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Kingston upon Thames · London
TV and media units in Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames
Built-in TV walls and media cabinets, for homes in Surbiton. After a design visit and a written quote, it’s made in our workshop and fitted in your home.
- A big screen that dominates the wall
- Bought furniture that doesn’t suit the room
- Space for a soundbar and speakers
TV and media units in Surbiton
How we make TV and media units for Surbiton
In a room with a chimney breast, the alcoves either side are natural places for media storage. Cupboards and shelves in the alcoves can hold the boxes, speakers and books. Any chimney vent is kept clear. Typical reasons to get in touch are a TV stand that doesn’t fit the wall and empty alcoves beside the TV, and the answer is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
Where housing types are mixed, as they are in much of London, living rooms vary a lot in shape. Some have alcoves either side of a chimney breast, some a bay window, and some neither. The design for your home in Surbiton starts from its own walls, and long shelves are sized not to sag.
Once you have read the quote and decided to go ahead, the furniture is built in our workshop. The quote sets out the agreed design, materials and finish, so every detail can be checked first.
- Where
- Surbiton (KT6, KT5, KT1)
- Area
- Kingston upon Thames
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- 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 plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs: TV and media units in Surbiton
I live in a flat in Surbiton. How will the furniture get up the stairs?
At the design visit, we measure the way in along with the room itself. TV and media units are made at our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it is worth checking those early.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Surbiton?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. A van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a parking bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you at the design visit, so the day can be planned around it.
Who chooses the colour?
You do. The paint colour is agreed with you, and it is set out in the quote.
Can you fit furniture to uneven walls?
Walls and floors that aren’t true are part of the job in older homes. We trim the edges to follow the wall and level the base, so there are no gaps at the sides.
How do I get a quote?
It is easiest to tell us about the room on our contact form and let us know about the room. After that, we arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.
Who moves the sockets for a built-in TV wall?
Your electrician does that. Ideally it’s done before fitting and we design the cable routes around the sockets.
Living-room storage in Surbiton
In the neighbourhood around Surbiton, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 31%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 19%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. The centre of Surbiton is within about a quarter of a mile of the Oakhill Conservation Area. Fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission in a conservation area, as the controls are mainly about the outside of buildings. The council can confirm if you are not sure. Purpose-built flats are more common around Surbiton than across Kingston upon Thames: about 48% of households, against about 30%, in the ONS Census 2021 figures. That puts the stairs, lifts and doors on the route in at the centre of the plan.
If your home is one of the older houses near St Mark's Church, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place. If you live in a flat close to Surbiton station, the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in.
Surbiton is about 2 miles north of Kingston upon Thames, within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Whether your home in Surbiton is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. Surbiton is one of the places in Kingston upon Thames where we make TV and media units, and the borough has 16 places on our list.
We cover every part of the KT6, KT5 and KT1 postcode area. Our area takes in homes on streets such as St Andrew's Square, South Bank and Hazelwood Court, along with the roads around them, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. Surbiton sits close to the A240 and A3210. If your home is on one of them, tell us during the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. Neighbouring places we cover for TV and media units include Berrylands (1 mile east), Tolworth (1 mile south-east) and Chessington (2 miles south). Elsewhere in Kingston upon Thames, we also cover Kingston upon Thames (2 miles north), New Malden (2 miles north-east), Norbiton (2 miles north-east), Hook (2 miles south), Motspur Park (2 miles north-east) and Coombe (2 miles north-east). Being one of the larger places in Kingston upon Thames, Surbiton is covered for TV and media units and everything else we make.
Around Surbiton
In Surbiton, that includes homes near The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre, Shrewsbury House School and Coronation Hall pub. There is a railway station in Surbiton itself: Surbiton station. A little further out are Bentall Centre (1.4 miles north) and Tolworth Hospital (1 mile south-east). Open spaces near Surbiton include The Wood.
Is it time for TV and media units?
In an open-plan space, the TV wall is on show from everywhere. Built-in furniture makes that wall look planned and holds books and everyday things as well.
If any of these sound familiar, it is worth getting in touch:
- Wasted space around the screen
- A cabinet that traps heat
- Standard units leaving gaps
- Set-top boxes stacked on a stand
Hampton Court Palace, about 1.8 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at.
Before you choose who makes it
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
- Where they’ll park and unload
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
From workshop to your room
Before anything is fixed, we set the furniture level. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference. After that, it is fixed to the wall using fixings that suit the wall, whether that’s solid brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. For a flat, building rules and lift booking are worth checking early; if you live in a house, let us know about steps, paths and parking. Either way, the day is planned during the design visit. Saturdays can be arranged.
- You get in touch about a built-in TV unit, and where the sockets are now.
- At the design visit, we measure the wall and plan the screen space, cable routes and ventilation with you.
- We send a written quote with the design, materials and finish, for you to look over.
- 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.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Tell us about parking near your home
Arranging a design visit
Getting a quote starts with a few details: the room, rough sizes and some photos if you have them. When you’re ready, send us a few details through our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and discuss the design, then send a written quote.
Related advice
When is bespoke worth it?
Off-the-shelf cupboards come in fixed sizes, so there’s 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 run to the ceiling and fill the width.
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.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
For flats on red routes or busy main roads, unloading takes some planning. Red routes are run by TfL and have strict stopping rules, so tell us about it during the design visit.
Many London terraces have been converted into flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. We plan the size of each section around it, once we’ve measured the way in.
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Boards, parts and paint
Plinths and scribe strips
In older houses, we usually scribe the sides and top. It is what gives the unit its built-in look.
Hand-painted finish
A hand-painted finish suits a TV unit in a period room. You choose the colour.