Bespoke TV Media Walls in South Woodford & East London — designed, built and installed end-to-end

A TV media wall turns the blank wall behind the screen into a designed feature: TV mounted flush, electric fire below at the right viewing height, ambient backlighting that softens the contrast at night, and built-in cabinetry for the AV box, soundbar wiring and the inevitable controllers. Done well, it removes every visible cable and every freestanding piece of furniture from the room.

We design and build the joinery in-house, route concealed cabling at first-fix with our own electrician, and coordinate the AV install (TV mount, soundbar, electric fire). The result is one contract, one programme, one team accountable for the whole wall — not a builder, an electrician and an AV installer all blaming each other for the cable hanging out of the corner.

Most media walls are 2.4m–3.6m wide and run to ceiling height in finishes that complement the rest of the room: walnut or oak veneer for warmth, fluted painted MDF for texture, or full-height shaker panelling. Electric fires are typically 750mm–1500mm wide with multi-colour flame settings, integrated heat or heat-off operation.

Every cable concealed

First-fix routing means no trunking, no visible cable runs, no holes drilled through finished panels later.

Heat-rated fire enclosure

Electric fire sits in a properly insulated enclosure rated for the heat output — no damage to cabinetry above.

One-contract accountability

Joinery, electrics and AV install under one programme. No translation loss between three trades.

Designed to your AV kit

Carcass interiors sized for your specific AV box, console, soundbar and routers — with proper service access for upgrades.

Carcasses and panelling are typically 18mm MDF (sprayed or hand-painted) or 18mm veneered MDF in walnut, oak or ash. Fluted panels are routed in 19mm MDF or pre-machined fluted boards depending on the fluting profile. Where the wall meets a chimney breast, we panel the breast and flanking returns as one unit so the joinery reads continuous.

Electric fires fall into three families. Inset fires (typically 750mm–1100mm wide) sit flush in a recessed enclosure with a glass front and multi-colour LED flame; output 1.5–2kW, switchable to flame-only at zero heat. Letterbox fires (1100mm–1500mm wide) give a wide cinematic flame with realistic log or pebble bed. Hole-in-the-wall fires sit deeper in the wall and read closest to a real fire. All three need a dedicated 13A spur on a switched fused connection unit, and a properly heat-rated enclosure with at least 50mm clearance to combustible materials above.

Ambient lighting transforms the wall at night. Standard spec is 2700K–3000K warm-white LED strip recessed behind the TV bezel, behind the fire surround, and behind any floating shelves — all running from a single dimmable driver on a dedicated circuit, switched on a wall plate or smart-home controller. Optional: RGBW strip for colour-changing operation, controlled from the same hub as the AV.

AV provision is laid in at first-fix. Behind-TV: 4-gang plate with 2× HDMI, 2× USB, 1× Cat6, 1× 13A. AV box compartment: 2× Cat6, 4× HDMI, USB-C, 13A. All cables run in 25mm conduit so the kit can be upgraded without opening the wall. Soundbar mounted on a dedicated bracket flush below the TV, with a hidden cable channel to the AV compartment.

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Do you supply the TV, fire and AV equipment, or do I?

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