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TV and Media Units in Upper Ruxley
Built-in TV walls and media cabinets, for homes in Upper Ruxley. Every piece is made at our workshop and fitted in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- Equipment running hot in a closed cupboard
- A TV stand that does not fit the wall
- Boxes and consoles on the floor
TV and media units for your home in Upper Ruxley
How we make TV and media units for Upper Ruxley
Where the TV will be wall-mounted, the unit is designed around where the bracket goes, with a route for the cables behind the screen. If it stands on the unit, we size the top to suit. Typical reasons to get in touch are nowhere good for speakers and games, controllers and remotes everywhere; the furniture is made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
In many houses from the 1950s and 1960s, the living room has a wide window and a plain chimney breast or none at all. Many homes around Upper Ruxley date from those decades, and TV and media units can give a room like that a focus. A run of low cupboards with shelving above can sit under or beside the window, leaving any radiator clear.
Materials are named in the quote: 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.
- Where
- Upper Ruxley (DA14)
- Area
- Bromley
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How fitting day works
However carefully a piece is made in the workshop, it still has to meet the room, and fitting day is where that happens. Walls in older homes are rarely flat or square, so we scribe the edges by hand to follow the wall, until the line is tight. How long the fitting itself takes depends on the length of the TV wall and what it needs to hold, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. Estates sometimes have their own parking rules alongside the council’s, so it is useful to tell us at the measuring visit. Fitting day is the sections coming in, being joined and fixed in place. Saturdays can be arranged.
- You get in touch and list what the unit has to take: the screen, boxes, consoles and speakers.
- At the design visit we measure the wall and plan cable routes and ventilation, as set-top boxes, consoles and amplifiers need air. If you need new sockets, your electrician should do that before fitting.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- The unit is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with cable openings and vents cut in.
- The unit is fitted and scribed to the walls, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish and the routes left clear.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Let us know about parking near your home
How to get a quote
Getting a quote starts with some details: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of pictures if you can take them. To send them, fill in our short enquiry form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and discuss the design, then send a written quote.
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Flats, conversions and lettings
Blocks of flats often have their own rules on lift bookings, entry systems and times for trades. Let us know about them at the design visit, and we will plan the fitting around them.
In a managed block, the building manager or concierge may need notice before we arrive. Lifts sometimes need to be booked, and the lift size helps decide how big each section can be. Tell us about it when you contact us.
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Boards, parts and paint
Plinths and scribe strips
Period walls typically need scribing. It makes the unit look built in.
Shelves
Speakers and books suit open shelves, while cupboards hide the rest.
Why bespoke in Upper Ruxley?
Bought units often have a single cable gap, but cables usually still show somewhere. A built-in unit has routes planned through it. In a plain post-war room, standalone pieces stand proud of the wall with nothing to frame them, while a fitted run can create its own recesses.
In London, parking can affect the price. 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 near your home. It’s useful to talk about parking during the design visit.
What you get with us
- A design visit, then a written quote
- 300+ projects completed
- Built in our workshop and fitted in your home
- Saturdays by prior arrangement
Read our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and how to compare quotes.
TV and media units for homes in Upper Ruxley
In the neighbourhood around Upper Ruxley, the largest groups of homes date from between 1945 and 1972 (about 51%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 20%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Upper Ruxley include Old Church of St Botolph (Grade II), under half a mile west, and Ruxley Farmhouse (Grade II), under half a mile west. If your own home is listed, changes inside that alter its character, like fixing into or removing original joinery, can require listed building consent. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. About 51% of homes in the neighbourhood around Upper Ruxley were built between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Rooms from that era are often squarer, with fewer alcoves and sometimes no chimney breast, so a full wall of TV and media units is often the answer, with fixings chosen for the wall.
Close to Foots Cray Meadows? A room that looks out on trees deserves a design that leaves the window alone. If you live in a period home close to St Botolph's Church, picture rails and cornices give TV and media units a line to finish at.
Upper Ruxley is about 2 miles south-west of Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley. Homes in Upper Ruxley are part of the area we cover for TV and media units. Upper Ruxley is one of the places in Bromley where we make TV and media units, and the borough has 49 places on our list.
In DA14, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Streets in the area include Maidstone Road and Old Maidstone Road, and we cover homes on all of them for TV and media units. We also cover Ruxley (1 mile north-west), Foots Cray (1 mile west) and North Cray (1 mile north). Other parts of Bromley we cover include Orpington (2 miles south-west), Bromley (5 miles west), Beckenham (7 miles west), St Mary Cray (2 miles south-west), Chislehurst (3 miles west) and Biggin Hill (8 miles south-west).
Around Upper Ruxley
Around Upper Ruxley, we cover homes near Kemnal Technology College. The nearest railway station is Swanley station, roughly 1.7 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Queen Mary's Hospital (1.8 miles west). Open spaces near Upper Ruxley include The Warren.
Your questions about TV and media units in Upper Ruxley
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Swanley station?
Yes, homes across Bromley and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can tell us about the room on our contact form to arrange a design visit, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Upper Ruxley?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. A van may need a visitor’s permit, a paid parking bay or a bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you during the design visit.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
Someone needs to be there to let us in. After that, you do not need to stay in the room, but it is useful to be around at the end.
Does fitted furniture need planning permission?
Not normally. Inside a house, fitted furniture doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings can require listed building consent for works that affect their character, so ask the council’s conservation officer.
What happens at the design visit?
We measure the space and discuss the design, materials and finish. We also check the walls and floors and note radiators, sockets and other things in the way, and the written quote comes afterwards.
How do I get a quote?
Just use our contact form. It’s useful to send rough measurements and a few photos, and we’ll arrange a design visit.
What prompts TV and media units in Upper Ruxley
Games, controllers and remotes need a home. Drawers and cupboards hold them out of sight, and open shelves hold what’s used every day.
People typically get in touch with us about things like these:
- Bought furniture that does not suit the room
- Boxes and consoles on the floor
- A tangle of wires behind the TV
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
The wider area includes historic houses such as Hall Place and Gardens, about 2.7 miles north. If your own home is a period one, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place.
Choosing a carpenter
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- Whether you’ll get a written quote, not just a figure