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Lambeth · London
TV and Media Units in Tulse Hill
Built-in TV walls and media cabinets, for homes in Tulse Hill. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
- Nowhere good for speakers
- Cables trailing across the wall
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About our TV and media units in Tulse Hill
Hiding the cables is often the main aim. Cable routes are built into the design from the start, with holes, channels and access panels so leads can be added or changed later. We make the routes, and your electrician handles any wiring. If you’re living with clutter around the TV and boxes with no ventilation, that’s what TV and media units are for, made from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish.
Victorian and Edwardian houses were built with solid brick outside walls, while the walls inside can be brick or lath and plaster. Since a large share of the homes around Tulse Hill date from before 1919, the wall type is checked before any fixing for TV and media units is chosen. Lath and plaster needs a lighter touch and the right fixings, especially behind loaded shelves.
The quote comes in writing, so you can read it at your own pace. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Place
- Tulse Hill (SW2, SE24, SE27)
- Borough
- Lambeth
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What we do not do
Before you plan the job, it’s useful to know what we don’t do:
- Any electrical work (your electrician handles that, and Part P covers some of it)
- Connecting and setting up your equipment
- Taking out a fireplace or chimney breast
If in doubt, you can message us from the contact page and describe the room. How a job runs, step by step.
What it is made from
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
- Ventilated cabinets
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Cable routes
Living-room storage in Tulse Hill
Homes built before 1919 make up about 46% of the housing in the streets around Tulse Hill, with about 23% built between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). That matters for TV and media units, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Near the centre of Tulse Hill, Historic England’s list includes Christ Church (Grade I), about 0.5 miles west, and Church of All Saints (Grade I), about 0.6 miles south-east. Listing covers the inside of a building as well as the outside, so works that affect a listed home’s character, like removing original joinery, can require listed building consent. It is worth speaking to the council’s conservation officer before the design is final. On TfL’s red routes, the rules on stopping and loading are strict. If your home in Tulse Hill is on or near a main road, tell us at the design visit. We can then plan where the van will stop.
If you live in a period home close to Holy Trinity Church, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at. Living in a block of flats near Tulse Hill station? Then the route in is measured not just the room, and the sections are sized to fit it. If you live near Belair Park, TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it.
Tulse Hill is in the London Borough of Lambeth, about 2 miles north of Stockwell. Tulse Hill is part of the area we cover, and the process is the same everywhere we work. In Lambeth, Tulse Hill is one of the places we cover, and the borough has 22 places on our list.
Design visits and fitting in SW2, SE24 and SE27 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If your home is on a street like Ostade Road, Medora Road and Palace Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for TV and media units. Tulse Hill sits close to the A204. If your home is on one of them, tell us during the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. Nearby, we also make TV and media units in Streatham Hill (1 mile south-west), Brixton (1 mile north-west), Clapham Park (1 mile north-west), Hyde farm estate (1 mile west) and Streatham (1 mile south-west). We also make TV and media units in nearby places such as Stockwell (2 miles north), Kennington (3 miles north), North Brixton (2 miles north), Little Portugal (2 miles north), Clapham (2 miles north-west) and South Bank (4 miles north).
Around Tulse Hill
The streets we cover here include those near Tulse Hill School, Fenstanton Primary School and The Commercial pub. There’s a railway station in Tulse Hill itself: Tulse Hill station. Other landmarks nearby include Clockworks Museum (0.9 miles south) and Dulwich Community Hospital (1.5 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Knight's Hill.
Flats, blocks and rented homes
In a flat, the route in matters as much as the room. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so each section is sized to get through.
Landlords furnishing a let use fitted furniture too. It is made from the same moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood as any of our work, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
Caring for painted furniture
New paint needs time to cure fully, so go gently with it for a while. Beyond that, these tips help:
- Check where the seating will go
- Note which boxes need line of sight for their remotes
- Book your electrician first if sockets need to move
- Mention parking and stairs when we visit
Paint is dry to the touch well before it has fully cured. For the first while, place equipment gently rather than sliding it.
Label cables when you set things up to make future changes easier.
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What it’s made from
Birch plywood
Long shelves under a screen need to stay straight. Birch plywood, sized for the span, keeps it flat.
Shelves
Speakers and books suit open shelves, while cupboards hide the rest.
How fitting works for TV and media units
In older rooms, the furniture typically has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. On fitting day, we cut and scribe the furniture around these details. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and how many cupboards and shelves it has, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. Parking on terraced streets can be tight, particularly in a controlled parking zone, so details of permits, bays and any loading restrictions help. Unloading is kept short, with sections taken straight inside. Saturdays are possible by arrangement.
- You contact us with details of the room, the TV and your equipment.
- We visit to measure, note the sockets and agree where everything will go. Any new sockets are a job for your electrician.
- You receive a quote setting out the layout and the paint finish, for you to look over.
- We build the unit in our workshop, with routes and ventilation planned in, from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the walls and ready for your equipment. A hand-painted finish is done on site, if you chose one.
Before we arrive
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician ahead of time
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
Getting a quote
We quote once we’ve seen the room. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, and the written quote comes after. Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. To arrange a visit, message us from the contact page.
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Questions from Tulse Hill
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Tulse Hill?
It can be, as controlled parking zones cover much of inner London. A van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a parking bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. It is useful to tell us about parking at the design visit.
Can you fit TV and media units to the uneven walls of an older house in Tulse Hill?
Yes. Walls in older houses are rarely flat or square, and floors are often out of level, so each piece is scribed to follow the wall and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Older walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, and the fixings are chosen to suit.
Can you build a TV unit for a wall-mounted TV?
The unit can be planned either way. If the TV is wall-mounted, panels and shelves are arranged around the bracket and cables or we size the top for a TV that stands on it.
Do you work in Tulse Hill?
Yes, we do. We design and make TV and media units for homes in Tulse Hill.
What if the stairs or lift are small?
The furniture is built in sections. At the design visit, we measure the route along with the room itself.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, we can arrange Saturdays. Just mention it when you get in touch, and we’ll see what we can do.