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Wimbledon Chase TV and Media Units
Built-in TV walls and media cabinets, for homes in Wimbledon Chase. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home.
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- Set-top boxes stacked on a stand
- Standard units leaving gaps
TV and media units in Wimbledon Chase
TV and media units in Wimbledon Chase: what you get
Cables are the part most people want to hide. 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. We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and people most often get in touch about a cabinet that traps heat and standard units leaving gaps.
In streets where so much of the housing went up before 1919, as it did around Wimbledon Chase, lots of living rooms are two reception rooms knocked into one, each with its own chimney breast. That can mean one pair of alcoves for shelving and the other for low cupboards, with the screen on a chimney breast between. Some internal walls in houses of that age are lath and plaster, so fixings are chosen to suit what’s behind the paint, and long shelves are sized so they do not sag under books.
We write quotes in plain English, without jargon. You will see what will be made, the boards used and the finish.
- Location
- Wimbledon Chase (SW19, SW20, SM4)
- Borough
- Merton
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it is made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
When you need someone else
Our work is the furniture itself: designing it, making it in our workshop and fitting it. In practice, that means:
- Repairing plaster or redecorating
- Installing aerials, satellite dishes or broadband
- Structural changes to the wall
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can drop us a line using the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
What it is made from
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
- Cable routes
- Ventilated cabinets
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
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Your questions about TV and media units in Wimbledon Chase
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Wimbledon Chase?
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. Let us know what parking is near you during the design visit.
My home in Wimbledon Chase is a period house with walls that aren’t straight. Is that a problem?
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. Skirting, picture rails and cornices are met neatly or cut around. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Not typically. Conservation area controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different: check with the council’s conservation officer first.
Who moves the sockets for a built-in TV wall?
We do not do electrical work. Your electrician handles sockets and wiring, and Part P of the Building Regulations covers some electrical work in homes. We tell you where the unit will sit so the sockets end up in the right place.
Is the furniture spray painted or hand painted?
There are two ways to finish it: spray painted or hand painted. A spray finish is smooth and even, while a hand-painted one is easy to touch up later.
What affects the price of TV and media units?
It depends on the size, the number of doors and drawers, the internal fittings and the finish, along with access and parking. We send a quote in writing after the design visit.
Built-in living-room furniture in Wimbledon Chase
Homes built before 1919 make up about 47% of the housing in the area around Wimbledon Chase, with about 29% built between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Near the centre of Wimbledon Chase, Historic England’s list includes Church of St Mary (Grade II*), less than half a mile east, and The Manor House (now (Grade II), under half a mile east. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. About 29% of homes in the area around Wimbledon Chase date from between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Houses from the 1920s and 1930s often have a bay window and a chimney breast in the front room, which shape where TV and media units go.
If you live near Cannon Hill Common, TV and media units can be planned to frame a window with a view rather than block it. If your home is one of the older houses near St Mary's Church, the alcoves beside a chimney breast are the natural place for TV and media units.
Wimbledon Chase is about 1 mile north of Wimbledon, in the London Borough of Merton. Whether your home in Wimbledon Chase is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Wimbledon Chase is one of 20 places on our list for Merton.
Design visits and fitting in SW19, SW20 and SM4 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If your home is on a street such as Edna Road, Manor Road and Dorien Road, or close by, we can visit to measure up for TV and media units. Other places close to Wimbledon Chase include Merton Park (1 mile east), Bushey Mead (1 mile west), Cannon Hill (1 mile south), Wimbledon (1 mile north) and Raynes Park (1 mile south-west). Other parts of Merton we cover include Colliers Wood (2 miles east), Eastfields (2 miles east), Mitcham (3 miles east), Hackbridge (3 miles east), Wimbledon Park (2 miles north) and Lower Morden (2 miles south).
Landmarks near Wimbledon Chase
Around Wimbledon Chase, we cover homes near The Edward Rayne pub, Rutlish School and Wimbledon School of Art, among other places. There’s a railway station in Wimbledon Chase itself: Wimbledon Chase station. Other landmarks nearby include Atkinson Morley Hospital (1.2 miles north-west) and Wimbledon Museum (1 mile north). For a walk, there is Merton Park Green Walks.
Practical tips
People planning TV and media units often ask about these. They help before and after fitting:
- Let us know about parking and access at the design visit
- List every box, console and speaker that needs a home
- Choose how the TV will sit before the design is finished
- Look at what the equipment makers say about airflow
Dust collects around equipment and vents, so clean them now and then. Clear vents keep equipment cooler.
Leave any new socket or wiring work to your electrician.
Fitting day, step by step
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. On fitting day, we cut and scribe the furniture around these details, so it looks as though it was always there. 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. If your hall still has its original tiles or boards, they’re covered before any carrying starts. Fixings into older walls are made carefully, as lath and plaster can crack if treated roughly. Decorating around the furniture afterwards is for your decorator.
- You describe the TV wall and your equipment, from set-top boxes to speakers.
- We come to measure and talk through screen height, speakers and cables, with ventilation for boxes and amplifiers.
- We put the design, materials and finish into a quote in writing. If anything in it is unclear, ask us.
- Once you’re happy, the unit is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with cable routes planned in.
- We bring it to your home and fit it in place.
Before fitting day
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
Getting a quote
To get a quote for TV and media units in Wimbledon Chase, drop us a line using the contact form. Tell us which room it is and roughly what you have in mind, with sizes if you have them. Next comes a design visit, followed by a written quote.
Advice
Is it time for TV and media units?
Some want the TV to sit better in a period room. A built-in unit around the chimney breast lets it sit more quietly.
Requests we hear often include:
- A TV stand that does not fit the wall
- A tangle of wires behind the TV
- A screen at the wrong height
- Set-top boxes stacked on a stand
If you live in a flat close to Wimbledon Chase station, it is useful to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day.
Before you choose who makes it
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Is it spray painted or hand painted?
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
Flats, leases and landlords
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 the furniture can be made in sections that fit through without a struggle.
Landlords furnishing a let use fitted furniture too, often to make the most of a small or awkward room. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray or hand-painted finish.