Custom made entertainment unit

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Psilan

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#280347 10-Dec-2020 08:47

Wondering if anybody has had one made before. Any examples of what you got and how much you paid would be awesome.

I am currently getting a quote for a concrete unit - but am expecting $$$.

TV units in the shops just don't fit real receivers and centre speakers. They are still built for skytv and dvd players... They will customise them - but I may as well get a full custom made one at that point.

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timmmay

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#2619101 10-Dec-2020 08:50

Budby and Meade, Petone / Lower Hutt. Vauge memory of about 10 years ago it was $2K or so for a custom entertainment unit. Can't find a proper website, but some info here.

cshwone

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#2619104 10-Dec-2020 08:51

I am going to build my own for the reasons you state. A project for the holidays. Bunnings sell a range of panels such as this:

https://www.bunnings.co.nz/2200-x-600-x-25mm-laminated-bamboo-panel_p0221770

which are pretty solid and with a few carpentry skills and the right tools can turn out a good result. I have used these for other projects such as a home office (still finishing that one of)

Psilan

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#2619108 10-Dec-2020 08:54

Yeah that's what I looked at when I was thinking about making one. They have quite a few options which look nice and straight.

I currently have a Norstone Esse TV stand which I love, but I need at least 1.4m wide to cope with my new TV. So I bought a pine board from bunnings for it to sit on in the meantime :).

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Dunnersfella

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#2619962 11-Dec-2020 10:42

I used these guys -

http://redfurniture.co.nz/furniture/entertainment-units/

They customised one of their existing designs in CAD to my requirements (no centre speaker, but a recessed panel at the back for power boards, different feet and the drawers moved around). The cost of the the changes were $200 or so and everything went nice and smoothly.

125 kgs though... so it wasn't easy to move around.

Psilan

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#2619970 11-Dec-2020 10:56

Nice. Their stuff looks like my style, thank you.

I'm hoping to have one shelf 200mm for AVR and speaker. Then 100mm under for a robot vac.

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