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Media walls in Oakville
A media wall holds the television, the fireplace and the equipment in one piece drawn for the room, with the cables inside the millwork. Oakville runs from large houses south of Lakeshore and older pockets in Bronte to newer open plan subdivisions north of the highway, plus downtown condos. Newer open-plan rooms often need a media wall to give the space a centre; older living rooms usually have a chimney breast the millwork builds around.
Oakville, on the ground.
House deliveries use the driveway, while condo work needs a booked service elevator and the building's own loading rules. The wall is built and wired in the shop, delivered in sections and installed over [n] days, with the electrician making the final connections.
Houses in Oakville that have been renovated before often have floors out of level, so runs are set off a datum line and the plinth is scribed.
Read more about custom cabinetry in Oakville or the full media walls page.
On the drawings, and on the quote.
- 01Television size, viewing height and seating distance set on the drawings first
- 02Fireplace opening built to the supplier's clearances [Kam confirms with the fireplace supplier]
- 03Hidden storage for equipment, with ventilation and cable routes inside the millwork
- 04Open shelves or closed doors, lit from above or below, wired in the shop
- 05Stone, slat or panel surround built and finished in the shop
- 06Install by our crew, with the electrician making the final connections
No figures published. The drivers, in order.
| Driver | What we look at |
|---|---|
| Fireplace surround | A fireplace adds an opening built to clearances, a hearth line and usually stone. |
| Hidden storage and doors | Closed storage for equipment adds boxes, doors and ventilation; open shelves are the lighter line. |
| Lighting | Shelf lighting and a backlit panel add wiring, drivers and an electrician's connection. |
| Stone or slats | A slab surround or a wall of solid slats changes the material line more than any colour. |
Shelf count and the finish colour barely move it. The fireplace, the stone and what the wall hides do.
Asked before the first call.
Can you build a media wall in a Oakville condo?
Yes. Condo media walls are drawn in sections that fit the elevator and the corridor, and we work to the building's delivery rules. [typical condo building rules confirmed per building]
How long does a media wall take in Oakville?
[n] weeks from signed drawings to install, then [n] days on site. Fireplace and television model numbers at the start keep that date.
We want the veneer to run continuously across the doors. Can you do that?
Yes. Sequence-matched veneer is ordered as a set and laid out so the grain carries across a run, then cut and finished in that order. It has to be planned at the drawing stage, because the door sizes fix the layout. We mark the sequence on the elevations and dry-fit the whole run in the shop.
Our unit is in a condo downtown. How does delivery work?
Through the loading dock and the service elevator, with the elevator booked ahead and the cab padded. Buildings differ, so we ask for the property manager contact early and work to their rules on hours and insurance. [Typical condo building delivery rules and booking notice.] Old cabinets leave by the same route.