Quick Answer: Before designing your custom TV wall, we visit the space in person and check the outlet and cable box locations, what’s behind the wall, real measurements, and how you actually use the room. Sandra and Johanna, co-founders of Habitual Homes, attend every first site visit together, so design and construction considerations are looked at from the start, not after the design is already finished.
Why We Check the Wall Before Designing Anything
A design that looks right on paper can fall apart once someone actually opens up the wall. Outlets in the wrong spot, a stud pattern that doesn’t match the drawing, cable routing that was never planned for, any of these can turn a finished-looking design into a project that needs to be reworked mid-build. Checking the wall first means the design gets built around what’s actually there, not around assumptions.
This is the same gap we cover in a cabinet alone isn’t enough and in what to ask before you hire a contractor: a lot of what makes a TV wall actually work gets decided before a single piece of cabinetry is built.
What We Look At During the Visit
Before we design anything, we visit the space and look at the details that can affect the entire project:
- Outlet and cable box locations. Where the power and the cables actually are, not where a drawing assumes they are.
- What may be happening behind the wall. Structure, plumbing, or anything else that could affect how the wall can be built.
- Real measurements. Taken on site, not estimated from photos.
- How you actually use the room. Whether the wall needs to hold just a TV, or also a desk, storage, or display, like fitting a home office into a TV wall that we’ve built into other custom TV wall design projects.
Who Comes to the Consultation
Sandra and Johanna, co-founders of Habitual Homes, attend every first site visit together. That means the design and the construction considerations get looked at from the same visit, not handed off between separate people later. If there’s something about the wall that would affect the design, it gets flagged on day one.
What You Leave the Consultation With
By the end of the visit, you’ll have a full design walked through with you before you commit to anything, along with an honest read on what your wall can and can’t do. No guessing after the fact about whether the outlets will work with the design, or whether the wall can support what you pictured.
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What should I have ready before a TV wall design consultation?
Photos of the space and a rough sense of what you want the wall to do (storage, a desk, display) are helpful, but not required. We take real measurements and check the details on site regardless.
How long does a design consultation take?
Enough time to properly walk the space, check the wall, and talk through how you actually use the room. It’s not a rushed walkthrough.
Do I need to know exactly what I want before booking a consultation?
No. Part of the visit is figuring out what the wall can realistically hold, based on your space and how you live in it.
Will I get a price during the first visit?
You’ll get an honest sense of what’s possible for your space. A full design and detailed plan come after the visit, once the wall has actually been checked.
What if my wall has something unusual behind it?
That’s exactly what the site visit is for. Unusual wall structure, plumbing, or wiring gets identified before the design is finalized, not discovered mid-build.
Is the consultation only for TV walls, or does it cover other custom built-ins too?
The same process applies across our custom built-ins work, TV walls, fireplace built-ins, and other living room millwork. The wall gets checked before anything is designed either way.
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