Fireplace Built-Ins & Media Walls
Built-ins around a fireplace are the project most homeowners picture when they say built-ins: flanking cabinets, open shelving, and a media wall that reads as one piece with the firebox rather than three separate purchases. The firebox, its surround, and the walls beside it were built by someone else, so every case is field measured against what's actually there, then scribed on site.
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- Field measurement of the firebox, surround, and flanking walls
- Elevations showing cabinet, shelf, and media wall layout before fabrication
- Shop fabrication of flanking cases, upper shelving, and any mantel
- Cable routing and outlet coordination for a mounted display
- On-site scribe and installation, finished to an approved sample
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Design considerations
- Cabinet and shelf heights are set off the firebox and mantel line, so the layout is drawn from field measurements rather than a stock elevation.
- Required clearance from the firebox opening governs how close casework and any mantel can sit, and that clearance is confirmed before fabrication.
- A mounted display needs its outlet, cable routing, and blocking located during layout, not after the cases are installed.
- Walls beside a fireplace are often out of square and the surround is rarely flat, so the cases carry scribe and filler strips to absorb that.
Installation requirements
- Stud locations and blocking behind the media wall are confirmed during field verification.
- Stone, tile, or stucco surround work should be complete, or its rough opening confirmed, before fabrication.
- Electrical and low-voltage rough-in should be in place before the cases are delivered.
What moves the price
- Overall wall width and cabinet height
- Open shelving versus doored cabinets and drawers
- Paint-grade versus stain-grade material
- Integrated lighting, cable routing, and hardware
- Surround condition and scribing complexity
From consult to installed.
- Step 1Field measurement of the firebox and flanking walls
- Step 2Elevation drawing for approval
- Step 3Shop fabrication
- Step 4Finish sample approval
- Step 5On-site scribe and installation
Send us the room type and room size, approximate wall dimensions, the number of walls, and ceiling height when it's relevant. Add the materials and finish you want, what the installation involves, the project location, and your desired timeframe.
We review the project scope, dimensions, materials, finishes, installation needs, and project complexity before quoting. Pricing is quoted per project from a written scope. Final pricing depends on project scope and size, materials, finishes, installation requirements, existing conditions, and project complexity.
Once you've approved the scope, materials, finishes, pricing, and installation requirements, you'll know what to expect before production begins. Existing construction, material availability, customer changes, and concealed conditions can still affect the final scope, pricing, or schedule, and we'll tell you if they do.
Fireplace Built-Ins & Media Walls questions
Can built-ins be added around an existing fireplace?+
Yes. That's the common version of this project. We field measure the firebox, surround, and flanking walls as they exist, then build the cases to those measurements and scribe them on site.
Can a TV be mounted into the media wall?+
Yes. Blocking, the outlet location, and cable routing are located during layout so they land behind the display rather than being worked around after installation.
Does a fireplace built-in include the mantel?+
It can. Flanking cases, shelving, and a mantel can be priced as one scope so the parts are drawn, finished, and installed together.
How close can the casework sit to the firebox?+
Required clearance from the firebox opening governs that, and we confirm it against your firebox before fabrication rather than setting it by eye.
What moves the price on fireplace built-ins?+
Overall wall width and cabinet height, open shelving versus doored cabinets and drawers, paint-grade versus stain-grade material, integrated lighting and cable routing, and the condition of the existing surround.
Fireplace Built-Ins & Media Walls in Phoenix, Flagstaff, and Tucson.
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Tell us the room type, the room size, and the finish you're after. We'll review the scope and send back pricing written against it.