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Alcove Units in Lewisham
We make alcove units for homes in all 22 neighbourhoods we list across Lewisham, designed after a visit and made in our workshop., made in our workshop and fitted in your home.
Planning alcove units in Lewisham?
Neighbourhoods we cover in Lewisham
Each job starts with a design visit and a written quote. Every neighbourhood has its own page, listed below. To get started, use the contact form.
Largest neighbourhoods
Our alcove units across Lewisham
We work across London, including Lewisham. It starts with a design visit, where we measure the alcoves and go through the design. After that we send a written quote; the units are then built in our workshop and fitted in your home. We make alcove units from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and people most often get in touch about somewhere to keep books and records and a desk that tucks into an alcove.
With the carcasses fixed and level, any doors go on and any drawers or lids are fitted. We adjust each one so the gaps line up and it closes cleanly. How long fitting takes depends on the size and number of units, and the fitting days are set out in your quote.
- You contact us about the alcoves you want to fill, with a note of the room they’re in.
- We come to measure and talk through cupboards, shelves, heights and doors. If one alcove needs a desk or a TV space, this is when we plan it.
- A written quote follows, with the finish set out, ready for you to check.
- The units are made at our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We bring them to your home and fit them in place. Any scribing to the walls is done on the day.
Quotes in Lewisham
There is no price list, because every piece is designed for one room. We measure up, discuss the design and send a written quote. To arrange a design visit, get in touch through our contact form.
Why work with us
- Over 300 projects completed
- Made in our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Saturday work by prior arrangement
- Fitted tight to walls that are not straight
Ask for a quote
Every quote follows a design visit. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, and the written quote comes after. Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. To arrange a visit, fill in our short enquiry form.
Local landmarks in New Cross
In New Cross, that includes homes near Laban Centre, Fordham Park and St. Paul's. You’ll also find Myatt Garden Primary School (close by, under half a mile south-east), Addey and Stanhope School (under half a mile north-east), Wickham Arms (less than half a mile south) and St James's Church (less than half a mile north-west). There’s a railway station in New Cross itself: New Cross station. Well-known places in the area include Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.1 miles south-east) and Miller General Hospital (0.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near New Cross include New Cross Gate Cutting.
Alcove units across Lewisham: local notes
Shelves for books, cupboards for clutter and a place for the TV: that’s what most living-room enquiries from Lewisham come down to. Alcove units can do all three in one design, built in our workshop and fitted on the days set out in your quote.
In Lewisham, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 36%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 18%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how alcove units are fixed and fitted. Of the 22 places we have local pages for in Lewisham, 6 have their centre inside a conservation area, according to Historic England’s data. The rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Controlled parking zones cover much of inner London, so tell us about parking at the design visit.
We cover the whole of London, so homes in Lewisham are well within our area. Tell us about access and parking when you first get in touch.
New Cross: For a flat near New Cross station, alcove units are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room. For an older house near St James's Church, picture rails and cornices give alcove units a line to finish at.
What affects the price in Lewisham
What you pay depends on:
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- Awkward walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- How many doors and drawers there are
- How big the furniture is
What goes inside matters as much as the outside: drawers take more making than shelves, and each rail, divider or pull-out adds to the work. We’ll talk through what you need inside at the design visit, and the quote follows.
Before the design visit
Some details help us understand the job before we visit. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- Anything in the way, such as radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
It is useful to see the room before we come. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line tell us a lot about the space, especially with rough measurements. To send them over, fill in our short enquiry form, and we’ll arrange a design visit.
What it’s made from
Plinths and scribe strips
In older houses, we typically scribe the sides and often the top too. It is the difference between a unit that sits in the alcove and one that belongs there.
Spray-painted finish
Spraying in the workshop means the units arrive already finished. Give the paint time to cure fully once fitted.
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. Fixings are chosen to suit whatever the wall is made of, which we check during the design visit.
In a managed block, the building manager or concierge may need notice before we arrive. If there is a lift, it may need booking, and its size matters when we plan the sections. Mention it when you contact us.
Do you need alcove units?
Moving into a period house often prompts it. People who have just moved in want storage that suits the age of the house, and the alcoves are an obvious place to start. It is easier to do before the room fills with boxes.
Alcove units can help with:
- Shelving for books and records
- Everyday clutter left on show
- Room to work in an alcove
- Alcoves that are wasted space
Honest limits
Some parts of a job need another trade, like an electrician, a plumber or a Gas Safe registered engineer. Here’s what to know:
- Treating damp in the chimney breast or walls
- Replastering, which is a plasterer’s job
- New sockets or wiring (your electrician handles those)
Questions we are often asked
How long are you in the house for the fitting?
It depends on how many alcoves there are and how tall the units go, and the fitting days are set out in your quote. We will talk you through what fitting day involves before we start.
Can an alcove unit include a desk?
Yes. One alcove can take a desk with shelves above and a drawer or cupboard beneath. We plan the height and depth with you, with a way planned for cables to reach the sockets.
Will alcove units block the chimney vent?
Any vent in the chimney breast is kept clear when we design the units. A capped or blocked chimney should still be ventilated to help stop damp and we design around it.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
An outside wall can be colder and damper than an inside one, so ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps, which helps avoid condensation and mould. If there is damp, it should be sorted before anything is fitted.
Can you make alcove units for a home in Lewisham?
Yes. Our area is the whole of London: every borough and the City of London, and that includes Lewisham.
Do you work outside London?
No. Our work is in London only: all 32 boroughs and the City of London.
Does fitted furniture need planning permission?
Normally not. Inside a house, fitted furniture doesn’t normally need planning permission. If the building is listed, works affecting its character can need listed building consent, so check with the council first.