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Underhill TV and Media Units
TV and media units in Underhill: built-in TV walls and media cabinets. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home.
- Cables trailing across the wall
- A TV stand that does not fit the wall
- Equipment with nowhere proper to go
TV and media units designed for your room
Pricing TV and media units in Underhill
What you pay depends on:
- How square the room is
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- Parking near your home
Parking is part of the price picture in London. 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 during the design visit.
Before the design visit
Here’s what helps us most when you contact us:
- Approximate measurements of the space
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- What the furniture needs to hold
- The type of home and how the room is reached
To get a quote for TV and media units in Underhill, drop us a line using the contact form. Tell us which room it is and roughly what you have in mind. Next comes a design visit, followed by a written quote.
TV and media units in Underhill
Speakers need space to be heard properly. A soundbar typically sits just below the TV, and larger speakers can go on open shelves either side. Closing speakers in a cupboard muffles them, so we plan open spaces for them. We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted, and the usual reasons to get in touch are speakers muffled behind doors and a TV stand that doesn’t fit the wall.
Ceiling heights across London vary a lot, from tall period rooms to compact modern ones. In Underhill, as anywhere, we measure the height as carefully as the width, because it decides how tall TV and media units can go. Sections are sized for the stairs and doors on the way in.
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
- Underhill (EN5, N20)
- Area
- Barnet
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it’s made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Living-room carpentry in Underhill: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Underhill were built before 1919 (about 24%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 24%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how TV and media units are fixed and fitted. 3 conservation areas have at least part of their area within a mile of central Underhill. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. About 44% of households in the streets around Underhill live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021. In a semi or detached house, a driveway, where there is one, can make unloading easier.
For a flat near New Barnet station, each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room. If you live in a period home close to St John the Baptist Church, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as Church of St John the Baptist, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features.
Underhill is in the London Borough of Barnet, about 3 miles south of Finchley. Design visits and fitting in Underhill can be on a Saturday, by arrangement. In Barnet, Underhill is one of the places we cover, and the borough has 41 places on our list.
Postcode districts we cover here for TV and media units: EN5 and N20. Streets in the area include Park Road, May's Lane and Manor Road, and we cover homes on all of them for TV and media units. Neighbouring places we cover for TV and media units include Barnet (1 mile east), New Barnet (1 mile east), Monken Hadley (1 mile north), Hadley Wood (1 mile north-east) and Cockfosters (2 miles east). Other parts of Barnet we cover include Finchley (3 miles south), Burnt Oak (4 miles south-west), East Finchley (4 miles south), Hendon (4 miles south), Whetstone (2 miles south-east) and Edgware (4 miles south-west).
What’s near Underhill
The streets we cover here include those near Susi Earnshaw Theatre School, Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School and The Red Lion pub. For rail, the closest station is New Barnet station, about 1 mile east. Other landmarks nearby include Barnet General Hospital (0.9 miles west) and Spires Shopping Centre (0.7 miles north-west). Open spaces near Underhill include Darland's Lake and Greenhill Gardens.
Practical tips
Looking after painted furniture is simple. A few things help it stay looking good:
- Check each box’s guidance on ventilation and clearances
- Count your equipment, including routers and consoles
- Think about the viewing height from your sofa
- Let us know about access early
When you change equipment, use the cable routes we planned. It keeps the unit tidy.
Keep ventilation gaps and open backs clear.
What happens on fitting day
On the morning of the fitting, the first job is covering the floors and protecting the way in from the front door. The sections built in our workshop come in next, a piece at a time. 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. Clearing the room and the way in beforehand makes the day easier, including anything on the walls near the work. We cover floors and doorways first. Sections are then carried in and assembled.
- You send us a note about the room and the unit you’d like.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
Getting a quote
We quote once we’ve seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and discuss the design with you, then send a quote in writing. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. To arrange a visit, fill in our short enquiry form.
Advice
Questions from Underhill
Can you make TV and media units for a home in Underhill?
Yes. Underhill is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Barnet and London. You can send us a few details through our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Underhill?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. 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 helps to tell us about parking at the design visit.
What happens when you come to measure?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and talk through the design with you. Access and parking are worth talking about too, and a written quote follows.
Do I choose the paint colour?
You do. We agree the colour with you before anything is painted.
Does my lease affect fitted furniture?
Possibly. Some leases need the building owner’s consent before you make alterations. We can’t advise on leases, so please check yours.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Not normally. Conservation areas mostly control changes to the outside, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. In a listed building, check with the council’s conservation officer before any work.
Bespoke TV and media units or ready-made?
Standalone TV units cost less and arrive quickly. It is also easy to replace a stand when your equipment changes. Bespoke units are made for one wall and the things you use. Few rooms have truly flat walls and level floors, so standalone furniture can lean or leave gaps. Built-in pieces are adjusted to the room as they go in.
How it is painted is part of the price: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
Why work with us in Underhill
- Over 300 projects completed
- Saturday visits and fitting by prior arrangement
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
- We visit, measure and go through the design before we quote
Take a look at how bespoke compares with ready-made or what to look for in a quote.
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