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Kensington and Chelsea · London
Loft storage in Earl's Court, Kensington and Chelsea
We make loft storage in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Earl's Court. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- A new loft conversion that needs storage
- A boarded loft with no proper shelving
- Low eaves that nobody can use
Loft storage for your home in Earl's Court
Fitting day, step by step
Once the main sections are fixed in place, any doors go on and any drawers or lids are fitted. Each one is adjusted until the gaps are even and it closes cleanly, and then we check it all again. The time the fitting takes depends on the shape of the room and the number of cupboards and drawers, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Where a period house has been split into flats, the way in often goes through shared parts, so neighbours may appreciate a note before fitting day. The sections are sized for the narrowest point on the route. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
- First you let us know about the loft room and what you’d like to store there, and how you get up to it.
- We come to measure the room and the way up to it, and discuss the design, including the headroom under the slope.
- We send a quote in writing setting out the design, materials and finish.
- Your storage is made in our workshop and painted to your chosen colour.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the slopes and the walls, with the finish sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Before fitting day
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician in advance
How to get a quote
If you know what you want, say so; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. The design is talked through at the visit, once we have measured, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To arrange a visit, fill in our short enquiry form.
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Loft storage in Earl's Court: what you get
Each eaves cupboard is made in our workshop, using moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Birch plywood is strong and holds screws well, which suits drawer boxes and carcasses, and MDF gives the doors and panels a smooth surface for paint. Once painted, by spray or by hand, it is carried up and fitted in your home in Earl's Court. Most enquiries start with a dormer that isn’t being used 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.
Older homes like many around Earl's Court have floors and ceilings that slope, and a large share of the homes around Earl's Court date from then. Eaves cupboards are scribed to the walls and levelled on site so doors, lids and drawers run true. Original skirting and mouldings are met neatly.
The furniture is made at our workshop after you’ve had the quote and decided to go ahead. The quote sets out the agreed design, materials and finish, so every detail can be checked first.
- Where
- Earl's Court (W14, W8, SW5)
- Area
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it is 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 arrangement
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How it is made
Doors and drawer fronts
An access door into the eaves can match the rest of the fronts. It opens wide, so you can still get into the eaves. The other fronts can be doors, drawers or both.
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting can be done on site once the storage is in. Small marks are simple to touch in later. That helps in a well-used bedroom.
Questions we’re often asked
Will a conservation area stop me having loft storage fitted in Earl's Court?
Normally not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t 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.
How do you fit loft storage in a flat in Earl's Court?
We measure the route in along with the room itself: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. Eaves cupboards are made in our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it’s worth checking those early.
Should I send photos?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot. To send them, drop us a line using the contact form.
What are your eaves cupboards made from?
Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish. Stable materials suit a loft, where temperatures can vary. The materials and finish are agreed in your quote.
Do I get to choose the colour?
The choice is yours. Whichever finish you pick, it is in the colour you’ve chosen.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
No. Any new wiring, sockets or lights need an electrician. We will design around them.
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Storage in Earl's Court homes: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 72% of the housing in the streets around Earl's Court, with about 9% built between 1973 and 1999, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how eaves cupboards are fixed and fitted. The centre of Earl's Court is within about a quarter of a mile of the Nevern Square Conservation Area. Fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission in a conservation area, as the controls are largely about how buildings look from outside. If you’re unsure, check with the council before work starts. In inner London, a large part of the street parking sits inside borough-run controlled parking zones. A van working in Earl's Court will usually need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension arranged through the council, which often needs notice. It helps to tell us about parking during the design visit.
If your home is one of the older houses near St Cuthbert's, the low eaves and slopes of a converted loft are worth using. Near listed buildings like Church of St Cuthbert and St Matthias, less than half a mile west of the centre of Earl's Court, older homes may keep original joinery that eaves cupboards can be designed around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can require listed building consent. Garden Lodge, about 0.3 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, eaves cupboards in a converted loft are scribed to slopes that are rarely even.
Earl's Court is in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, about 1 mile north-west of Kensington. Design visits and fitting in Earl's Court can be on a Saturday, by arrangement. We cover places right across Kensington and Chelsea, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Every home in W14, W8 and SW5 is within our area for loft storage. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Sun Road, Star Road and Rich Lane, for loft storage and any of our other fitted furniture. The A3218 and A3220 run close to Earl's Court; on busy main roads, unloading eaves cupboards takes a little planning. Neighbouring places we cover for loft storage include West Brompton (1 mile south), South Kensington (1 mile east), Little Chelsea (1 mile south-east), World's End (1 mile south-east) and Walham Green (1 mile south). Across the rest of Kensington and Chelsea, our area takes in Notting Dale (2 miles north), Kensal Town (2 miles north) and North Kensington (3 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Earl's Court
The streets we cover here include those near Collingham College, Abdus Salam Library and The Fulham Boys School, among other places. There is a railway station in Earl's Court itself: West Brompton station. Other landmarks nearby include Chelsea Stadium Tour And Museum (0.7 miles south) and Kensington Arcade (0.7 miles north). Not far away are Campden Hill and The Long Water.
Honest limits
We’d rather be clear about where our work stops:
- Insulation or ventilation work behind the eaves
- Structural changes, like cutting into rafters or joists
- Approval for structural changes
If in doubt, you can send us a few details through our contact form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Eaves doors and drawers
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Sloped wardrobe tops
What affects the price in Earl's Court
Not every room costs the same, for these reasons:
- Where a van can park, like a permit bay or a bay suspension
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- How many doors and drawers there are
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. At the design visit, we work out what you need inside, then set it out in the quote.
What to send when you contact us
The more you can tell us at the start, the better the design visit goes. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Approximate measurements of the space
- Examples of the look you’re after
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- Your postcode and the borough
It helps to see the room before we come. Pictures of the whole wall, the corners and the ceiling line give us a good feel for the space, along with rough sizes. To send them over, get in touch through our contact form, and we’ll arrange a design visit.
Looking after your furniture
These points come up often when people plan loft storage. They help before and after fitting:
- Plan where the tall end of a wardrobe can go
- Check the route up to the loft
- Make a list of what you want to store in the eaves
- Clear the knee-wall spaces before the design visit if you can
Before we leave, we check every door and drawer with you. If there is an access door to the eaves, we make sure it opens fully. You’ll know it all works as it should.
Don’t overfill drawers, as heavy loads strain the runners. It’s useful to clear out now and then. Keep the heaviest things near the floor.