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Loft Storage in Brimsdown
We make loft storage for homes in Brimsdown, designed around the room you have. Your eaves cupboard is designed at a visit to your home and made at our workshop.
- Unused space in a dormer
- Boxes and suitcases with no home
- A loft room that doubles as an office or guest room
Loft storage in Brimsdown
Loft storage in Brimsdown
Dormers are a natural place for shelving or a small desk. Dormers have their own shapes, and walls that are seldom square. We scribe the furniture to follow them. It adds storage without taking up the main floor. We will go through the options in Brimsdown. If you are living with a loft room that doubles as an office or guest room and boxes piled on loft boards, eaves cupboards made from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish can solve it.
Walls in houses from between the wars are usually straighter than in older ones, but seldom perfect. Around Brimsdown, interwar houses, semis and detached homes make up a big part of the housing, so we still scribe every piece to the wall. Each piece is levelled on site, so doors, lids and drawers line up.
Our quotes are written in plain words. They say what will be made, what it’s made from and how it will be finished, taken from what we agreed at the visit.
- Place
- Brimsdown (EN3)
- Area
- Enfield
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What it is made from
Birch plywood
Drawers in the knee wall can carry heavy things, from boxes to bedding. That is why we make drawer boxes from birch plywood. It works well for longer shelves too.
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting gives a slightly softer look than spraying. It can be applied on site, in a colour agreed with you. It can match the skirting and doors.
Nearby places to Brimsdown
Also in Brimsdown
Loft storage for homes in Brimsdown
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 37% of the housing in the area around Brimsdown, with about 25% built since 2000, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Part of Brimsdown is in a conservation area, according to Historic England’s records. Planning controls in conservation areas are mainly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitting furniture inside a house does not normally need permission. Your council can advise if you are unsure. About 38% of households in the neighbourhood around Brimsdown live in terraced houses, according to Census 2021. Loft conversions are common in London terraces, leaving eaves and sloping ceilings to use.
If you live in a flat close to Brimsdown station, the route in is measured not just the room, and the sections are sized to fit it. If your children go to Brimsdown Primary School or a school nearby, eaves cupboards can be planned around what a family needs to keep, from coats and bags to sports kit. For an older house near Ss Peter and Paul Church, the low eaves and slopes of a converted loft are worth using.
Brimsdown is in the London Borough of Enfield, about 3 miles south-west of Edmonton. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Brimsdown is part of that. In Enfield, Brimsdown is one of the places we cover, and the borough has 26 places on our list.
In EN3, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Whether you live on a street like Jute Lane, Croft Road and Bowood Road or on one nearby, we can arrange a design visit for loft storage. Close by, we also work in Enfield Lock (1 mile north), Enfield Highway (1 mile west) and Enfield Island Village (1 mile north-east). We also make loft storage in nearby places such as Edmonton (3 miles south-west), Enfield (2 miles west), Palmers Green (5 miles south-west), New Southgate (6 miles south-west), Enfield Chase (3 miles west) and Bush Hill Park (2 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Brimsdown
In Brimsdown, that includes homes near Aylands School, Aylward Academy and The White Horse Public House. Brimsdown has its own railway station: Brimsdown station.
Fitting day, step by step
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 sits neatly against the room. The time the fitting takes depends on the length of the eaves and the design, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. 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.
- It starts when you contact us with a few details about the loft.
- We visit to measure the eaves and slopes and talk through the design, including the headroom under the slope.
- You receive a written quote for the storage we have discussed.
- Your storage is made in our workshop and painted to your chosen colour.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the slopes and the walls, with the finish sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Empty the space we will be working in
Starting with a design visit
Rough measurements are fine at the start. Everything is measured properly when we visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To arrange it, tell us about the room on our contact form and tell us about the room. You receive a written quote after the visit.
Related advice
Bespoke loft storage or ready-made?
Off-the-shelf furniture is made for straight walls and full-height ceilings. In a loft room, standard pieces leave tricky gaps under the slope. Storage made for the loft follows its shape. It costs more than off-the-shelf furniture, and what you gain is the space a standard piece can’t reach. In an extended or opened-up house, old and new walls often meet slightly out of line, which shows up against standard furniture. Built-in pieces are scribed to take up the difference.
In London, parking can affect the price. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of the city, so a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension near your home. Tell us about parking at the measuring visit.
Why us?
- Saturdays by prior arrangement
- More than 300 projects completed
- Every quote follows a design visit
- Scribed to uneven walls
See our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf or how to compare quotes.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
If your building is on a red route or a busy main road, getting the furniture from the van to the door needs planning. TfL runs the red routes, and the stopping rules are strict, so let us know about it at the design visit.
In a managed block, the building manager or concierge may need notice before we arrive. Lifts sometimes need to be booked, and the lift size helps decide how big each section can be. Let us know about it when you get in touch.
What affects the cost of loft storage
Prices vary from room to room, for these reasons:
- How many doors and drawers there are
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
There is no price list, because every piece is designed for one room. We measure up, discuss the design and send a written quote. To start, message us from the contact page.
Before the design visit
A little information at the start saves time later. If you can, send:
- Rough sizes: width, height and depth
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
- Examples of the look you’re after
A quote begins with a few details from you: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of pictures if you can take them. When you’re ready, drop us a line using the contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and talk through the design, then send a quote in writing.
Your questions about loft storage in Brimsdown
Do you make loft storage for homes in Brimsdown?
Yes. Brimsdown is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Enfield and London. To get started, you can drop us a line using the contact form with a few details.
I live near Brimsdown station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Enfield and the rest of London. You can tell us about the room on our contact form to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
No. We’re carpenters, so electrical work is for your electrician. We can allow for cable routes in the design, and any new sockets are best done before fitting day.
Can a wardrobe follow a sloping ceiling?
Yes. We shape the wardrobe to follow the slope, with hanging at the tall end and shelves or drawers lower down. It makes the most of the space. We plan it during the design visit.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
We measure the space and discuss the design, materials and finish. We also check the walls and floors and note radiators, sockets and other things in the way, then send a quote in writing.
Can you fit furniture to uneven walls?
That’s normal in older homes, and it is what scribing is for. Edges are scribed to the wall, and adjustable feet or a plinth bring the furniture up to level.