Bespoke media walls in St Albans

Ceiling height can vary along a wall. If that is reduced to one measurement, identical cabinets can leave a changing gap above them. We record the variation and the cornice projection, then agree the top detail before manufacture.

Our CAD article shows a 7.25-metre design with 105 separate components, including individually drawn shelves and fronts. It is a model from our wider work, shown during design. Drawing the parts separately lets you inspect their joins and clearances before manufacture, whatever the size of your wall.

A fitted panel may meet an existing wall finish at its edge or carry round a return. That changes what needs preparing and decorating. We draw the extent of the new panelling and record which adjacent surfaces will be made good.

If old joinery is coming out, we check what it conceals. Flooring or skirting may not continue behind it, and the electrics may need altering. We inspect what we can at the survey and tell you where further investigation is needed before agreeing the replacement work.

Possibly, but a bracket adjustment cannot create space through the bottom of a fixed opening. An inherited recess may have been set above a fireplace or tall cabinet. We check what occupies the space below and where the structural support and connections sit before proposing an alteration.

Tell us the screen height you would prefer and send the TV model with photographs of the whole build. We can compare that position with the existing opening and any appliance requirements. If lowering it means changing the frame and finish, those changes need pricing as part of the job.

A fire opening and a bank of drawers compete for space beneath the screen. Putting both there can push the TV upwards. We can draw a storage-led version and a version with the fire in the centre and cupboards beside it, so you can judge the trade-off.

Our fireplace-free concept illustrates the first option: continuous low cabinetry below a timber TV panel. Traditional panelling can accompany either layout. Settle what the lower part needs to contain before choosing the decorative details.

An access panel drawn behind the TV is only useful if the screen can move enough to reach it or be removed safely. We agree the bracket and panel position together. If access is through the shelving, the contents and shelf divisions must leave a usable route.

Before closing the wall, we establish how to reach the sockets and lighting power supply. The handover then shows you that route and the lighting controls. Concealed components should be identifiable when someone needs to work on them later.