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Loft Storage in City of London
Loft storage for homes across the City of London, from the largest neighbourhoods to the smallest streets, with a design visit before any quote.
Planning loft storage in City of London?
Neighbourhoods we cover in the City of London
Each job starts with a design visit and a written quote. The lists below link to a page for each place, or get in touch to arrange a design visit.
Main places
Our loft storage across the City of London
A converted loft often has more storage space than it first seems. We design and make eaves cupboards, drawers in the knee walls, wardrobes under the slopes and shelves in dormers, each shaped to the room. For a home in the City of London, it starts with a design visit to measure and talk it through. We make eaves cupboards from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted, and the usual reasons to get in touch are no wardrobe that fits under the slope and boxes and suitcases with no home.
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site, so it looks as though it was always there. How long fitting takes depends on the length of the eaves and the design, and your quote sets out the fitting days.
- You contact us about storage in your converted loft.
- At the design visit we plan the storage and measure the stairs, landings and loft doorway.
- We send a quote in writing.
- We build the storage in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, sized to get up to the loft.
- The sections go up the stairs, are assembled under the eaves and set level.
How our quotes work
Rooms that aren’t square take more work: uneven walls, sloping floors and angled ceilings all add scribing and cutting on site. The quote allows for it.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
- Built around your room
- Every London borough and the City of London covered
- We visit, measure and discuss the design before we quote
Ask for a quote
The quote is built from the design visit. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. A quote in writing follows the visit, so you can take your time with it. To arrange the visit, message us from the contact page.
What’s near City of London
We fit furniture in homes around St Olave Old Jewry, Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre and St Mary-at-Hill. You will also find Barts Health Archives (less than half a mile north-west), Fashion Retail Academy (close by, under half a mile north-east), St Alphage Garden (a few minutes’ walk north) and Golden Fleece pub (a few minutes’ walk south). City of London has its own railway station: London Cannon Street station. Well-known places in the area include Gabriel's Wharf (0.8 miles south-west) and London Mithraeum (under half a mile south). Not far away are Ludgate Hill.
Awkward spaces in homes across the City of London
Homes across the City of London range from period terraces to post-war blocks and newer flats, and each kind has its own odd corners. Every piece is scribed to the wall and set level, so everything looks straight even where the room isn’t.
Homes built between 1945 and 1972 make up about 40% of the housing in the City of London, with about 27% built since 2000, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. More than a third of the homes in the City of London (about 40%) were built between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Where a post-war house has had its loft converted, the eaves and slopes can take fitted storage. A quarter or more of the homes in the City of London (about 27%) were built since 2000, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. In a newer house with a converted loft, the space under the slopes can be used.
Homes across the City of London range from period terraces to modern blocks, and we work in all of them. The process is the same wherever you are: a design visit, a quote in writing, then making and fitting.
City of London: For families living near Fashion Retail Academy, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit. Living in a block of flats near London Cannon Street station? Then it is useful to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day.
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
With ready-made furniture, the colour is the maker’s choice. We paint the storage in the colour you choose, so it can match the walls and the woodwork.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Will the quote be in writing?
- How they handle walls that are not straight
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
- How parking will work on your street
Could you do it yourself?
A confident DIYer can manage simple shelves or a standard wardrobe in a square room. Sloping ceilings, uneven floors and lath-and-plaster walls make it harder.
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that aren’t square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
What it costs
We quote each job after the design visit, because no two rooms are the same. These are the things that affect it:
- How many doors and drawers there are
- Parking near your home
- The internal fittings
- Access to the room, such as stairs, lifts and narrow halls
The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
What to send when you get in touch
The more you can tell us at the start, the better the design visit goes. When you get in touch, it is useful to send:
- Approximate measurements of the space
- The type of home and how the room is reached
- Where you live, with the postcode
- Anything in the way, like radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
You don’t need exact measurements to get started. Everything is measured properly when we visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To arrange it, drop us a line using the contact form and tell us about the room. You receive a quote in writing after the visit.
Why people ask for loft storage in the City of London
Boxes, suitcases and seasonal things need a home. Eaves cupboards keep them out of sight. It keeps the room tidy.
These come up often when people first get in touch:
- Low eaves that nobody can use
- Ready-made wardrobes too big for the stairs
- Needing storage in a loft office
- An empty dormer that could hold shelves
What we do not do
Electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering and structural work aren’t part of what we do. There are a few other points to bear in mind:
- New sockets, lights or wiring, which are for your electrician
- Loft conversions, which we do not carry out
- Approval for structural changes
Your questions about loft storage in the City of London
Can a wardrobe follow a sloping ceiling?
Yes. The wardrobe follows the angle of the ceiling, with hanging where there’s height. It makes the most of the space. We plan it during the design visit.
Do pictures help?
Yes. Pictures help us understand the room before the design visit. Show anything the furniture has to work around, like radiators or sockets.
Do I get to choose the colour?
You do. The paint colour is agreed with you before anything is painted.
What are your eaves cupboards made from?
Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish. Stable materials suit a loft, where temperatures can vary. The materials and finish are agreed in your quote.
Will cupboards in the eaves stop air moving?
Not if it’s planned with care. The storage is planned around the insulation and ventilation behind the knee wall. If you have concerns about what’s already behind the eaves, it is worth asking whoever converted the loft.
Will the storage fit up my loft stairs?
We make the storage in sections sized for the route. At the design visit, we measure the loft stairs, the turns and the landings. It means a full wardrobe can still reach the room.
How is the furniture painted?
You can choose between two finishes: spray painted or hand painted. A spray finish is smooth and even, while a hand-painted one is easy to touch up later.