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TV and media units in Telegraph Hill, Lewisham
For homes in Telegraph Hill, 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.
- Clutter around the TV
- Cables trailing across the wall
- Nowhere good for speakers
Ask about TV and media units in Telegraph Hill
What TV and media units cannot fix
We design, make and fit the furniture. In practice, that means:
- Connecting and setting up your equipment
- Structural changes to the wall
- Repairing plaster or redecorating
If in doubt, you can drop us a line using the contact form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Ventilated cabinets
- Hand-painted finish
- Cable routes
- Spray-painted finish
TV and media units in Telegraph Hill
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. If you are planning a TV unit in Telegraph Hill, the first step is a design visit to measure up and look at your equipment. If your home has a big screen that dominates the wall and equipment with nowhere proper to go, TV and media units made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed can solve it.
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. Homes built before 1919 make up a large share of the housing around Telegraph Hill, so mouldings are something we expect to talk about at the design visit. The top line can stop at the rail or run on to the cornice, depending on the room.
After the design visit, we send you a quote in writing. It describes the design we discussed, the materials and the finish.
- Where
- Telegraph Hill (SE4, SE15, SE14)
- Area
- Lewisham
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How fitting works for TV and media units
In older rooms, the furniture normally has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site, so it sits neatly against the room. The time the fitting takes depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Older London houses often have narrow hallways and tight turns on the stairs, so TV and media units are made in sections sized to get through. Floors, stairs and doorways are covered before anything is carried through.
- You get in touch about a built-in TV unit.
- At the design visit we agree the layout and talk about colour and finish.
- You get a written quote covering the design, the materials and the finish.
- The unit is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF, which takes paint well, and birch plywood.
- The unit is fitted and scribed to the walls, and any hand painting is done in the room. Go gently with new paintwork while it cures.
Before we arrive
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
Getting a quote
We quote once we’ve seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and talk through the design with you, then send a written quote. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. To book a design visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
Related advice
Also in Telegraph Hill
Living-room carpentry in Telegraph Hill: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 49% of the housing in the area around Telegraph Hill, with about 16% built since 2000, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. There are 16 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Telegraph Hill. You can check whether a particular building is listed on Historic England’s list. On TfL’s red routes, the rules on stopping and loading are strict. If your home is on or just off a main road, it helps to mention it. It lets us plan the stop before fitting day.
Near listed buildings like Southwark Adult Education Institute, about 0.6 miles north-west of the centre of Telegraph Hill, older homes may keep original joinery that TV and media units can be designed around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features. The wider area includes historic houses like Queen's House, about 2 miles north-east. For a period home anywhere nearby, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units. Close to Fordham Park? TV and media units can be arranged to keep the window and the light clear.
Telegraph Hill is within the London Borough of Lewisham, about 1 mile north-east of New Cross. Anywhere in Telegraph Hill, the process is the same: we visit and measure, send a quote in writing, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. Our Lewisham coverage includes Telegraph Hill, along with the rest of the borough.
In SE4, SE15 and SE14, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Streets in the area include Mona Road, Pepys Road and Kitto Road, and we cover homes on all of them for TV and media units. Other places close to Telegraph Hill include Nunhead (1 mile south-west), New Cross (1 mile north-east), Peckham (1 mile north-west), St Johns (1 mile east) and Brockley (1 mile south-east). Across the rest of Lewisham, our area takes in Catford (2 miles south-east), Sydenham (3 miles south), Hither Green (2 miles south-east), Perry Vale (2 miles south), Bell Green (2 miles south) and Lee (2 miles south-east).
What’s near Telegraph Hill
The streets we cover here include those near The Brockley Barge pub and the streets around them. Telegraph Hill has its own railway station: Brockley station. Well-known places in the area include Southwark Adult Education Institute (0.6 miles north-west) and Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.4 miles east). For a walk, there is New Cross Gate Cutting.
Tips worth knowing
A few practical points help before and after fitting day. These are worth keeping in mind:
- Decide whether the TV will be wall-mounted or stand on the unit
- Note which boxes need line of sight for their remotes
- Check where the seating will go
- Check each box’s guidance on ventilation and clearances
Use the access panels and cable routes when you add or change leads rather than drilling new holes. It keeps the unit tidy.
Leave any new socket or wiring work to your electrician, and do not overload sockets.
How it’s made
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting can be done in your home after fitting. Small marks are simple to touch up.
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF in a moisture-resistant grade is stable and paints evenly, which suits doors, panels and the visible faces of a TV wall.
Questions we are often asked
Is Telegraph Hill in the area you cover for TV and media units?
Yes. Telegraph Hill is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Lewisham and London. To get started, you can send us a few details through our contact form with some details.
Can you fit TV and media units to the uneven walls of an older house in Telegraph Hill?
Yes, that is normal in older houses: each piece is scribed to the wall and levelled at the base. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
Can I send photos before the visit?
Yes. They give us a feel for the space before we visit, along with rough measurements. Show anything the furniture has to work around, such as radiators or sockets.
Do I need the building owner’s consent?
Possibly. A lease can require consent for alterations. We can’t advise on leases, so please check yours.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Not normally. Fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission, even in a conservation area. If the building is listed, works affecting its character can need listed building consent, so ask the council’s conservation officer.
Do TV units need ventilation?
Ventilation is designed in wherever equipment sits. We give each box its own space and you can check the maker’s guidance on clearances.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Cost matters, and it is fair to say so: flat-pack is usually cheaper to buy. Bespoke earns its place where the room is tricky, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
Where bespoke earns its keep is in rooms that aren’t square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, and standard units leave gaps.