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Media walls in Scarborough
A media wall holds the television, the fireplace and the equipment in one piece drawn for the room, with the cables inside the millwork. Scarborough is largely postwar bungalows and side-splits with closed kitchens, wide lots and limited basement headroom. 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.
Scarborough, on the ground.
Driveways are wide and front doors open onto a short hall, so delivery is straightforward and the crew can stage boxes in the garage. The wall is built and wired in the shop, delivered in sections and installed over [n] days, with the electrician making the final connections.
In Scarborough the usable height in a basement is set by the ducts rather than the joists, so we measure the lowest point in the room before drawing anything.
Read more about custom cabinetry in Scarborough 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 Scarborough 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 Scarborough?
[n] weeks from signed drawings to install, then [n] days on site. Fireplace and television model numbers at the start keep that date.
My basement has ducts running across the ceiling. Can I still get a built-in bar down there?
Yes. We measure to the underside of the lowest duct and design the bar to that height, then either box the duct in with a matching panel or stop the uppers short and add a single shelf. The shop build starts once the layout is approved and takes [n] weeks.
Do you replace just the doors, or the whole kitchen?
We build complete cabinetry: boxes, doors and drawer fronts, all made in our own shop and dry-fitted before delivery. Refacing an existing carcass is not what we do, because in a kitchen of that age the box is usually the part that has failed, not the door.