Which wall should it go on?
The first decision is the wall itself, and it is not always the obvious one. A media wall works well facing the main seating, away from a window that would throw glare across the screen, and on a wall with no door or radiator in the way. Radiators can sometimes be moved, but that is a job for a heating engineer and worth sorting before the frame is built. It is also worth checking where your aerial cable and broadband come into the room, as the cable routes are planned around them. If the room has two possible walls, photos of both help us suggest which will work better.
Stapleford's older houses and its newer streets
Stapleford, about seven miles west-south-west of our base in Mapperley, grew from under 800 people in 1801 to over 4,000 by 1891 on the back of framework knitting and lace making, then kept growing quickly through the 20th century with new housing developments. Many 18th-century framework knitters' houses survive, and along Nottingham Road a large group of them are listed, many three storeys high. If you live in a listed building, internal changes such as a media wall need listed building consent from Broxtowe Borough Council before work starts.
In most of the town's 20th-century homes there is no such hurdle, and the wall can be designed freely, either around an existing chimney breast or as a full-width feature on a plain wall. Conservation area status on its own, such as around Church Street, mainly affects the exterior of a building rather than an indoor media wall.
What goes inside
A frame of timber or metal studs is built to the sizes of your TV recess, alcoves and any inset electric fire. The fire's opening follows its installation instructions, including the clearances and ventilation it needs. Inside the frame we plan routes for power, HDMI, aerial and LED cables, and a qualified electrician installs every socket and connection. LED strips can sit in a channel along the top edge of each alcove, so you see the glow but not the strip itself. The frame is then boarded, with corner beads keeping every recess edge crisp, and finished with a skim coat ready for paint.
Contact
Whether you are near The Roach, off Church Street or in one of the town's 20th-century homes, call 07877 353120 or use the enquiry form. We are available seven days a week, 7am to 5pm.
