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Bromley · London
TV and media units in Pratt's Bottom, Bromley
TV and media units in Pratt's Bottom: built-in TV walls and media cabinets. Every piece is made at our workshop and fitted in your home.
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- Set-top boxes stacked on a stand
- Standard units leaving gaps
TV and media units designed for your room
TV and media units in Pratt's Bottom: what you get
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 work across London, including Pratt's Bottom once the design and quote are agreed. People normally come to us about games, controllers and remotes everywhere and empty alcoves beside the TV, and the answer is made at our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
In an area like Pratt's Bottom, where interwar homes or semis make up much of the housing, many homes have had the front and back rooms knocked together. That leaves a long room with a chimney breast on one side, which suits TV and media units along that wall. At the design visit we plan any cable routes and ventilation the room needs.
The written quote puts the design visit in writing: the layout, what goes inside, the materials used and the finish. If you’d like to change anything, it’s easier before the furniture is made.
- Place
- Pratt's Bottom (BR6, TN14)
- Borough
- Bromley
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How we price TV and media units
What you pay depends on:
- Where a van can park, like a permit bay or a bay suspension
- The overall size of the piece
- Spray painting or hand painting
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
The finish affects the cost: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. Your choice, along with the size and the fittings, is reflected in the written quote.
Before the design visit
Ahead of the design visit, we’ll usually ask about:
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- How you want to use the space
- Rough sizes: width, height and depth
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
The design visit is where every quote starts. 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, fill in our short enquiry form.
Where other trades come in
We’re carpenters, so some jobs belong to other trades. It’s useful to know these before you plan the job:
- Installing aerials, satellite dishes or broadband
- Painting the walls and ceiling
- Moving sockets or adding new wiring, which is for your electrician
Not sure whether your space suits TV and media units? You can fill in our short enquiry form and we will tell you before you arrange a visit. How it works.
Materials and parts
- Cable routes
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Ventilated cabinets
- Birch plywood
Why bespoke in Pratt's Bottom?
Bespoke furniture takes longer than buying from a shop: there is a design visit, a quote and making time. If you are renting or moving soon, a standalone stand may suit you better. Walls in interwar houses are straighter than in older ones, but rarely perfect, so standalone furniture can still lean or leave gaps. Fitted furniture is scribed and levelled on site.
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. A larger piece means more material and more time, so size is the starting point. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
Why choose us
- Saturdays by arrangement
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
- 300+ projects completed
Take a look at how bespoke compares with ready-made and what to look for in a quote.
Living-room storage in Pratt's Bottom
About 45% of the homes in the streets around Pratt's Bottom went up between 1945 and 1972, and about 22% between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. A conservation area lies within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Pratt's Bottom, according to Historic England’s records. Fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission in a conservation area, as the controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings. Your council can advise if you’re unsure. Since the zone was extended to the outer boroughs in August 2023, the whole of London has been inside the ULEZ. That includes the vans that bring and fit furniture in Pratt's Bottom. How the van gets to your door is planned at the design visit.
If your home is one of the older houses near All Souls' Church, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at. If you live near Hewitt's Chalk Bank, a room that looks out on trees deserves a design that leaves the window alone. If your children go to Pratts Bottom Primary School or a school nearby, a cupboard for board games and a shelf for reading books can go into the same design.
Pratt's Bottom is about 3 miles north of Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley. Our work covers every London borough and the City of London, Pratt's Bottom included. In Bromley, Pratt's Bottom is one of the places we cover, and the borough has 49 places on our list.
Every address in BR6 and TN14 is within our area for TV and media units, from the main roads to the quieter streets. We cover homes on streets such as Orchard Road, Runciman Close and Downs View Close, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. Close by, we also work in Chelsfield (1 mile north-east), Bopeep (1 mile north-east), Maypole (1 mile north-east) and Goddington (2 miles north). We also make TV and media units in nearby places like Orpington (3 miles north), Bromley (6 miles north-west), Beckenham (8 miles north-west), St Mary Cray (3 miles north), Chislehurst (5 miles north-west) and Biggin Hill (4 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Pratt's Bottom
In Pratt's Bottom, that includes homes near Green Street Green Primary School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Knockholt station, roughly 0.8 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Orpington Hospital (1.6 miles north-west).
Common questions about TV and media units
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Pratt's Bottom?
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. Let us know what parking is near you at the measuring visit.
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. If you’re unsure, the council can confirm.
Is there room for a soundbar?
We plan open spaces for speakers and soundbars. Closing speakers behind a door muffles them, so we leave them open.
How do you hide the TV cables?
That is the aim, and it is planned from the start. Routes, openings and removable panels let you add or change leads later. For a wall-mounted TV, a route behind the screen is planned in.
Can landlords use you for a rented flat?
Yes. We make and fit furniture for landlords furnishing a let as well as for homeowners. Access has to be agreed with the tenants.
How do I get a quote?
Simply get in touch through our contact form. It helps to send rough measurements and a few photos, and we will arrange a design visit, followed by a written quote.
Also near Pratt's Bottom
What else we make in Pratt's Bottom
Flats, blocks and rented homes
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind, after measuring the route at the design visit.
In a flat, the route in matters as much as the room. We measure the stairs, landings, lift and doorways along with the room itself, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through.
How fitting works for TV and media units
On the morning of the fitting, the first job is covering the floors and protecting the way in from the front door. Next, we carry in the sections built in our workshop. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and the cable routes planned into it, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. In a 1930s house with a converted loft, the stairs to the loft room are often steeper than the main flight, so any section going up there is sized for them. Elsewhere in the house, the route is typically more generous. The pieces are joined and fixed once in place.
- It starts with a short note from you about the TV wall.
- We visit to plan the unit and check the way in.
- We send a written quote.
- In our workshop we make the unit in sections from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We bring the sections in, join them on the wall and scribe them to fit. The finish is sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Keep pets in another room while we work
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
Arranging a design visit
Rough sizes are fine at the start. We measure everything properly at the measuring visit, including how level the floor and ceiling are. To get started, get in touch through our contact form and tell us about the room. The written quote follows the visit.