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Merton · London
Loft Storage in Cannon Hill
Loft storage for your home in Cannon Hill: eaves cupboards, drawers and wardrobes in converted lofts. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, made in our workshop and fitted by us.
- No wardrobe that fits under the slope
- A boarded loft with no proper shelving
- A converted loft with no fitted furniture
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Fitted storage in Cannon Hill
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 61% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Cannon Hill, with about 16% built before 1919, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Within a mile of the centre of Cannon Hill, 9 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings. The ULEZ, run by TfL, takes in all of London, so Merton is inside it. It applies to the vans that deliver and fit furniture in Cannon Hill, as it does anywhere else in London. We plan parking and access with you at the design visit.
For a family home near Hillcross Primary School, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit. Southside House, about 1.2 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, sloping ceilings in a loft room suit wardrobes cut to the angle.
Cannon Hill is about 2 miles north of Wimbledon, within the London Borough of Merton. Cannon Hill is part of the area we cover, and the process is the same everywhere we work. We cover places right across Merton, large and small.
Postcode districts we cover here for loft storage: SW20, SM4 and KT3. You’ll find streets here like Aylward Road, Camborne Road and Botsford Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for loft storage. Neighbouring places we cover for loft storage include Bushey Mead (1 mile north-west), Raynes Park (1 mile west), Wimbledon Chase (1 mile north), West Barnes (1 mile west) and Merton Park (1 mile north-east). Elsewhere in Merton, we also cover Wimbledon (2 miles north), Colliers Wood (2 miles north-east), Eastfields (3 miles east), South Wimbledon (2 miles north-east), Merton Abbey (2 miles north-east) and Crooked Billet (2 miles north).
Around Cannon Hill
The streets we cover here include those near The Edward Rayne pub, Merton College and Harris Academy Wimbledon, among other places. The nearest railway station is South Merton station, roughly 0.5 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Wimbledon Museum (1.6 miles north) and St. Anthony's Hospital (1.5 miles south). For a walk, there is Cherry Wood.
Loft storage for homes in Cannon Hill
The low space behind a knee wall is often the most useful in the room. Cupboards and drawers set into the knee wall make that space useful. Drawers bring the back of the space within reach. At the design visit in Cannon Hill, we’ll see what fits. If you are living with a converted loft with no fitted furniture and a boarded loft that’s hard to keep organised, that is what eaves cupboards are for, made from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
A good part of the housing around Cannon Hill is interwar, semi-detached or detached. In a typical 1930s house, storage tends to hide in the bay, under the stairs and in the box room. Any meters or fuse boards that need to stay reachable are designed around.
Where other trades are needed, for instance an electrician to move a socket, we point that out, so it can be arranged before fitting day. The quote itself covers our work, from the design to the materials and finish.
- Location
- Cannon Hill (SW20, SM4, KT3)
- Borough
- Merton
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What it is made from
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting can be done on site once the storage is in. It’s easy to touch up if it gets marked. That suits a room in daily use.
Plinths and scribe strips
Loft rooms are seldom square. Scribe strips and a plinth take up the difference. The result is neat, even lines all round.
Why people ask for loft storage in Cannon Hill
The most common reason is wasted space. The low spaces at the edge of a loft room are hard to use. Built-in storage makes that space useful.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- Low eaves that nobody can use
- A boarded loft that’s hard to keep organised
- An empty dormer that could hold shelves
- A loft room with too many jobs
If you live in a flat close to South Merton station, eaves cupboards are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room.
Before you hire any carpenter
- A written quote that sets out the job
- Have they thought about parking near you?
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
- Real projects you can actually look at
Questions we are often asked
Can you make loft storage for a home in Cannon Hill?
Yes, we work across Merton, Cannon Hill included, and across the rest of London. To get started, you can send us a few details through our contact form with some details.
Do you cover homes near South Merton station?
Yes. We cover all of Merton and the rest of London. To get started, you can get in touch through our contact form with some details about the room.
Can you convert my loft as well?
No, we build storage in lofts that are already converted or boarded. A conversion is building work, and Building Regulations apply. When the room is finished, we can plan the storage.
How long will the loft storage fitting take?
The time the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want in the loft, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. We make the cupboards and drawers in our workshop, so the time at your home is spent fitting. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
Does eaves storage affect the insulation?
It shouldn’t, if it is designed properly. 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’s worth asking whoever converted the loft.
Is the furniture spray painted or hand painted?
There are two options: spray painting, done in the workshop for a smooth, even finish, or hand painting, which can be done on site. Your quote sets out which you have chosen.
What it costs
When we put a quote together, we consider:
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- Spray painting or hand painting
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
No two rooms cost the same to furnish, because the size, the layout and the finish all vary. A spray finish and a hand-painted finish involve different work, and that shows in the price. You will see the figure in your written quote, after the design visit.
Helping us understand the room
You don’t need exact measurements or a plan. It’s enough to send:
- Any ideas or images you have saved
- Whether it is a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- Your postcode and the borough
A quote begins with some details from you: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of pictures if you can take them. To send them, get in touch through our contact form. We’ll then arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
In conversions and newer blocks, many internal walls are timber or metal stud with plasterboard. We choose fixings to suit the wall.
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind, after measuring the route at the measuring visit.
How fitting works for loft storage
With the carcasses fixed and level, we hang any doors and fit any drawers or lids. Each one is adjusted until the gaps are even and it closes cleanly. The time the fitting takes depends on the length of the eaves and the design, and your quote sets out the fitting days. If you have a driveway, it can make unloading simpler, so let us know at the design visit. Otherwise, a visitor permit or a nearby bay helps. Doorways, stairs and floors are covered on the way in.
- You get in touch and tell us about the loft and the stairs up to it.
- We visit to measure the loft and the way up, including the top flight and any tight turn. Tell us about parking too, as a van often needs a permit or a paid bay.
- A written quote follows, covering the design, materials and finish.
- 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 to prepare
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
Starting with a design visit
To make a start, drop us a line using the contact form and tell us a little about the room and what you want the furniture to do. We then arrange a design visit to measure and discuss the design, and a written quote follows.