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TV and media units in St Johns, Lewisham
Built-in TV walls and media cabinets, for homes in St Johns. We measure, design and quote first, then make it in our workshop and fit it.
- Space for a soundbar and speakers
- Games, controllers and remotes everywhere
- Boxes with no ventilation
Need TV and media units in St Johns?
What happens on fitting day
You won’t need to do much on the day. We need someone to let us in at the start, and the room should already be cleared. From there, we protect the floors, bring the furniture in and get on with the fitting. 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. It’s useful to clear the room and the route in before fitting day, including anything on the walls near the work. Floors and doorways are protected before anything comes in. Then the sections come in and are joined in place.
- It starts with a short note from you about the TV wall.
- At the design visit we measure the wall and also the hall, stairs and doorways the unit has to pass through.
- 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.
- We bring the sections in, join them on the wall and scribe them to fit.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Empty the space we will be working in
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
Arranging a design visit
Getting a quote starts with a few details: the room, rough sizes and some photos if you have them. To send them, use our contact form. We’ll then arrange a design visit and follow it with a written quote.
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TV and media units in St Johns: what you get
Built-in TV and media units bring the screen, set-top boxes, speakers and cables together in one piece of furniture. The wall is planned as a whole, rather than a stand with wires trailing behind it. For a living room in St Johns, we start with a design visit to measure and talk through what you use. If your home has wasted space around the screen and nowhere good for speakers, TV and media units made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed can solve it.
Homes in an area like St Johns can come from many different periods, and a wall might be brick, lath and plaster, blockwork or plasterboard. We check what the walls are made of at the design visit, then choose the fixings. With a chimney breast, TV and media units typically fill the alcoves; without one, they can run along a whole wall.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Place
- St Johns (SE13, SE10, SE8)
- Borough
- Lewisham
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What else we make in St Johns
What affects the price in St Johns
What it costs comes down to the materials and the time involved. That depends on:
- How square the room is
- How big the furniture is
- Parking near your home
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
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.
What we need to know
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- The type of home and how the room is reached
- Anything in the way, like radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. Because every room is different, the quote comes after the design visit, when we have measured up and talked through the design. To arrange a visit, use our contact form.
St Johns homes and TV and media units
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around St Johns were built before 1919 (about 36%) and since 2000 (about 32%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of St Johns include Church of the Ascension (Grade II*), about 0.6 miles east, and Church of St John (Grade II), under half a mile south-west. Works inside a listed home that affect its character, for instance removing original joinery or fixing into it, can need listed building consent from the council. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. TfL’s Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every part of London, Lewisham included. Vans bringing furniture to St Johns fall under it, just as they do across the rest of London. How the van gets to your door is planned during the design visit.
For a family home near Ashmead Primary School, low doors that small hands can open, with books and ornaments higher up, suit a busy family room. If you live near Brookmill Park, TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it. For a flat near St Johns station, it is useful to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day.
St Johns is within the London Borough of Lewisham, about 1 mile west of New Cross. We cover St Johns as part of our work across Lewisham. St Johns is one of 22 places on our list for Lewisham.
In SE13, SE10 and SE8, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Our area takes in homes on streets like Avon Road, Mill Lane and Clare Road, along with the roads around them, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. St Johns sits close to the A2210 and A2211. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. Close by, we also work in New Cross (1 mile west), Deptford (1 mile north), Lewisham (1 mile south-east), Telegraph Hill (1 mile west) and Ladywell (1 mile south). We also make TV and media units in nearby places such as Catford (2 miles south), Surrey Canal (2 miles north-west), Sydenham (3 miles south-west), Hither Green (2 miles south-east), Perry Vale (3 miles south) and Bell Green (3 miles south). As one of the bigger places in Lewisham, St Johns is covered for TV and media units and everything else we make.
Around St Johns
Around St Johns, we cover homes near Laban Centre, Wickham Arms and St. Paul's and the streets around them. St Johns has its own railway station: St Johns station. A little further out are Miller General Hospital (close by, under half a mile north) and Greenwich Castle (1.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Brookmill Road Local Nature Reserve.
When you need someone else
Damp treatment and building work are for other specialists, and there are a few other limits too:
- Connecting the TV signal or internet
- Taking out a fireplace or chimney breast
- Any electrical work (your electrician handles that, and Part P covers some of it)
Not sure whether your space suits TV and media units? You can get in touch through our contact form and we’ll tell you before you arrange a visit. How it works.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Ventilated cabinets
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Spray-painted finish
- Cable routes
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
FAQs: TV and media units in St Johns
Do you make TV and media units for homes in St Johns?
Yes, St Johns is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Lewisham and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, and then we send a quote.
Is parking a problem for fitting in St Johns?
It can be, as controlled parking zones cover much of inner London. 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 is useful to tell us about parking at the measuring visit, so we can plan the day around it.
My walls are not straight. Is that a problem?
It’s something we deal with all the time. We trim the edges to follow the wall and level the base, so there are no gaps at the sides.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
Someone needs to let us in at the start of the day. It’s good to have someone there at the end to look over the work with us.
How long are you in the house for fitting?
The fitting depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and your quote sets out the fitting days. The unit is made at our workshop first.
Who chooses the colour?
You choose it, and we agree it with you before the furniture is finished. Spray and hand-painted finishes both use the colour you have chosen.
Why bespoke in St Johns?
Off-the-shelf TV units come in a few set colours. Ours are painted in a colour agreed with you. Standalone furniture leaves gaps behind and above it that gather dust, and fitted furniture closes them, which makes cleaning simpler.
We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. Size, the number of doors and drawers and the internal fittings make the biggest difference to the price.
Why us?
- More than 300 projects completed
- Fitted tight to walls that aren’t straight
- Saturday work by prior arrangement
- Made in our workshop, then fitted in your home
Take a look at our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.
Materials and finishes
Plinths and scribe strips
The plinth raises the unit and hides a sloping floor. It can line up with the skirting.
Hand-painted finish
With hand painting, you judge the colour in your own room. Joins and scribed edges are painted at the same time.