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Loft storage in Coombe, Croydon
For homes in Coombe, 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.
- A dormer that isn’t being used
- Seasonal things cluttering the loft room
- A loft room that still feels unfinished
Loft storage designed for your room
How we make loft storage for Coombe
Behind the short walls at the edge of a loft room, there’s often space going to waste. Cupboards and drawers set into the knee wall make that space useful. Drawers bring the back of the space within reach. We measure and plan for the space you have in Coombe. We make eaves cupboards from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted, and the things people most often want solved are a boarded loft that’s hard to keep organised and a loft room that still feels unfinished.
Some post-war homes still have their original hall or landing cupboards, often with doors and shelves that are ready for a rethink. Many homes around Coombe date from between 1945 and the early 1970s, so those spaces are worth a look. New carcasses are made to fit the opening and fixed to the wall behind.
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.
- Location
- Coombe (CR0, CR2, CR9)
- Area
- Croydon
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about loft storage in Coombe
I live in a flat in Coombe. How will the furniture get up the stairs?
At the design visit, we measure the way in not just the room. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. It is useful to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
I live near South Croydon station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Croydon and the rest of London. To get started, you can message us from the contact page with some details about the room.
Should I send photos?
Yes. Pictures help us understand the room before the design visit. Show anything the furniture has to work around, like radiators or sockets.
Do you do the electrics?
No. Any new wiring, sockets or lights need an electrician. We plan the furniture around where they’ll go.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
It needs a little planning: ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps avoid condensation and mould. We don’t treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.
How much does loft storage cost?
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. The size of the room, the amount of storage and the finish all shape the price. For a quote, use our contact form to arrange a design visit.
What affects the cost of loft storage
Not every room costs the same, and it comes down to:
- The number of doors and drawers
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- Where a van can park, like a permit bay or a bay suspension
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
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.
What to send when you get in touch
You do not need exact measurements or a plan. It’s enough to send:
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- How you want to use the space
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Rough measurements, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
Every quote follows a design visit. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, then send a written quote. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. To arrange a visit, drop us a line using the contact form.
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 sits with the rest of the room. Big ready-made pieces can be awkward to carry up communal stairs, while fitted furniture arrives in sections made to fit the route. It is then assembled in the room.
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
Why us?
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
- Saturday visits and fitting by prior arrangement
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Work across the whole of London
Read how bespoke compares with ready-made and what to look for in a quote.
How fitting works for loft storage
With the carcasses fixed and level, any doors go on and any drawers or lids are fitted. We adjust each one so the gaps line up and it closes cleanly, then checked again. How long the fitting takes depends on the length of the eaves and the design, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Walls in post-war homes can be concrete or blockwork, so the right fixings are part of the plan for fitting day. Floors and doorways are protected while the sections come in, and the pieces are assembled in the room.
- You tell us about the loft room.
- At the design visit we measure up and agree the layout and colour.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- We make the cupboards and drawers in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in the loft and check each door and drawer with you.
- Fresh paint needs time to cure, so use the doors and drawers gently at first.
Preparing the room
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
Starting with a design visit
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 then sets it out. To start, fill in our short enquiry form.
Advice
Could you do it yourself?
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well.
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. How much a shelf bends depends on its span, depth and load, and long runs need a thicker shelf, a lip along the front or a support. That’s something we plan for in the design.
Places near Coombe
What else we make in Coombe
Fitted storage in Coombe
In the area around Coombe, the largest groups of homes date from between 1945 and 1972 (about 43%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 36%), on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Coombe include Lodge to Combe House (st Margaret's School) (Grade II), less than half a mile south-west, and Coombe House (st Margaret's School) (Grade II), less than half a mile west. If your own home is listed, works inside that affect its character, such as fixing into or removing original joinery, can require listed building consent. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. The ULEZ, run by TfL, takes in all of London, so Croydon is inside it. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in Coombe is covered by it. Access and parking are talked through at the measuring visit.
For a flat near South Croydon station, each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room. If your home is one of the older houses near Church Hall United Reformed Church Of St Paul, the knee walls of a converted loft can take drawers as well as cupboards. The wider area includes historic houses such as Addington Palace, about 1.3 miles east. If your own home is a period one, the knee walls of a converted loft can take drawers as well as cupboards.
Coombe is within the London Borough of Croydon, about 3 miles north-west of Thornton Heath. Whether your home in Coombe is a terraced house, a flat or a newer build, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Coombe is one of the places in Croydon where we make loft storage, and the borough has 32 places on our list.
Here we cover the CR0, CR2 and CR9 postcode area for loft storage. We cover homes on streets like Oaks Road, Coombe Road and Coombe Lane, for loft storage and any of our other fitted furniture. Nearby, we also make loft storage in Croydon (1 mile west), Addiscombe (1 mile north), South Croydon (1 mile south-west), Shirley Oaks (1 mile north-east) and Shirley (1 mile north-east). Other parts of Croydon we cover include Thornton Heath (3 miles north-west), Coulsdon (4 miles south-west), Purley (3 miles south-west), Broad Green (2 miles north-west), Upper Norwood (4 miles north) and Selhurst (3 miles north).
Around Coombe
In Coombe, that includes homes near St Peter's Primary School, Coombe Lodge pub and Royal Russell School, among other places. The closest station to Coombe is South Croydon station, roughly 1 mile west of the centre. A little further out are St George's Walk (1.4 miles north-west). For a walk, there is Bramley Bank.
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:
- Make room so the whole loft can be measured
- Bring paint colours you like to the design visit
- Note how narrow the loft stairs are
- Decide whether you’d prefer drawers, cupboards or both
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. Insulation pressed flat doesn’t do its job. If you notice damp or condensation behind the eaves, ask whoever converted the loft.