Example photo by Kirsten Miles on Unsplash, not our project
City of London · London
City of London Loft Storage
Thinking about loft storage in the City of London? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a written quote, before anything is made.
- No wardrobe that fits under the slope
- A boarded loft with no proper shelving
- A converted loft with no fitted furniture
Need loft storage in the City of London?
FAQs: loft storage in the City of London
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in the City of London?
It can be: much of inner London is covered by controlled parking zones. 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. It’s useful to let us know about parking at the measuring visit, so the day can be planned around it. The whole City of London is also inside the Congestion Charge zone, and the ULEZ covers every London borough.
Can you make loft storage for a home in the City of London?
Yes. We cover the whole of London, all 32 boroughs and the City of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
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 is worth asking whoever converted the loft.
Do pictures help?
Yes. Pictures help us understand the room before the design visit, along with rough sizes. Show anything the furniture has to work around, like radiators or sockets.
Do you do the loft conversion too?
No, the conversion itself isn’t our work. We design and fit storage once the room is in place, from eaves cupboards to wardrobes under the slopes.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by arrangement. Let us know when you first get in touch.
Loft storage in the City of London
The space behind the knee wall typically has insulation and ventilation to think about. We design the storage so it doesn’t block airflow or crush insulation. If anything looks wrong behind the eaves, it’s worth asking whoever converted the loft. When we visit in the City of London, we will see what’s there. Typical reasons to get in touch are a loft room that still feels unfinished and standard furniture that won’t go up the loft stairs; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
A good share of the homes around the City of London were built between 1945 and the early 1970s. Homes from that era tend to have simpler shapes than older houses, with fewer recesses, so eaves cupboards often create the storage the house never had. Walls may be concrete, block or brick, so fixings are chosen for the wall.
A written quote follows the design visit. It sets out the design we have talked through, the materials and the finish, so you know exactly what you’re getting.
- Where
- City of London (EC4V, EC1A, EC2M, EC2Y)
- Area
- City of London
- 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
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Also near the City of London
More for homes in the City of London
Fitting day, step by step
The last stage of the day is the finish. With a spray finish from the workshop, there’s typically only filling and touching up to do in the room; if you chose hand painting, that can be done in the room once the furniture is fitted. The finish is always the one agreed in your quote. Post-war blocks often have shared stairwells and lifts, so the furniture comes in sections that fit them. If the building has rules on lift use or working hours, it helps to tell us during the design visit.
- You get in touch and describe the loft room, its slopes and any dormer.
- We visit to measure the slopes and eaves and talk through cupboards, drawers and wardrobes under them.
- A written quote follows, with the design, materials and finish.
- The storage is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, cut to the angles we measured.
- We fit the storage in the loft, trimming the edges so they meet the ceiling neatly.
Preparing the room
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
Ask for a quote
If you know what you want, say so; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To arrange a visit, get in touch through our contact form.
Related advice
What it is made from
Moisture-resistant MDF
A loft room can see more change in temperature than other rooms, so a stable material matters. It takes a spray-painted or hand-painted finish well. It forms the doors and panels.
Spray-painted finish
A spray-painted finish is smooth and even. We spray in the workshop, so the finish is complete before fitting. You choose the colour.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Off-the-shelf pieces come in the maker’s finishes. We paint the storage in the colour you choose, so it can match the walls and the woodwork. A room without alcoves gives ready-made furniture nothing to sit into, so it stands out from the wall, whereas fitted furniture can make its own recesses.
Getting to the room affects the job as well. Several flights of stairs, a small lift or a narrow hall can mean smaller sections and more carrying, and that’s part of the price. Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured.
What you get with us
- Finished by spray or by hand
- We visit, measure and go through the design before we quote
- Made for your room, not a standard size
- Made in our workshop, then fitted in your home
Loft storage in the City of London: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around the City of London were built between 1945 and 1972 (about 40%) and since 2000 (about 27%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. Within a mile of the centre of the City of London, 36 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 Congestion Charge zone covers the whole of the City of London. Access, loading and timings are planned with that in mind.
Living in a block of flats near London Cannon Street station? Then the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in. If your home is one of the older houses near St Olave Old Jewry, a dormer in a converted loft can hold shelves or a small desk. For families living near Fashion Retail Academy, eaves cupboards can be planned around what a family needs to keep, from coats and bags to sports kit.
The City of London is one of London’s 33 local authority areas. The City of London is part of the area we cover. Our work takes in places right across the rest of London, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
In EC4V, EC1A, EC2M and EC2Y, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. If your home is on a street such as Aldermanbury Square, Monkwell Square and Paternoster Square, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for loft storage. The City of London sits close to the A1 and A3. Nearby, we also make loft storage in Barbican Estate (1 mile north), Bishopsgate (1 mile east), Finsbury (1 mile north), Aldgate (1 mile east) and St Luke's (1 mile north).
Landmarks near the City of London
In the City of London, that includes homes near Golden Fleece pub, Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre and Barts Health Archives, among other places. There’s a railway station in the City of London itself: London Cannon Street station. Other landmarks nearby include Gabriel's Wharf (0.8 miles south-west) and London Mithraeum (a few minutes’ walk south). Not far away are Ludgate Hill.
Pricing loft storage in the City of London
What it costs comes down to the materials and the time involved. The main factors are:
- Where a van can park, like a permit bay or a bay suspension
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- The width and height of the space
- The number of doors and drawers
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’ll see the figure in your written quote, after the design visit.
Helping us understand the room
These details help when you get in touch:
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- How you want to use the space
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- Where you live, with the postcode
To make a start, message us from the contact page and tell us which room you have in mind and what you want the furniture to do. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and send you a quote in writing afterwards.
Caring for painted furniture
Getting the most from loft storage starts with the planning and carries on after fitting day. Here are some things worth bearing in mind:
- Note the things that need a home in the loft
- Clear the knee-wall spaces before the design visit if you can
- Bring paint colours you like to the design visit
- Note any vents or insulation in the eaves
Keep the ventilation behind the eaves clear. The storage is planned to keep airflow, so leave that space open. It helps keep the loft in good order.
Keep the eaves ventilated and avoid pressing things against the back of the space. Squashed insulation works less well. Damp in the eaves is worth raising with the people who did the conversion.