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Havering · London
South Hornchurch TV and Media Units
For homes in South Hornchurch, we make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Standard units leaving gaps
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
- A tangle of wires behind the TV
Need TV and media units in South Hornchurch?
How we make TV and media units for South Hornchurch
We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The finish is spray painted in the workshop or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you. We fit across Havering and the rest of London. Typical reasons to get in touch are standard units leaving gaps and alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste; the furniture is made from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
A room in a house or flat from the 1950s or 1960s is normally plain, with flat walls, a simple skirting and no picture rail. Around South Hornchurch, many homes date from between 1945 and the early 1970s, which often leaves TV and media units with clean lines to follow. That lets the furniture set the character of the room.
The written quote puts the design visit in writing: the layout and internal fittings, the materials and the finish. If you’d like to change anything, it’s easier before the furniture is made.
- Where
- South Hornchurch (RM13, RM10, RM12)
- Area
- Havering
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How we price TV and media units
Every room is different, so every job is quoted on its own. This is what makes the difference:
- Parking near your home
- The width and height of the space
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- Spray painting or hand painting
In London, parking can affect the price. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of the city, so we may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay. It helps to talk about parking at the design visit, so we can plan for it.
Getting in touch
A little information at the start saves time later. If you can, send:
- Where you live, with the postcode
- Anything in the way, such as radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
If you know what you want, say so; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote then sets it out. To start, fill in our short enquiry form.
From workshop to your room
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, a piece at a time. 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. Post-war houses tend to have straightforward halls and stairs, which helps when the sections come in. The way in is still measured, along with the room. The pieces are assembled, levelled and fixed 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. Let us know about parking too, since a van may need a visitor permit or a paid bay.
- We send a written quote.
- The unit is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections that fit the route in.
- The sections are carried in, assembled and set level, ready for your equipment. The finish is sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Before we arrive
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote starts with a few details: the room, rough sizes and some pictures if you have them. To send them, send us a few details through our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and go through the design, then send a written quote.
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What prompts TV and media units in South Hornchurch
Families with consoles, games and controllers want them tidied away. Drawers and cupboards hold them out of sight, and open shelves hold what’s used every day.
Common reasons to get in touch include:
- Speakers muffled behind doors
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
- Clutter around the TV
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
The wider area includes historic houses such as Rainham Hall, about 0.9 miles south. For a period home anywhere nearby, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at.
Before you choose who makes it
- Real projects you can actually look at
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- How they’ll get the furniture into the room
- How parking will work on your street
Flats, blocks and rented homes
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, which often brings a shared hall and tight turns on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind, after measuring the route at the design visit.
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 at the measuring visit.
FAQs: TV and media units in South Hornchurch
Do you cover homes near Rainham (Essex) station?
Yes. We cover all of Havering and the rest of London. To get started, you can fill in our short enquiry form with a few details about the room.
Do you make TV and media units for homes in South Hornchurch?
Yes. We cover all of Havering and the rest of London, and South Hornchurch is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and talk through the design, followed by a quote.
What affects the price of TV and media units?
Every job is priced for its room: the size, what goes inside, the finish and how square the room is all count. You will get a written quote once we’ve measured up.
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
We need access, so someone has to let us in. After that, you don’t need to stay in the room.
What finishes do you offer?
There are two ways to finish it: by spray or by hand. Spray painting gives a smooth, even finish, and hand painting is easy to touch up.
Can you add sockets behind the TV?
That is a job for your electrician. It’s best done before the unit goes in.
Could you do it yourself?
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job.
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
TV and media units in South Hornchurch: local notes
In the area around South Hornchurch, the largest groups of homes date from between 1945 and 1972 (about 47%) and the years since 2000 (about 28%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. About 28% of homes in the neighbourhood around South Hornchurch were built since 2000, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Newer homes usually have plasterboard stud walls and open-plan rooms, often with no chimney breast, so the fixings go into the studs, or heavier pieces stand on the floor. Parking controls in London are set borough by borough, so Havering has its own. Where a street in South Hornchurch is controlled, a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension from the council. We ask about parking during the design visit, so we can plan the day around it.
Close to Beam Valley Country Park? TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it. If you live in a flat close to Rainham (Essex) station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in.
South Hornchurch is about 3 miles north of Romford, in the London Borough of Havering. Homes in South Hornchurch are part of the area we cover for TV and media units. We cover places right across Havering.
Here we cover the RM13, RM10 and RM12 postcode area for TV and media units. We cover homes on streets such as Hood Road, Ford Lane and Philip Road, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. Neighbouring places we cover for TV and media units include Beam Park (1 mile south-west), Rainham (1 mile south-east), Hornchurch Marshes (1 mile south-west), Dagenham (1 mile north-west) and Elm Park (1 mile north-east). Across the rest of Havering, our area takes in Romford (3 miles north), Hornchurch (2 miles north-east), Gallows Corner (5 miles north), Heath Park (3 miles north), Collier Row (4 miles north) and Upminster (4 miles north-east).
What’s near South Hornchurch
The streets we cover here include those near The Brittons Academy, The Bell pub and The Chafford School and the streets around them. South Hornchurch’s nearest station is Rainham (Essex) station, about 0.9 miles south. Nearby you will also find St George's Hospital (1.9 miles north-east). Open spaces near South Hornchurch include Ingrebourne Marshes.