How much does a media wall cost?
Our fitted packages are one clear price: up to a 2.2m cabinet with a 40″ fire is £3,200, up to 2.4m with a 50″ fire £3,400, and up to 2.7m with a 60″ fire £3,600, designed, built and fitted. Doors-only walls (no fire) are £300 less, and a floating unit with a lit TV panel starts at £2,400. The price is the price. Nothing gets added on top.
Are media walls worth it, or will they date?
A cheap flatpack unit screwed to the wall dates fast. A made-to-measure wall, built from Egger board, grain-matched and fitted properly, looks like part of the house. Built around your room and your telly, it's the one that still looks right in five years.
What's it actually made from? Is it solid?
Every wall is built from Egger 18mm furniture board, cut and edged by hand in our Linwood workshop. Not thin MDF, not a flatpack kit. It's a proper piece of furniture fixed to your wall, in your choice of 40+ decors.
Do I need a stud wall built first?
Usually not. We fix to your existing wall in most homes. Where a wall's uneven, has a deep chimney breast, or you want it built out flush, we build the stud work as part of the job (from £150), so you deal with one team rather than three.
Can it go on a chimney breast?
Aye. Chimney breasts are one of the most common walls we work with. Because every wall's made to measure, we build round the breast and alcoves rather than fighting them, and can build it out to a full chimney feature if you'd rather.
Will the fire's heat damage my TV?
No. It's the number-one worry we hear, and it's exactly why we design the fire and the TV as one wall. We set the right clearance and ventilation so the heat vents forward, away from the screen, and the flames run with the heat off if you just want the look.
Does the electric fire actually heat the room?
Yes. Our media wall fires give out real heat, enough to take the chill off a living room, and you can run the flames on their own with the heat off in summer.
Who does the electrics? Do I need my own electrician?
We do it all. Our own electricians handle the sockets and fire supply, and our TV and satellite team move every wire: aerial, satellite and broadband, fibre included. You never have to find or book your own trades, and no wires are left on show.
How big a TV can I have, and will it be too high?
Our backpanel takes up to a 100-inch TV. Height is the thing people get wrong on DIY builds. We set the screen at a comfortable seated eye line for your room at the design visit, so you're not craning your neck at a telly hung too high.
How long does it take to fit?
Most walls are fitted in a day. We design and make everything in the workshop first, so the day itself is about fitting and finishing cleanly, not building from scratch against your living-room wall.
Can I keep my soundbar, console and Sky box?
Yes. We design in a slot for your soundbar, hidden sockets behind the TV, and tucked-away space for a Sky box, console or amp, wires routed out of sight. Tell us your kit at the design visit and we build round it.
What happens if I move house? Does it damage the wall?
It's a fixed installation, like a fitted kitchen, so it stays with the house and adds to the room for buyers. If it's ever taken off, we make the wall good. Nothing's cut into the structure, so there's no structural damage.
Do you make good and leave it clean?
Yes. We move the wires, fit the wall, fill and finish, and take the mess away with us. You're left with a finished feature wall, not a fortnight of dust and a list of other trades to chase.