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TV and media units in Plaistow, Newham
For homes in Plaistow, we make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- A big screen that dominates the wall
- Bought furniture that doesn’t suit the room
- Somewhere to keep games tidy
TV and media units designed for your room
TV and media units in Plaistow: what you get
A built-in TV unit gives the screen, the boxes, the speakers and the cables one planned home. Instead of a stand, a tangle of wires and a few odd shelves, the whole wall is designed at once. If you’re planning a TV unit in Plaistow, we start with a design visit to measure and talk through what you use. If you are living with a TV that looks out of place in the room and nowhere good for speakers, TV and media units made from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish can solve it.
Wherever your home in Plaistow sits in London’s mix of housing, TV and media units start with the room you actually have. Period rooms bring sloping floors and mouldings; newer rooms bring stud walls and service boxing. Each is measured, and the pieces are made to fit it.
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.
- Location
- Plaistow (E13, E16, E6)
- Area
- Newham
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
TV and media units in Plaistow: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 40% of the housing in the streets around Plaistow, with about 22% built between 1945 and 1972, 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. There are 14 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Plaistow. Being near listed buildings doesn’t make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. About 40% of homes in the neighbourhood around Plaistow were built before 1919, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Older houses typically have a chimney breast and alcoves, which suit a TV in the middle and media storage either side.
If you live in a flat close to West Ham station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in. For an older house near Memorial Community Church, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at. If your children go to Kaizen Primary School or a school nearby, low doors that small hands can open, with books and ornaments higher up, suit a busy family room.
Plaistow is within the London Borough of Newham. Design visits and fitting in Plaistow can be on a Saturday, by prior arrangement. We list Plaistow among 26 places we cover in Newham.
We work across E13, E16 and E6. Streets in the area include Eve Road, Ivy Road and May Road, and we cover homes on all of them for TV and media units. The A1011 run close to Plaistow, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you get in touch. We also cover Greengate (1 mile north-east), Canning Town (1 mile south), Upton Park (1 mile north-east), West Ham (1 mile north-west) and Upton (1 mile north). Other parts of Newham we cover include Stratford (2 miles north-west), Forest Gate (2 miles north), Maryland (2 miles north-west), Plashet (2 miles north-east), East Village (2 miles north-west) and Wallend (2 miles east). Plaistow is among the bigger places we cover in Newham.
Local landmarks in Plaistow
Around Plaistow, we cover homes near The Service for Deaf and Partially Hearing Children, Newham Sixth Form College and The Earl Of Derby Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is West Ham station, roughly 0.9 miles west. A little further out are West Ham United Football Club Museum (0.9 miles north-east) and Stratford Centre (1.6 miles north-west).
Questions from Plaistow
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Plaistow?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. 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. It’s useful to let us know about parking at the design visit, so the day can be planned around it.
I live near West Ham station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Newham and the rest of London. To get started, you can message us from the contact page with a few details about the room, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
How do I get started?
Simply tell us about the room on our contact form. It helps to send rough sizes and a few photos, and then we arrange a visit to measure and discuss the design, followed by a written quote.
Is there room for a soundbar?
Speakers work best in open spaces rather than behind doors. A shelf under the TV suits a soundbar. Tell us the speaker sizes when we visit.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, by arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you contact us.
Will the cables be hidden?
We plan cable routes through the unit from the start, with access panels for later changes. Where cables reach the wall depends on the sockets, and your electrician can move them if needed.
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Flats, conversions and leaseholders
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.
For a rented home, access for the design visit and fitting day has to be agreed with the tenants, at times that suit them. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf.
From workshop to your room
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site. How long the fitting takes depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. It helps to clear the room and the route in before fitting day, including anything on the walls near the work. Floors and doorways are protected before anything comes in. Sections are then carried in and assembled.
- You let us know about the room and what the unit needs to hold, from set-top boxes to speakers.
- We come to measure and talk through screen height, speakers and cables.
- We put the design, materials and finish into a written quote. If anything in it is unclear, ask us.
- We then make the unit in our workshop, with cable routes planned in.
- We bring it to your home and fit it in place.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Tell us about parking near your home
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Keep pets in another room while we work
Starting with a design visit
We quote once we’ve seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and discuss the design with you, and the written quote comes after. There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. To book a design visit, message us from the contact page.
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What it costs
A few things affect what fitted furniture costs:
- Spray painting or hand painting
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- Where a van can park, like a permit bay or a bay suspension
- The overall size of the piece
Rooms that are not square take more work: uneven walls, sloping floors and angled ceilings all add scribing and cutting on site. The quote allows for it.
Before the design visit
When you contact us, these help most:
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- Anything in the way, such as radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
To get a quote for TV and media units in Plaistow, send us a few details through our contact form. Tell us which room it is and roughly what you have in mind. We’ll arrange a design visit, then send a quote in writing.
When you need someone else
Our work is the furniture itself: designing it, making it in our workshop and fitting it. In practice, that means:
- New sockets behind the TV, which need an electrician
- Structural changes to the wall
- Aerial, satellite or broadband installation
If in doubt, you can fill in our short enquiry form and describe the room. Our process from visit to fitting.
What it is made from
- Cable routes
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Spray-painted finish
- Ventilated cabinets
Tips worth knowing
Looking after painted furniture is simple with a little care. A few things help it stay looking good:
- Think about whether you want the screen on a bracket or on a shelf
- Plan open spaces for anything controlled by a remote
- List every box, console and speaker that needs a home
- Mention parking and stairs when we visit
Clean the paintwork with a soft cloth that’s barely damp. Skip scouring pads and harsh cleaners, which can mark the finish.
Avoid piling devices on one shelf. Give each its own space.