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Barnet · London
Childs Hill Loft Storage
Few London rooms are perfectly square, and we scribe the furniture to follow the walls. Our work on loft storage in Childs Hill starts with a design visit, and everything is built in our workshop.
- Low eaves that nobody can use
- A converted loft with no fitted furniture
- Seasonal things cluttering the loft room
Need loft storage in Childs Hill?
How fitting day works
Getting everything level comes first. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. On fitting day, edges are trimmed on site to follow the walls, so we ask for a clear space to work near the room. We keep dust down and tidy as we go. Where the finish is hand-painted, it can be done after the pieces are in.
- To begin, use our contact form; a brief note on the loft and the storage you want is enough.
- We visit to measure the slopes and eaves and talk through cupboards, drawers and wardrobes under them.
- Your written quote sets out the storage and the finish.
- The storage is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, cut to the angles we measured.
- On fitting day the units are set level and scribed to the slope and the knee wall.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
Getting a quote
Every quote follows a design visit. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, then send a quote in writing. Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. To book a design visit, fill in our short enquiry form.
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How we make loft storage for Childs Hill
Loft rooms are often bedrooms, so storage for clothes matters. Wardrobes under the slope, drawers in the knee wall and shelves in the dormer can all work together. Planned together, they make the room feel ordered. We design them around what you need to store in Childs Hill. Typical reasons to get in touch are a sloping ceiling with no room for a wardrobe and low eaves that nobody can use, and the answer is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish.
Hallways in period terraces are often long and narrow, with the stairs rising along one wall. A large share of the homes around Childs Hill were built before 1919, so every bit of depth is weighed up when storage is planned. Shallow units keep the way through clear.
If the job needs another trade, like an electrician or a plumber, we will tell you. Our quote covers the carpentry: the design, the materials and the finish.
- Place
- Childs Hill (NW2, NW3, NW11)
- Borough
- Barnet
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
When is bespoke worth it?
Where bespoke earns its keep is in rooms that are not square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths.
A confident DIYer can manage simple shelves or a standard wardrobe in a square room. It gets harder with sloping ceilings, out-of-level floors and lath-and-plaster walls, because scribing and the right fixings start to matter.
Questions we’re often asked
Do you make loft storage for homes in Childs Hill?
Yes, Childs Hill is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Barnet and the rest of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and go through the design, followed by a quote.
I live near Cricklewood station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Barnet and the rest of London. To get started, you can send us a few details through our contact form with some details about the room.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
It can be done with some care: leaving ventilation behind and inside helps stop condensation. We don’t treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.
Can I send pictures before the visit?
Yes, they help. Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space. To send them, send us a few details through our contact form.
My walls aren’t straight. Is that a problem?
It is something we deal with all the time. The furniture is scribed to follow the walls and levelled on feet or a plinth, so it sits tight to the room.
Will the storage fit up my loft stairs?
Every piece is made in sections that fit up the stairs. We measure the way up along with the room itself. It means a full wardrobe can still reach the room.
Fitted storage in Childs Hill
Homes built before 1919 make up about 45% of the housing in the area around Childs Hill, with about 25% built between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. The Redington Frognall Conservation Area is close by, within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Childs Hill. The controls in a conservation area are mostly about the outside of buildings, so furniture fitted inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. The council can confirm if you are not sure. Purpose-built flats are home to about 40% of households in the area around Childs Hill, according to Census 2021. In a block, each section is sized to get up the stairs or into the lift and through the door. Many blocks have rules on lift booking and working hours, so check with the managing agent before fitting day.
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as Annesley Lodge, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features. The wider area includes historic houses like Heath House, about 0.7 miles east. If your own home is a period one, a dormer in a converted loft can hold shelves or a small desk. For an older house near All Saints, eaves cupboards in a converted loft are scribed to slopes that are rarely even.
Childs Hill is within the London Borough of Barnet, about 3 miles north of Finchley. Design visits and fitting in Childs Hill can be on a Saturday, by arrangement. We list Childs Hill among 41 places we cover in Barnet.
Design visits and fitting in NW2, NW3 and NW11 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether you live on a street like Nant Road, Ridge Road and Garth Road or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for loft storage. We also cover the places around Childs Hill: Fortune Green (1 mile south), West Hampstead (1 mile south-east), Golders Green (1 mile north), North End (1 mile north-east) and Vale of Health (1 mile east). We also make loft storage in nearby places like Finchley (3 miles north), Barnet (6 miles north), Burnt Oak (4 miles north-west), East Finchley (2 miles north-east), Hendon (2 miles north-west) and Whetstone (4 miles north).
Around Childs Hill
We fit furniture in homes around The Old Bull and Bush pub, St Vedasts School For Boys and Hampstead School, among other places. The closest station to Childs Hill is Cricklewood station, roughly 0.7 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Kenwood House (1.4 miles north-east) and New End Hospital (0.9 miles east). Not far away are Westbere Copse.
How it’s made
Pull-out drawers
Pull-out drawers bring the back of the eaves within reach. Each one is sized for what it will hold. They suit clothes, bedding and boxes.
Moisture-resistant MDF
Moisture-resistant MDF is stable and takes paint well. It’s used for the doors, fronts and side panels, where a smooth, even finish matters.
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
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 can’t. The right choice depends on how long you plan to stay. Standard units assume square rooms, and period homes seldom have them, so you end up with gaps, wobbles and units that do not meet the skirting. Fitted furniture is scribed to the wall instead.
What goes inside matters as much as the outside: drawers take more making than shelves, and each rail, divider or pull-out adds to the work. At the design visit, we work out what you need inside, then set it out in the quote.
What you get with us
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Made in our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Every quote follows a design visit
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
Take a look at how bespoke compares with ready-made or what a quote should include.
Nearby places to Childs Hill
What else we make in Childs Hill
Flats, conversions and lettings
We also make and fit furniture for landlords furnishing a let, as it makes good use of an tricky room. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
In conversions and newer blocks, many internal walls are timber or metal stud with plasterboard. We choose fixings to suit the wall, after checking the walls at the design visit.