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Richmond upon Thames · London
TV and media units in Richmond upon Thames
In Richmond upon Thames, we design TV and media units around the room you actually have. We design your TV unit at a visit to your home, make it in our workshop and fit it.
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- Set-top boxes stacked on a stand
TV and media units for your home in Richmond upon Thames
Flats, leases and landlords
If your flat is leasehold, check your lease before fixing furniture to the walls. A lease can require consent from the building owner for alterations. We can’t give advice on leases, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
Landlords furnishing a let use fitted furniture too. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
TV and media units for homes in Richmond upon Thames
Cables are the part most people want to hide. Cable routes are built into the design from the start, with openings and removable panels so you can add or swap leads later. We make the routes, and your electrician handles any wiring. We make TV and media units from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and people most often get in touch about nowhere good for speakers and games, controllers and remotes everywhere.
Ceiling heights across London vary a lot, from tall period rooms to compact modern ones. However your room in Richmond upon Thames is built, the height is measured as carefully as the width, because it decides how tall TV and media units can go. Each section is sized to fit the route into the room.
After the design visit, we send you a written quote. It describes the design we discussed, the materials and the finish, so you know exactly what you are getting.
- Location
- Richmond upon Thames (TW9, TW10, SW14, TW1)
- Borough
- Richmond upon Thames
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it’s made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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The problems TV and media units solve
Most people come to us because of the cables. Cables run everywhere, from the screen to the boxes and the wall and nothing off the shelf hides them all. Built-in units give cables somewhere to go.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- Equipment with nowhere proper to go
- A tangle of wires behind the TV
- A screen at the wrong height
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
Close to Pesthouse Common? TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it.
Before you choose who makes it
- Whether they measure the room themselves
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- How parking will work on your street
Built-in living-room furniture in Richmond upon Thames
In the area around Richmond upon Thames, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 44%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 20%), based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. 18 conservation areas have at least part of their area less than a mile from the middle of Richmond upon Thames. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. London’s red routes are run by TfL, and stopping on them is tightly controlled. If you live on or close to a main road in Richmond upon Thames, let us know at the design visit. We can then plan where the van will stop.
Living in a block of flats near Richmond station? Then TV and media units are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like The Trumpeters' House, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features.
Richmond upon Thames is part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, about 2 miles south-west of Twickenham. Design visits and fitting in Richmond upon Thames can be on a Saturday, by arrangement. We cover places right across the rest of London.
Design visits and fitting in TW9, TW10, SW14 and TW1 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Church Road, King George Square and Topiary Square, along with the roads around them, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. Richmond upon Thames is near the B321 and B322; on busy main roads, unloading TV and media units takes a little planning. If you’re just outside Richmond upon Thames, we also cover North Sheen (1 mile north-east), East Sheen (1 mile east), Mortlake (1 mile east), Kew (2 miles north-east) and Strand-on-the-Green (2 miles north-east). Across the rest of the rest of London, our area takes in Twickenham (2 miles south-west), Teddington (3 miles south-west), Hampton (4 miles south-west), Barnes (2 miles east), Hanworth (4 miles south-west) and Whitton (3 miles west).
Around Richmond upon Thames
Around Richmond upon Thames, we cover homes near Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School, Kneller Hall Junior School and The White Horse Richmond pub, among other places. There is a railway station in Richmond upon Thames itself: Richmond station. Well-known places in the area include Eel Pie Island Museum (1.5 miles south-west) and West Middlesex University Hospital (1.5 miles north-west). Not far away are Richmond Hill and Kew Gardens Lake.
How fitting works for TV and media units
Getting everything level comes first. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference, and that keeps the doors and shelves true. After that, it’s fixed to the wall using fixings that suit the wall, whether that is solid brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Parking varies a lot across London, from permit zones to private bays, so let us know what’s near you at the measuring visit. If you live in a flat, any lift or building rules are worth checking too.
- You get in touch about a built-in TV unit, and where the sockets are now.
- We visit to measure, note the sockets and agree where everything will go. Any new sockets are a job for your electrician.
- You receive a quote setting out the layout and the paint finish.
- We build the unit in our workshop, with routes and ventilation planned in.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the walls and ready for your equipment. A hand-painted finish is done on site, if you chose one.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
Arranging a design visit
We quote once we have seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and go through the design with you, then send a quote in writing. Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. To book a design visit, fill in our short enquiry form.
Advice
When is bespoke worth it?
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. How much a shelf bends depends on its span, depth and load, and long runs need a thicker shelf, a lip along the front or a support. We design shelves with that in mind.
Cost matters, and it is fair to say so: flat-pack is typically cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is tricky, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
How we price TV and media units
The price for your room depends on:
- Awkward walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- How big the furniture is
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- Parking near your home
The finish affects the cost: spray painting is done in the workshop, while hand painting can be done on site. Your choice, along with the size and the fittings, is reflected in the written quote.
What to send when you get in touch
You do not need exact measurements or a plan. Just send what you can:
- Where you live, with the postcode
- The type of home and how the room is reached
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Rough sizes, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
For a quote for TV and media units in Richmond upon Thames, message us from the contact page. Let us know which room it is and roughly what you have in mind, plus any rough measurements. We will arrange a design visit, then send a quote in writing.
FAQs: TV and media units in Richmond upon Thames
Do I need permission for fitted furniture in a conservation area?
Normally not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. If your home is listed, changes inside that alter its character may need listed building consent, so check with the council first. If you are unsure, the council can confirm.
My home in Richmond upon Thames is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
At the design visit, we measure the way in along with the room itself. TV and media units are made in our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. It is useful to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
How is the price worked out?
Every job is priced for its room: size, internal fittings, the finish and how tricky the walls are all play a part. The written quote follows the design visit.
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
Someone needs to let us in. It is good to have someone there at the end to look over the work with us.
How long does it take to fit a TV unit?
The fitting depends on the size of the unit and the cable routes planned into it, and your quote sets out the fitting days. The unit is built in our workshop first, so the time in your home is mostly fitting and finishing.
How do I get a quote for TV and media units in Richmond upon Thames?
It’s easiest to use our contact form with some details about the room. After that, we arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.