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TV and Media Units in Riddlesdown
Thinking about TV and media units in Riddlesdown? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a quote in writing, before anything is made.
- Leads that show from every angle
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
- Standard units leaving gaps
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Your questions about TV and media units in Riddlesdown
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Riddlesdown?
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 tell us about parking at the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Is Riddlesdown in the area you cover for TV and media units?
Yes. We cover all of Croydon and the rest of London, and Riddlesdown is part of that. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
Do I get to choose the colour?
The choice is yours, and it’s agreed with you before painting. Whichever finish you pick, it is in the colour you’ve chosen.
Is the furniture spray painted or hand painted?
There are two options: a spray finish from the workshop, which is smooth and even, or hand painting, which can be done in your home. The finish is agreed in your quote.
Can the TV be wall-mounted with a unit around it?
The unit can be planned either way. For a wall-mounted TV, the layout works around the bracket position or we size the top for a TV that stands on it.
Where should speakers go in a TV unit?
Speakers work best in open spaces rather than behind doors. A soundbar can sit on a shelf below the screen, and larger speakers suit open shelves at the sides. Tell us the speaker sizes when we visit.
TV and media units for homes in Riddlesdown
Where the TV will be wall-mounted, the unit is designed around where the bracket goes and the cable route behind it. If it stands on the unit, we size the top to suit, with the cables kept out of sight. We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted, and people most often get in touch about a cabinet that traps heat and equipment with nowhere proper to go.
If you live in one of the interwar houses or semis around Riddlesdown, the living room may be a good size but with fewer recesses than a Victorian house. That leaves room for TV and media units in the alcoves, along a full wall or around the chimney breast, depending on how you use the room. Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood keep the pieces stable, and the paint finish is agreed with you.
The written quote puts the design visit in writing: the layout, what goes inside, the materials used and the finish. If something is not quite right, tell us before anything is made.
- Location
- Riddlesdown (CR8, CR2)
- Area
- Croydon
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
Mansion blocks and purpose-built blocks often have house rules about lifts, entry systems and when trades can come in. Let us know about them during the design visit, so fitting day is planned around them.
If you live in a flat, getting the furniture in is planned from the start. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so each section is sized to get through without a struggle.
What it is made from
Moisture-resistant MDF
Wide panels around a screen need to stay flat. MDF gives smooth, even surfaces for painting.
Doors and drawer fronts
Drawers keep controllers and games tidy close to hand. Fronts are painted to match the unit.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that aren’t square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths.
Off-the-shelf cupboards come in fixed sizes, so there is normally a gap left over at the top or at one end. Furniture we make is built to the room’s own sizes, so it can use the full height and width.
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From workshop to your room
Every fitting follows the same order: floors are protected, the sections come in, everything is levelled, scribed to the walls, fixed and finished. At the end, we tidy up and go over the work with you. How long the fitting takes depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and your quote sets out the fitting days. If you have a driveway, it can make unloading simpler, so let us know during the design visit. Otherwise, a visitor permit or a nearby bay helps. Floors and doorways are protected while the pieces come in.
- You contact us with a short note about the room and the unit you have in mind.
- We come to measure, note the sockets and agree the layout. New sockets or wiring are for your electrician, so it is useful to have them in mind early.
- You receive a written quote setting out the unit, materials and finish, ready for you to check.
- Each section is built in our workshop to the measurements we took, using moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We install the unit, leaving the cable routes and vents clear. We check the doors and shelves with you before we leave.
Before we arrive
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
Ask for a quote
A quote begins with some details from you: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of pictures if you can take them. When you’re ready, fill in our short enquiry form. We will then arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.
Advice
What prompts TV and media units in Riddlesdown
A new, larger TV often prompts it. The old stand no longer suits it, or the screen takes over the room. Shelves and cupboards around the screen make it sit better in the room.
We are often asked to help with:
- Set-top boxes stacked on a stand
- A tangle of wires behind the TV
- Wasted space around the screen
- A cabinet that traps heat
Living in a block of flats near Riddlesdown station? Then the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in.
Choosing a carpenter
- Is it spray painted or hand painted?
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
Living-room storage in Riddlesdown
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 32% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Riddlesdown, with about 31% built between 1945 and 1972, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 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. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Riddlesdown include Kenley Station House (original 1856 Building) (Grade II), about 0.5 miles south-west. For a listed home, internal works that affect its character can require listed building consent from the council, for example removing or fixing into original panelling. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. Controlled parking zones are run by the boroughs, so the rules in Croydon are set locally. Where a street in Riddlesdown is controlled, a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension from the council. Let us know what the parking is like during the design visit.
For a family home near Harris Primary Academy Kenley, shelving with deep cupboards below keeps books, games and school things in one place. If your home is one of the older houses near St Edmund's Church, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at.
Riddlesdown is about 5 miles north of Thornton Heath, part of the London Borough of Croydon. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Riddlesdown is part of that. We list Riddlesdown among 32 places we cover in Croydon.
We cover every part of the CR8 and CR2 postcode area for TV and media units. Whether you live on a street such as Hyde Road, Lower Road and Famet Avenue or on one nearby, we can arrange a design visit for TV and media units. Main roads around Riddlesdown include the A22. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the measuring visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. We also cover the places around Riddlesdown: Kenley (1 mile south), Sanderstead (1 mile north-east) and South Croydon (2 miles north). Other parts of Croydon we cover include Thornton Heath (5 miles north), Croydon (3 miles north), Coulsdon (2 miles south-west), Broad Green (4 miles north), Upper Norwood (6 miles north) and Selhurst (5 miles north).
Around Riddlesdown
We fit furniture in homes around Riddlesdown Collegiate. There’s a railway station in Riddlesdown itself: Riddlesdown station. A little further out are Purley War Memorial Hospital (1 mile north-west) and Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (2 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Foxley Wood.