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TV and media units in South Ealing, Ealing
We make TV and media units in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in South Ealing. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- Boxes with no ventilation
- Empty alcoves beside the TV
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
TV and media units in South Ealing
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. Some leases need the building owner’s consent for alterations, and that’s best sorted before fitting day. We can’t give advice on leases, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
Some blocks ask for notice before trades arrive, often through a building manager or concierge. If there is a lift, it may need booking, and its size matters when we plan the sections. Mention it when you get in touch.
TV and media units in South Ealing: what you get
Speakers need their own thought. A soundbar typically sits just below the TV. Closing speakers in a cupboard muffles them, so we leave open bays for them. People normally come to us about empty alcoves beside the TV and leads that show from every angle; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
Older houses tend to come with picture rails, tall skirtings and cornices, and they set the lines that TV and media units have to meet. A large share of the housing around South Ealing went up before 1919, so those details are worth looking at closely at the design visit. The top line can stop at the rail or run on to the cornice, depending on the room.
The quote comes in writing, so there’s time to read it properly and share it with anyone else involved. It records the design, the materials and the finish we discussed.
- Where
- South Ealing (W5, W13, TW8)
- Area
- Ealing
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it’s made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
The problems TV and media units solve
In an open-plan space, the TV wall is on show from everywhere. A built-in unit gives that wall order.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting in touch:
- Equipment with nowhere proper to go
- A big screen that dominates the wall
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
- Space for a soundbar and speakers
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as Church of St Mary, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can require listed building consent.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
- A written quote that sets out the job
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- Can you see real work of theirs?
Built-in living-room furniture in South Ealing
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around South Ealing were built before 1919 (about 66%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 15%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. The Ealing Green Conservation Area is close by, within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of South Ealing. Conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. The council can confirm if you are not sure. Terraced houses are home to about 33% of households in the streets around South Ealing, based on Census 2021. Many London terraces have a chimney breast and alcoves in the main rooms, and TV and media units are made to those widths.
If you live in a flat close to Brentford station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in. Close to Lammas Park? TV and media units can be arranged to keep the window and the light clear.
South Ealing is about 1 mile north of Ealing, in the London Borough of Ealing. Homes in South Ealing are part of the area we cover for TV and media units. Our work takes in places right across Ealing, large and small.
Postcode districts we cover here for TV and media units: W5, W13 and TW8. Whether you live on a street like South Road, Elers Road and Carew Road or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for TV and media units. Other places close to South Ealing include Ealing (1 mile north), Hanwell (1 mile north-west), West Ealing (2 miles west), Pitshanger (2 miles north) and Brentham Garden Suburb (2 miles north). Other parts of Ealing we cover include Acton (2 miles east), Southall (3 miles west), Greenford (3 miles north-west), Northolt (4 miles north-west), Acton Green (2 miles east) and Bedford Park (2 miles east).
Around South Ealing
The streets we cover here include those near Ealing Park Tavern, Library for Iranian Studies and Great Ealing School, among other places. The closest station to South Ealing is Brentford station, about 0.9 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Gunnersbury Park House - Large Mansion (0.9 miles east) and Ealing Hospital (1.7 miles west). Open spaces near South Ealing include Castlebar Hill and Long Wood.
Before and after fitting day
These points come up often when people plan TV and media units. They help before and after fitting:
- Find out how much space each box needs around it
- Measure your TV, or the size you expect to buy next
- Think about the viewing height from your sofa
- Let us know about parking and access during the design visit
Cupboard doors may settle slightly with use. Hinges can typically be adjusted to line them up again.
Avoid piling devices on one shelf, as they trap each other’s heat. Give each its own space.
From workshop to your room
With the carcasses fixed and level, we hang any doors and fit any drawers or lids. We adjust each one so the gaps line up and it closes cleanly. The time 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. On fitting day in an older house, the main job is scribing to walls and levelling on floors that slope, so each piece is trimmed and adjusted on site. We protect the floors and keep dust to a minimum. It’s useful to tell us about parking at the measuring visit, as terraced streets are often busy.
- You get in touch with details of the room and where it is in your home.
- At the design visit we measure the wall and also the hall, stairs and doorways the unit has to pass through.
- A quote in writing follows, setting out the design, materials and finish.
- In our workshop we make the unit in sections from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The sections are carried in, assembled and set level, ready for your equipment. The finish is sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Preparing the room
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
Arranging a design visit
The design visit is where every quote starts. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and go through the design with you. Afterwards, we send a quote in writing. To book one, message us from the contact page.
Advice
Questions from South Ealing
Does a conservation area in or near South Ealing affect fitted furniture?
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 may need listed building consent from the council. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
My home in South Ealing is a period house with walls that aren’t straight. Is that a problem?
Yes, that’s normal in older houses: each piece is scribed to the wall and levelled at the base. Skirting, picture rails and cornices are met neatly or cut around. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
Do TV units need ventilation?
Equipment gives off heat, so it needs air around it. The unit is planned with open backs or gaps where boxes go, rather than sealing it in a cupboard. Keep the vents clear once it’s in use.
Do you work outside London?
No. We only take on work in London.
How is the price worked out?
Size, doors and drawers, what goes inside and the finish all affect it, along with access and parking. We send a written quote after the design visit.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, we can arrange Saturdays. Let us know when you first get in touch.
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Flat-pack or bespoke?
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that aren’t square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths, which leaves standard units with gaps at the sides and top.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, 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.