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Barking and Dagenham · London
Becontree Loft Storage
Eaves cupboards, drawers and wardrobes in converted lofts, designed for your room in Becontree. We measure, design and quote first, then make it in our workshop and fit it.
- Ready-made wardrobes too big for the stairs
- No wardrobe that fits under the slope
- A loft room with too many jobs
Loft storage for your home in Becontree
How fitting works for loft storage
Before anything is fixed, we set the furniture level. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference, and that keeps the doors and shelves true. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. In a 1930s house with a converted loft, the stairs to the loft room are often steeper than the main flight, so any section going up there is sized for them. The main stairs in houses of that age are normally straighter. Each section is assembled and fixed in the room.
- First we hear about the loft room and what you’d like to store.
- At the design visit, the room and the route up are measured, as everything has to get up there.
- The design is agreed and a quote in writing follows.
- The storage is built in our workshop, in sections sized for the stairs.
- The storage is fitted, scribed to the slopes and checked with you.
Preparing the room
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
- Keep pets in another room while we work
How to get a quote
We quote once we have seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and talk through the design with you, and the written quote comes after. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. To arrange a visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Related advice
Loft storage in Becontree
The low space behind a knee wall is often the most useful in the room. Eaves cupboards and pull-out drawers built into the knee wall put it to work. Drawers bring the back of the space within reach. We measure and plan for the space you have in Becontree. Most enquiries start with low eaves that nobody can use and a loft room that still feels unfinished, and the answer is built in our workshop from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
In an area where interwar homes or semis make up much of the housing, as around Becontree, loft conversions are common, and they leave low eaves and sloping ceilings. Fitted storage can make use of the eaves, the bay or the hall. For lofts, we work in spaces that are already converted or boarded.
Once you have read the quote and decided to go ahead, the furniture is built in our workshop. It describes the design, the materials and the finish agreed at the visit, so every detail can be checked first.
- Location
- Becontree (RM9, RM10, RM8)
- Borough
- Barking and Dagenham
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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More about loft storage
Why people ask for loft storage in Becontree
A dormer can feel like wasted space. Shelves, a desk or a seat in the dormer make it useful. It uses space that’s otherwise empty.
Loft storage can help with:
- A loft room that doubles as an office or guest room
- An empty dormer that could hold shelves
- A converted loft with no fitted furniture
- No wardrobe that fits under the slope
If you live near Parsloes Park, living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and eaves cupboards can give those things a place.
Before you choose who makes it
- Where they’ll park and unload
- Is it spray painted or hand painted?
- Whether you will get a written quote, not just a figure
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
Tips worth knowing
Fitted furniture is part of the room, so it is worth looking after. Here are a few tips worth knowing:
- Measure the loft stairs, the turns and the landing
- Think about what will go in each cupboard or drawer
- Think about hanging space for a loft bedroom
- Empty the eaves so we can see what’s behind
Do not pack things so tightly that air can’t move behind the knee wall. The storage is planned to keep airflow, so leave that space open. It helps keep the loft in good order.
Avoid overloading drawers so they keep running smoothly. A quick sort every so often helps. Keep the heaviest things near the floor.
Making use of awkward spaces in Becontree
In the neighbourhood around Becontree, the largest groups of homes date from between 1919 and 1939 (about 76%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 13%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how eaves cupboards are fixed and fitted. Near the centre of Becontree, Historic England’s list includes Church of St Mary (Grade II), about 0.5 miles north. Listing covers the inside of a building as well as the outside, so works that affect a listed home’s character, like removing original joinery, may need listed building consent. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. On TfL’s red routes, the rules on stopping and loading are strict. If your home in Becontree is on or near a main road, tell us at the design visit. That way we can plan where to load and unload.
Living in a block of flats near Chadwell Heath station? Then the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in. For an older house near St George's, sloping ceilings in a loft room suit wardrobes cut to the angle.
Becontree is about 2 miles south-west of Barking, part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. We can visit homes in Becontree on weekdays, or on a Saturday by prior arrangement. In Barking and Dagenham, Becontree is one of the places we cover, and the borough has 11 places on our list.
Every home in RM9, RM10 and RM8 is covered for loft storage. We cover homes on streets like Wood Lane, Eliot Road and Maxey Road, whether you want loft storage or another piece made for the room. Main roads around Becontree include the A1240. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the measuring visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. If you’re just outside Becontree, we also cover Dagenham (1 mile south-east), Becontree Heath (1 mile north), Castle Green (1 mile south-west), Dagenham Green (1 mile south) and Goodmayes (2 miles north-west). Across the rest of Barking and Dagenham, our area takes in Barking (2 miles south-west), Thames View Estate (2 miles south-west), Barking Riverside (2 miles south-west), Chadwell Heath (2 miles north) and Creekmouth (3 miles south-west).
Around Becontree
The streets we cover here include those near Eastbrook pub and Robert Clack School and the streets around them. The closest station to Becontree is Chadwell Heath station, roughly 1.5 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Rush Green Hospital (1.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Becontree include Dagenham Village Churchyard.
Questions from Becontree
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Chadwell Heath station?
Yes. We cover all of Barking and Dagenham and the rest of London. You can get in touch through our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Becontree?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. Let us know what parking is near you during the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
Someone needs to be there to let us in. After that, you don’t need to stay in the room, though we like to go over the furniture with you at the end.
Can you fit furniture to uneven walls?
Uneven walls are normal in older London homes, and the furniture is made to deal with them. Edges are scribed to the wall, and adjustable feet or a plinth bring the furniture up to level.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation areas mostly control changes to the outside, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. In a listed building, check with the council’s conservation officer before any work.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
It needs a little planning: ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps avoid condensation and mould. Damp treatment isn’t something we do, so any damp needs sorting first.
Boards, parts and paint
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting gives a slightly softer look than spraying. It’s done on site, in the colour you choose. It can be matched to the room’s woodwork.
Plinths and scribe strips
In a loft room, walls, slopes and floors are rarely straight. We use scribe strips and a plinth to take up the difference. The result is neat, even lines all round.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
A standalone wardrobe can go with you when you move. Fitted storage stays with the house, and it uses the slopes in a way a standalone piece cannot. Which suits you depends on your plans. Bays, box rooms and stair bulkheads are where off-the-shelf furniture struggles most, and interwar homes often have all three. Fitted furniture is made around them.
No two rooms cost the same to furnish, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. A spray finish and a hand-painted finish involve different work, and that shows in the price. You’ll see the figure in your written quote, after the design visit.
Why work with us in Becontree
- A design visit, then a quote in writing
- Made for your room, not a standard size
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
- Work across the whole of London
Read bespoke vs off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.