-in unit is planned for your room and your equipment. Off-the-shelf units come in set widths, so a run along a wall normally ends with a gap, which fitted furniture avoids. It can use the full height too.
Every room is priced on its own, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. A spray finish and a hand-painted finish involve different work, and that shows in the price. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry in Old Coulsdon
- Every London borough and the City of London covered
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Fitted tight to walls that aren’t straight
- A spray or hand-painted finish
Read how bespoke compares with ready-made and what to look for in a quote.
Your questions about TV and media units in Old Coulsdon
Is parking a problem for fitting in Old Coulsdon?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor’s permit, a paid parking bay or a bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. It helps to tell us about parking at the design visit, so the day can be planned around it.
Do you make TV and media units for homes in Old Coulsdon?
Yes. We cover all of Croydon and the rest of London, and Old Coulsdon is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and go through the design, and then we send a quote.
How do you get large furniture into a flat?
The furniture is built in sections, each one sized to fit the way in. That’s why we measure the stairs, lift and doorways at the measuring visit.
Do I need permission to fit furniture in a leasehold flat?
Possibly. Some leases need the building owner’s consent before you make alterations. Check your lease, as we can’t advise on it.
How much will my TV unit cost?
Size, doors and drawers, what goes inside and the finish all affect it, along with access and parking. We send a quote in writing after the design visit.
Can a built-in unit hide all the wires?
That is the aim, and it’s planned from the start. Access panels make future changes easy without taking the unit apart. If the TV is wall-mounted, we plan a route behind the screen.