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Hammersmith and Fulham · London
Old Oak Common TV and Media Units
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. Our work on TV and media units in Old Oak Common starts with a design visit, and everything is built in our workshop.
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
- Equipment running hot in a closed cupboard
- Speakers muffled behind doors
Ask about TV and media units in Old Oak Common
When you need someone else
Some parts of a job need another trade, from an electrician to a plumber or a Gas Safe registered engineer. Here’s what to know:
- Aerial, satellite or broadband installation
- Moving sockets or adding new wiring, which is for your electrician
- Configuring the TV and sound system
If in doubt, you can use our contact form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. How it works.
What goes into it
- Spray-painted finish
- Ventilated cabinets
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Cable routes
- Birch plywood
TV and media units for homes in Old Oak Common
Built-in TV and media units bring the screen, set-top boxes, speakers and cables together in one piece of furniture. The wall is planned as a whole, rather than a stand with wires trailing behind it. If you are planning a TV unit in Old Oak Common, the first step is a design visit to measure up and look at your equipment. We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish, and the things people most often want solved are cables trailing across the wall and somewhere to keep games tidy.
Many homes around Old Oak Common were built since 2000, and newer homes seldom have fitted storage in the living room. TV and media units can be planned around where the sockets and aerial points already are, with routes for cables designed in. Walls in newer homes are often plasterboard on studs, which is fine for fitted furniture when the fixings are right.
The written quote is your record of the job. It sets out the TV unit designed for your room, its materials and its finish, and it’s what the workshop builds to.
- Where
- Old Oak Common (NW10, W3, NW26)
- Area
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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FAQs: TV and media units in Old Oak Common
I live near Willesden Junction station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Hammersmith and Fulham and the rest of London. To get started, you can get in touch through our contact form with some details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Do I need permission for fitted furniture in a conservation area?
Usually not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character can need listed building consent from the council. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
Can the TV unit fit a bigger TV later?
We can plan the opening with a bigger screen in mind, if you expect to upgrade. Tell us the size you might move to at the design visit.
How do you get the furniture up the stairs?
Getting it in is planned during the design visit. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doors, and each section is made to a size that will get through.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, we can arrange Saturdays. Just mention it when you contact us.
Do TV units need ventilation?
Ventilation is designed in wherever equipment sits, with open backs, gaps or openings. We give each box its own space and you can check the maker’s guidance on clearances.
Flats, blocks and rented homes
If you live in a flat, getting the furniture in is planned from the start. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doorways as well as the room, so each section is sized to get through.
In conversions and newer blocks, many internal walls are timber or metal stud with plasterboard. We choose fixings to suit the wall.
Fitting day, step by step
Once the main sections are fixed in place, any doors go on and any drawers or lids are fitted. We adjust each one so the gaps line up and it closes cleanly. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and how many cupboards and shelves it has, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Parking at newer developments can be restricted, with private bays or loading areas, so tell us what applies during the design visit. On fitting day, the sections are carried in, assembled and fixed. Saturday fitting is possible by prior arrangement.
- It starts with a short note from you about the TV wall.
- At the design visit we measure the wall and also the hall, stairs and doorways the unit has to pass through. Let us know about parking too, since a van may need a visitor permit or a paid bay.
- A quote in writing follows, setting out the design, materials and finish.
- The unit is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections that fit the route in.
- We bring the sections in, join them on the wall and scribe them to fit.
Before fitting day
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
Ask for a quote
The design visit is where every quote starts. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and discuss the design with you. Afterwards, we send a quote in writing. To arrange the visit, drop us a line using the contact form.
Advice
Living-room storage in Old Oak Common
In the streets around Old Oak Common, the largest groups of homes date from the years since 2000 (about 42%) and before 1919 (about 32%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Part of Old Oak Common is in a conservation area, according to Historic England’s records. Being in a conservation area mainly affects changes to the outside of a building, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. The council can confirm if you’re not sure. On TfL’s red routes, the rules on stopping and loading are strict. If your street in Old Oak Common joins a main road, it’s worth telling us at the design visit. Then we can work out where to load and unload.
If you live near Little Wormwood Scrubs, TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it. For families living near Old Oak Primary School, low doors that small hands can open, with books and ornaments higher up, suit a busy family room. For a flat near Willesden Junction station, the route in is measured along with the room itself, and the sections are sized to fit it.
Old Oak Common is part of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, about 4 miles south-east of Fulham. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Old Oak Common is part of that. We list Old Oak Common among 16 places we cover in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Every address in NW10, W3 and NW26 is within our area for TV and media units. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Atlas Road, Tubbs Road and Waldo Road, along with the roads around them, for TV and media units and any of our other fitted furniture. If you’re just outside Old Oak Common, we also cover College Park (1 mile north-east), Harlesden (1 mile north), Kensal Green (1 mile east), Park Royal (1 mile west) and North Kensington (1 mile east). Elsewhere in Hammersmith and Fulham, we also cover Fulham (4 miles south-east), Parsons Green (4 miles south-east), Walham Green (4 miles south-east), West Brompton (4 miles south-east), Hurlingham (4 miles south-east) and Chelsea Harbour (5 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Old Oak Common
In Old Oak Common, that includes homes near Star Chamber Academy, St Claudine's Catholic School for Girls and Library for Iranian Studies, among other places. Old Oak Common has its own railway station: Willesden Junction station. Well-known places in the area include Hammersmith Hospital (0.8 miles south-east) and Brent Museum and Archives (1.6 miles north-east).
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
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. In an older room, standard units rarely manage that.
Off-the-shelf cupboards come in fixed sizes, so there’s normally a gap left over at the top or at one end. Fitted furniture is made to the room’s measurements, so it can run to the ceiling and fill the width.
Practical tips
Fresh paintwork takes a while to cure fully, so go gently with it for a while. Beyond that, these tips help:
- Note the screen size you have or plan to buy
- Talk to your electrician early about sockets
- List every box, console and speaker that needs a home
- Find out how much space each box needs around it
Once your equipment is in, check that it is not running hot. Do not block the gaps and openings left for air with cables or clutter.
Label cables when you set things up, so changes later are simple.