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Loft storage in Colliers Wood, Merton
For homes in Colliers Wood, we make loft storage from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- Nowhere to store bags and boxes
- Furniture that can’t get up to the loft
- Space under the eaves going to waste
Loft storage in Colliers Wood
Loft storage for homes in Colliers Wood
Dormers are a natural place for shelving or a small desk. Their sides are often angled, and their walls rarely straight. We scribe the furniture to follow them. It uses space that might otherwise be wasted. At the design visit in Colliers Wood, we’ll look at what fits. If you’re living with furniture that can’t get up to the loft and clothes with nowhere to go in a loft bedroom, that’s what eaves cupboards are for, made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
A large share of the homes around Colliers Wood were built before 1919, and older houses have lots of odd corners: under the stairs, in the bay, along the hall and under the eaves of a converted loft. Fitted storage is designed to make those spaces useful, scribed to walls that are rarely straight.
Our quotes are written in plain words, without jargon. You’ll see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, taken from what we agreed at the visit.
- Where
- Colliers Wood (SW17, SW19, CR4)
- Area
- Merton
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Where other trades come in
Our work is the furniture itself: designing it, making it in our workshop and fitting it. That means:
- Insulation or ventilation work behind the eaves
- Converting the loft itself, which is not our work
- Electrical work in the loft
If in doubt, you can drop us a line using the contact form and describe the room. How a job runs, step by step.
What goes into it
- Spray-painted finish
- Sloped wardrobe tops
- Eaves doors and drawers
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
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What else we make in Colliers Wood
Why people ask for loft storage in Colliers Wood
Boxes, suitcases and seasonal things need a home. Eaves cupboards keep them out of sight. It keeps the room tidy.
Some of the things we are asked to solve are these:
- An empty dormer that could hold shelves
- A boarded loft with no proper shelving
- Low eaves that nobody can use
- Nowhere to store bags and boxes
Close to Figge's Marsh? Eaves cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
What to check before you book
- How they handle walls that aren’t straight
- Will the quote be in writing?
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
When is bespoke worth it?
It is worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is usually cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is awkward, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths, which leaves standard units with gaps at the sides and top.
What affects the price in Colliers Wood
There is no set price, because there is no set room. What affects it comes down to:
- Awkward walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- Spray painting or hand painting
- Where a van can park, like a permit bay or a bay suspension
- Access to the room, such as stairs, lifts and narrow halls
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: 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.
Helping us understand the room
Here’s what helps us most when you contact us:
- The type of home and how the room is reached
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it, once the room is measured and the design talked through. For a quote, fill in our short enquiry form.
Loft storage for homes in Colliers Wood
Homes built before 1919 make up about 55% of the housing in the area around Colliers Wood, with about 16% built between 1973 and 1999, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. 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 Colliers Wood, 4 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are largely about how buildings look from outside, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. More than half of the homes in the neighbourhood around Colliers Wood (about 55%) were built before 1919, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. Loft conversions are common in London terraces, and they leave low eaves and sloping ceilings that storage can use; we build storage once the loft is converted or boarded.
Southside House, about 2.8 miles west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, a dormer in a converted loft can hold shelves or a small desk. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as Gala Bingo Club, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can need listed building consent.
Colliers Wood is in the London Borough of Merton, about 2 miles west of Wimbledon. From period terraces to newer flats in Colliers Wood, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. Our Merton coverage includes Colliers Wood and the places around it.
Postcode districts we cover here for loft storage: SW17, SW19 and CR4. We cover homes on streets such as Acre Road, Boyd Road and Park Road, whether you want loft storage or another piece made for the room. Neighbouring places we cover for loft storage include Tooting (1 mile north), Tooting Bec (1 mile north), Merton Abbey (1 mile south-west), Furzedown (1 mile north-east) and Eastfields (1 mile south-east). Elsewhere in Merton, we also cover Wimbledon (2 miles west), Morden (3 miles south-west), Wimbledon Chase (2 miles west), Merton Park (2 miles west), Crooked Billet (3 miles west) and Bushey Mead (2 miles west). Colliers Wood is among the bigger places we cover in Merton.
Landmarks near Colliers Wood
In Colliers Wood, that includes homes near The Royal Standard pub, Graveney School and Ensham School and the streets around them. Colliers Wood has its own railway station: Tooting station. Well-known places in the area include Wandle Industrial Museum (1.2 miles south) and Grove Hospital (0.6 miles north). For a walk, there’s Myrna Close.
Your questions about loft storage in Colliers Wood
Does a conservation area in or near Colliers Wood affect fitted furniture?
Typically not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character can need listed building consent from the council. If you’re unsure, the council can confirm.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Colliers Wood?
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. It is useful to let us know about parking during the design visit, so the day can be planned around it.
Will cupboards in the eaves stop air moving?
It shouldn’t, if it’s designed properly. We design eaves storage so it doesn’t block ventilation or squash insulation. If you have concerns about what’s already behind the eaves, it’s worth asking whoever converted the loft.
Is it possible to fit a wardrobe under the slope?
Yes. A wardrobe made for the slope fits where a standard one can’t. Hanging goes where there is height, with shelves where it is low. It is cut to fit the ceiling and walls exactly.
Do I get to choose the colour?
The choice is yours, and it is agreed with you before painting. Whichever finish you pick, it’s in the colour you have chosen.
Can I send pictures ahead of the visit?
Yes, they help. Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space. To send them, message us from the contact page.
How fitting works for loft storage
At the end, we tidy up and take up the floor coverings. Before we go, we look over the finished furniture with you. How long fitting takes depends on how much storage you want in the loft, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Scribing is done on site, which means some cutting in the room or close by, so a clear area to work in near the room helps. Dust is kept down and cleared up as we go. Where the finish is hand-painted, it can be done after the pieces are in.
- It starts with a few details from you.
- We come to measure and go through the design and finish.
- A quote in writing follows.
- The storage is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, and sprayed there if you chose a spray finish.
- We fit it in the loft and check each door and drawer with you.
- Go easy on new paintwork while it cures; hand-painted surfaces are easy to touch up later.
How to prepare
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
How to get a quote
To get a quote for loft storage in Colliers Wood, get in touch through our contact form. Let us know the room and the rough idea, with sizes if you have them. We’ll arrange a design visit, then send a written quote.