One team, one wall, one finish. We build stud, board, plaster, electrics, fireplace, TV mount and lighting into a single seamless feature — no chasing joiner, sparky and plasterer separately.
A plain-English overview of what the DAB team delivers, who it's for and when it matters. No marketing filler.
A media wall is a purpose-built feature wall — usually in a living room, snug or master bedroom — that integrates a mounted TV, an electric fireplace, ambient lighting, sound bar concealment and cable management into a single plastered feature. Often finished in painted plaster, but Venetian, wood-panel and stone-slip finishes are also popular.
Homeowners tired of a jumble of TV, soundbar, console, cables and a dated brick fireplace, buyers of open-plan new-builds wanting a defined focal point, and renovation clients who want the living space to look designed rather than assembled.
When you're painting or renovating the living room anyway, when you're upgrading to a larger wall-mounted TV, when you're removing an old fireplace or chimney breast, or when you're building a new-build shell and want the media wall integrated from first-fix rather than added later.
The reason DIY media walls look wrong is that six trades — carpenter, sparky, plasterer, tiler, decorator, AV — usually don't talk to each other. Coordinated as one job, the wall reads as a single considered feature rather than a scrappy add-on.
The specific ways this job goes bad when it's ignored, DIY'd, or handed to the cheapest quote in the WhatsApp group.
Wall-mounting a TV over a socket you never moved leaves the plug hanging in mid-air. First-fix electrics behind the wall are the fix — done at plaster stage, not after.
Electric fireplace inserts throw heat forward and up. Placed too close to a TV or without a proper heat baffle, they discolour surrounds, warp MDF and shorten TV lifespan. The right insert in the right recess is engineering, not just aesthetics.
LED strips fixed too close to the plaster, or in a badly-detailed shadow gap, create harsh dotting or one-sided wash. A proper channel with the right beam angle delivers the ambient effect people actually want.
Floating shelves and cantilevered cabinets pull heavy loads out of the wall. Without proper timber pattress or steel brackets built into the stud at first fix, they either sag or pull the plaster out.
The exact system our team runs on every job — from your first message to the certificate in your handover pack.
We meet on site, take the room dimensions, discuss the TV size, fireplace type, sound bar, and finish preference. A hand sketch or CAD elevation is produced showing shelf positions, LED lines, socket locations and finish.
Metal or timber stud framework built out from the existing wall, with structural noggins and pattress positions where the TV, fireplace and any shelves will be fixed. Cable ducting run for HDMI, power and network.
Our NICEIC electrician first-fixes all sockets (usually a double behind the TV, one behind the fireplace, one for each LED channel driver), HDMI conduit, and heat baffles above and below the fireplace recess.
Plasterboard hung, joints scrimmed and taped, angles beaded, LED shadow-gaps formed in the correct profile, and the whole wall skimmed to a paint-ready finish or prepped for Venetian plaster.
TV bracket fixed to pre-planned pattress, fireplace insert installed and commissioned, LED drivers connected and dimming tested, decoration completed, snag walked with you.
What you actually get when you hire us for this job — measurable, provable, and reflected in every one of our verified reviews.
Carpenter, electrician, plasterer, decorator and AV all under one contract. No trade-to-trade blame.
First-fix electrics behind the framing mean no visible cabling — power, HDMI and network delivered exactly where the TV and fireplace need them.
Proper recess sizing, heat baffles and clearance from the TV — meeting the fireplace manufacturer's spec, not just eyeballed.
Painted plaster, Venetian, wood-slat, stone-slip, microcement — any finish that can be applied to a boarded wall we can deliver.
Everything — framing, electrics, fireplace, LEDs, plaster, decoration — quoted upfront as one figure. No surprises.
£10M public liability, Part P electrical certificate on the electrical works, and our team's track record — 5.0 stars, 15 years' work.
The specification-level answers the internet usually skips.
Metal stud (C-studs and U-tracks) for straight runs — fast, stable, doesn't twist. Timber stud (CLS at 400 or 600mm centres) where curved or shaped features are needed. Battened-off-wall build-ups where the existing wall is straight enough to save space.
Electric linear inserts (Dimplex, Napoleon, Katell — 40, 50, 60, 72 inch widths) with heat-off / decorative-only modes. Bio-ethanol inserts for a real flame without a flue. Full HETAS-certified gas or log burners where a flue is available — installed by a Gas Safe engineer or HETAS-registered installer in our trusted network.
Standard fixed bracket, tilt bracket for above-fireplace placement, or full-motion articulating bracket for angled viewing. Pattress plywood built into the stud at 18mm to spread the load; VESA pattern confirmed to the TV model at quote stage.
24V LED strip in aluminium extrusion with frosted diffuser for shadow-gap lighting; RGBW where colour-change is wanted; dim-to-warm strip for premium finishes; separately zoned drivers so the fireplace uplight and the shelf under-glow can dim independently.
Standard: two-coat skim finished for eggshell or matt emulsion. Premium: Venetian plaster (see our Venetian & Polished Plaster service) for depth. Micro-cement for a seamless concrete look. Wood-slat cladding (typically 12–18mm American oak or European walnut) fixed to the framing before final finish.
The questions we're asked at almost every survey. Not on the list? Call 07834 974462 — the DAB team is happy to talk it through.
A standard painted media wall with 65-inch TV, electric fireplace and simple LED lighting typically £3,500–£5,500. Premium walls with Venetian plaster, larger fireplaces and premium AV £6,500–£12,000+. Fixed on written quote.
Most single-wall builds take 5–7 working days on site — 2 days framing and first-fix, 2 days plastering, 1 day drying, 1–2 days second-fix, commissioning and decoration.
Yes — we're happy to build around client-supplied kit. Bring the model numbers and dimensions to the survey so we can size the recess and cable runs correctly.
Electric linear inserts typically output 1.5–2kW — enough to take the edge off a medium living room, not primary heating. Most clients use them decoratively 90% of the time and for warmth on the coldest evenings. Real gas or wood inserts, where flueable, deliver serious heat.
Yes — a full-depth build-out (up to 400mm) creates dramatic recesses and hidden storage. Alternatively a shallow batten-off wall keeps floor area intact. We show both options at design stage.
We first-fix the ducting and power. Full AV commissioning (speaker calibration, universal remote programming) is usually delegated to a specialist AV installer — often one you already work with — but we coordinate the schedule with them.
Yes — floating shelves in oak, walnut or painted MDF, and closed cabinetry with soft-close hinges, all built into the wall as part of the same job.
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Free on-site survey. Fixed written quote in 2–3 working days. No pressure, no hidden costs, no unknown extras. The DAB team replies personally.
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