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Richmond upon Thames · London
Loft Storage in Eel Pie Island
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. We make loft storage for homes in Eel Pie Island, each designed at a visit to your home.
- Furniture that can’t get up to the loft
- A dormer that isn’t being used
- Nowhere to store bags and boxes
Ask about loft storage in Eel Pie Island
Loft storage for homes in Eel Pie Island
Loft stairs are often narrow and steep, with tight turns. At the design visit, we measure the stairs and landings as well as the loft, so the sections we make in our workshop can be carried up. It is part of the job for any loft room in Eel Pie Island. People typically come to us about a converted loft with no fitted furniture and clothes with nowhere to go in a loft bedroom; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
Not every home has a loft conversion, a bay or a cupboard under the stairs, but most have a recess, a landing or a corner that could take storage. Whatever kind of home yours is in Eel Pie Island, we start by looking at what’s there. The storage is built in our workshop and fitted in your home.
You get the quote in writing, so you can read it at your own pace and talk it over at home. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Location
- Eel Pie Island (TW1, TW10, TW2)
- Borough
- Richmond upon Thames
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, blocks and rented homes
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 measuring visit.
Landlords furnishing a let use fitted furniture too, often to make the most of a small or awkward room. It’s made from the same moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood as any of our work, finished by spray or by hand.
Storage in Eel Pie Island homes: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 32% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Eel Pie Island, with about 27% built between 1919 and 1939, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. There are 77 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Eel Pie Island. Older homes nearby may have original joinery, shutters or panelling worth keeping, and eaves cupboards can be designed to work around them. About 30% of households in the area around Eel Pie Island live in terraced houses, based on Census 2021. Many London terraces have converted lofts with eaves that can take storage; we build once the loft is converted or boarded.
If your home is one of the older houses near St Mary's Church, a dormer in a converted loft can hold shelves or a small desk. If you live in a flat close to Twickenham station, it’s useful to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day.
Eel Pie Island is about 1 mile west of Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Wherever you are in Eel Pie Island, it works the same way: we visit and measure, send a written quote, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. Eel Pie Island is one of the places in Richmond upon Thames where we make loft storage.
We work across the TW1, TW10 and TW2 postcode area. If your home is on a street such as Oak Lane, Sion Road and Bell Lane, or close by, we can visit to measure up for loft storage. The A305 and A310 runs close to Eel Pie Island, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you get in touch. If you’re just outside Eel Pie Island, we also cover Twickenham (1 mile west), Strawberry Hill (1 mile south-west), Ham (1 mile south-east), Petersham (1 mile east) and St Margarets (1 mile north). Across the rest of Richmond upon Thames, our area takes in Richmond upon Thames (2 miles north-east), Hampton (3 miles south-west), Barnes (4 miles north-east), Kew (3 miles north-east), Hanworth (3 miles west) and Mortlake (3 miles north-east).
Near you in Eel Pie Island
The streets we cover here include those near The Barmy Arms, St Catherine's School and Orleans Park School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Eel Pie Island itself: Twickenham station. Other landmarks nearby include Eel Pie Island Museum (a few minutes’ walk north) and South Middlesex Hospital (1 mile north-west). Not far away are Richmond Hill and Ham Lands.
What prompts loft storage in Eel Pie Island
Some people want to hide clutter in the eaves. Eaves cupboards keep them out of sight. It keeps the room tidy.
Most of the enquiries we get are about things like these:
- Wasted space behind the knee walls
- A loft room that doubles as an office or guest room
- Boxes and suitcases with no home
- Boxes piled on loft boards
For families living near St Mary's Church of England Primary School, eaves cupboards can be planned around what a family needs to keep, from coats and bags to sports kit.
What to check before you book
- How they’ll get the furniture into the room
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- Are the boards named, like MDF or plywood?
- A written quote that sets out the job
Is bespoke worth it?
Off-the-shelf wardrobes often don’t fit up narrow loft stairs. We make each piece in sections that fit up the stairs. That makes it possible to fit large pieces in a small loft. Standard widths and heights seldom suit an actual room, which leaves gaps at the sides and wasted space on top. Built-in pieces fill the space they’re made for.
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. Bigger pieces use more board and take longer to make and fit, so size is the starting point. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
Why choose us
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Every London borough and the City of London covered
- Saturdays by arrangement
Take a look at how bespoke compares with ready-made or how to compare quotes.
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Your questions about loft storage in Eel Pie Island
Do you cover homes near Twickenham station?
Yes. We cover all of Richmond upon Thames and the rest of London. You can drop us a line using the contact form to arrange a design visit.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Eel Pie Island?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you at the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Will the storage fit up my loft stairs?
We make the storage in sections sized for the route. At the design visit, we measure the loft stairs, the turns and the landings. That way, even a large wardrobe can reach the loft.
What are your eaves cupboards made from?
We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The carcasses and drawer boxes are birch plywood, which is strong and holds screws well, while the doors and panels are MDF, which paints well. Everything is finished by spray painting or hand painting.
Do photos help?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot, especially with rough sizes. To send them, send us a few details through our contact form.
Does eaves storage affect the insulation?
A good design avoids that. At the design visit we check what’s there and leave the space it needs. Insulation and ventilation work itself isn’t ours.
Boards, parts and paint
Birch plywood
Drawers in the knee wall can carry heavy things, from boxes to bedding. That is why we make drawer boxes from birch plywood. It also suits long shelves.
Plinths and scribe strips
The floor in a loft room is rarely perfectly level. We set the storage level on a plinth or adjustable feet, so everything opens and closes as it should.
How fitting day works
The last stage of the day is the finish. With a spray finish from the workshop, there is normally 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. It’s useful to clear the room and the route in before fitting day, including anything on the walls near the work. We cover floors and doorways first. Then the sections come in and are joined in place.
- You contact us about storage in your converted loft.
- At the design visit we plan the storage and measure the stairs, landings and loft doorway. Tell us about parking too, as a van often needs a permit or a paid bay.
- We send a written quote.
- Everything is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections small enough for the loft stairs.
- The sections go up the stairs, are assembled under the eaves and set level. The finish is sprayed in the workshop or hand-painted in the loft.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Tell us about parking near your home
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, message us from the contact page and tell us a little about the room and roughly what you’d like. We then arrange a design visit to measure and discuss the design, and send you a written quote afterwards.