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Loft Storage in Farringdon
In Farringdon, we design loft storage around the room you actually have. Your eaves cupboard is designed at a visit to your home and made in our workshop.
- Unused space in a dormer
- A converted loft with no fitted furniture
- A loft room that doubles as an office or guest room
Ask about loft storage in Farringdon
Questions from Farringdon
Do I need permission for fitted furniture in a conservation area?
Normally 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 require listed building consent from the council. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
Is Farringdon in the area you cover for loft storage?
Yes, Farringdon is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Islington and the rest of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and talk through the design, followed by a quote.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
We need access, so someone has to let us in. You do not need to watch us work, but it’s useful to be around at the end.
What are your eaves cupboards made from?
We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Birch plywood gives strength to the carcasses and drawers, while the doors and panels are MDF, which paints well. Everything is finished by spray painting or hand painting.
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. We don’t alter insulation or vents.
What happens when you come to measure?
We measure the space and discuss the design, materials and finish. We look at the walls, floors and anything the furniture has to work around, then send a written quote.
How we make loft storage for Farringdon
A loft room can hold a great deal of storage, if the low spaces are used well. Our loft storage includes eaves cupboards, knee-wall drawers, wardrobes under sloping ceilings and dormer shelving, all made for the shape of the room. In Farringdon, as everywhere we work, it begins with a visit to measure and plan. We make eaves cupboards from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish, and people most often get in touch about wasted space behind the knee walls and a boarded loft with no proper shelving.
Most households around Farringdon live in purpose-built flats, so storage has to be found in the hallway, the recesses and any bay. Each piece is built in sections sized for the route into the flat. If a boiler or consumer unit sits in a cupboard, it keeps its clearances and access.
We write quotes in plain English, without jargon. They say what will be made, what it’s made from and how it will be finished.
- Place
- Farringdon (EC1V, EC1R, EC1P)
- Area
- Islington
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it’s made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How fitting day works
At the end, we tidy up. Before we go, we look over the finished furniture with you and explain how to look after the paint. The time the fitting takes depends on the length of the eaves and the design, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Parking near blocks of flats can be limited, and loading may need planning, so details of bays, permits or a loading area help. Once inside, the sections are joined and fixed with fixings that suit the wall. Saturdays can be arranged.
- You let us know 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.
- The storage is made 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.
- Fresh paint needs time to cure, so use the doors and drawers gently at first.
How to prepare
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
Ask for a quote
The quote is built from the design visit. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and discuss the design with you. Afterwards, we send a written quote for you to look over. To arrange the visit, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Related advice
Boards, parts and paint
Pull-out drawers
Drawers along the knee wall make a neat, low run of storage. The top can be a surface for books or lamps. We agree the layout at the design visit.
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF cuts cleanly, which suits the angled panels under a sloping ceiling. The grade we use is moisture-resistant and paints well. Most of what you see is MDF.
Flats, conversions and lettings
Landlords furnishing a let use fitted furniture too, as it makes good use of an tricky room. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. Fixings are chosen to suit whatever the wall is made of, which we check at the measuring visit.
Bespoke loft storage or ready-made?
Off-the-shelf furniture is made for straight walls and full-height ceilings. Under a slope, it leaves large gaps and wasted space. Storage made for the loft follows its shape. It’s a bigger investment, and the gain is the space it uses. Large ready-made pieces can be hard to get up the stairs or into the lift, whereas fitted furniture comes in sections made for the way in. It is then put together in the room.
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. Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured.
Why us?
- We visit, measure and talk through the design before we quote
- Saturday visits and fitting by arrangement
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- More than 300 projects completed
Read bespoke vs off-the-shelf or what a quote should include.
When you need someone else
Electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering and structural work are not part of what we do. Please bear these in mind too:
- Approval for structural changes
- Insulation or ventilation work behind the eaves
- Structural changes, like cutting into rafters or joists
Not sure whether your space suits loft storage? You can message us from the contact page and we will tell you. How a job runs, step by step.
What it is made from
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Eaves doors and drawers
- Sloped wardrobe tops
- Hand-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
Neighbourhoods near Farringdon
More for homes in Farringdon
Farringdon homes and loft storage
In the streets around Farringdon, the largest groups of homes date from the years since 2000 (about 32%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 28%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Near the centre of Farringdon, Historic England’s list includes Priory Church of St John of Jerusalem (Grade I), under half a mile north, and The Charterhouse (Grade I), under half a mile east. Listing covers the inside of a building as well as the outside, so works that affect a listed home’s character, like removing original joinery, can require listed building consent. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. About 28% of homes in the neighbourhood around Farringdon were built between 1945 and 1972, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Where a post-war house has had its loft converted, the eaves and slopes can take fitted storage.
Dr Johnson's House, about 0.4 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, the knee walls of a converted loft can take drawers as well as cupboards. Close to Barbican Conservatory? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and eaves cupboards can give those things a place. For families living near Charterhouse Square School, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit.
Farringdon is in the London Borough of Islington, about 2 miles north of Highbury. Homes in Farringdon are part of the area we cover for loft storage. We cover places right across Islington.
Here we cover the EC1V, EC1R and EC1P postcode area for loft storage. We cover homes on streets such as Oat Lane, Shoe Lane and Long Lane, along with the roads around them, whether you want loft storage or another piece made for the room. Farringdon sits close to the A1 and A4. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the measuring visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. We also cover Smithfield (1 mile south), Clerkenwell (1 mile north), Holborn (1 mile west), Blackfriars (1 mile south) and Temple Bar (1 mile south-west). Elsewhere in Islington, we also cover Highbury (2 miles north), Canonbury (2 miles north-east), Barnsbury (2 miles north), Holloway (3 miles north), Mildmay (2 miles north-east) and Upper Holloway (3 miles north). Farringdon is one of the larger places we cover in Islington.
Around Farringdon
Around Farringdon, we cover homes near Barts Health Archives, St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School and The Castle Public House and the streets around them. There is a railway station in Farringdon itself: Farringdon station. A little further out are Montfichet's Tower (0.5 miles south) and Finsbury Health Centre (a few minutes’ walk north-west). Green spaces nearby include Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.