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Loft storage in Friern Barnet, Barnet
For homes in Friern Barnet, we make loft storage from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Furniture that cannot get up to the loft
- A new loft conversion that needs storage
- An empty dormer that could hold shelves
Need loft storage in Friern Barnet?
How fitting day works
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site. How long fitting takes depends on the shape of the room and the number of cupboards and drawers, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Fitting day means joining the sections, fitting them to the walls and setting them level. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether brick, block, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Saturdays can be arranged.
- You get in touch and let us know about the loft and the stairs up to it.
- We visit to measure the loft and the way up, including the top flight and any tight turn.
- A quote in writing follows, covering the design, materials and finish.
- Everything is made at our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections small enough for the loft stairs.
- We carry the sections up, join them in the room and scribe them to fit. The finish is sprayed in the workshop or hand-painted in the loft.
Before fitting day
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
How to get a quote
Getting a quote starts with a few details: which room it is, rough sizes and a couple of pictures if you can take them. To send them, fill in our short enquiry form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and talk through the design, then send a quote in writing.
Advice
Loft storage in Friern Barnet
A dormer can take shelves, a desk or a window seat. Their sides are often angled, and their walls rarely straight. Each piece is scribed to the dormer. It adds storage without taking up the main floor. At the design visit in Friern Barnet, we will look at what fits. People usually come to us about unused space in a dormer and boxes piled on loft boards; the furniture is made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Across London, neighbouring streets can be decades apart in age, so the tricky spaces vary too: a bay, the space under the stairs, a hallway recess or the eaves of a converted loft. The furniture is made for the space as it is. Any meters, fuse boards or boilers stay accessible.
A written quote is the clearest record of what we’ve agreed. It sets out the eaves cupboard designed for your room, its materials and its finish.
- Where
- Friern Barnet (N11, N12, N10, N20)
- Borough
- Barnet
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Honest limits
We design, make and fit the furniture. In practice, that means:
- Any work on the structure of the house
- Fixing damp or ventilation problems in the eaves
- Anything that needs Building Regulations sign-off
If you’re not sure what’s possible in your room, you can get in touch through our contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you arrange a visit. How a job runs, step by step.
What goes into it
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Sloped wardrobe tops
- Spray-painted finish
- Eaves doors and drawers
Fitted storage in Friern Barnet
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Friern Barnet were built between 1973 and 1999 (about 28%) and before 1919 (about 27%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). 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 National Heritage List records 6 entries within half a mile of the centre of Friern Barnet. You can check whether a particular building is listed on Historic England’s list. TfL’s Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every part of London, Barnet included. It applies to the vans that deliver and fit furniture in Friern Barnet, as it does anywhere else in London. Parking and access are planned during the design visit.
If you live in a flat close to New Southgate station, eaves cupboards are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Church of St John the Evangelist, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features.
Friern Barnet is part of the London Borough of Barnet, about 2 miles south-west of Finchley. Homes in Friern Barnet are part of the area we cover for loft storage, as part of our work in every London borough. We cover places right across Barnet, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Every home in N11, N12, N10 and N20 is covered for loft storage, from the main roads to the quieter streets. We cover homes on streets such as Martock Gardens, Shapwick Close and Radstock Close, whether you want loft storage or another piece made for the room. The A406 and B550 run close to Friern Barnet, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. Other places close to Friern Barnet include New Southgate (1 mile east), Brunswick Park (1 mile north), North Finchley (1 mile west), Arnos Grove (1 mile east) and Whetstone (1 mile north-west). Elsewhere in Barnet, we also cover Finchley (2 miles south-west), Barnet (3 miles north-west), Burnt Oak (5 miles west), East Finchley (2 miles south-west), Hendon (4 miles south-west) and Edgware (5 miles west).
What’s near Friern Barnet
In Friern Barnet, that includes homes near Woodhouse College, Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum and Friern Barnet School and the streets around them. There is a railway station in Friern Barnet itself: New Southgate station. Well-known places in the area include Coppetts Wood Hospital (0.7 miles south) and Grand Arcade (1 mile west). Open spaces near Friern Barnet include Glebelands Local Nature Reserve.
The problems loft storage solve
Loft rooms that double as offices or guest rooms need places for things. Storage in the eaves leaves the main floor clear.
Here’s what loft storage can help with:
- Ready-made wardrobes too big for the stairs
- Needing storage in a loft office
- Nowhere to store bags and boxes
- Wasted space behind the knee walls
For an older house near St John's Church, sloping ceilings in a loft room suit wardrobes cut to the angle.
What to check before you book
- How they handle walls that aren’t straight
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- How the doors are hung and adjusted
- Who does any electrics, plumbing or gas work
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Why bespoke in Friern Barnet?
In a loft room, walls and floors are seldom square. Standard furniture leaves visible gaps. Our storage is scribed to the room and set level, so the lines look right. Few rooms have truly flat walls and level floors, and standalone units show it with gaps and wobbles. Fitted furniture is scribed and levelled on site.
The finish affects the cost: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
Why work with us in Friern Barnet
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
- Designed for the room you have
- Every quote follows a design visit
- 300+ projects completed
See how bespoke compares with ready-made and how to compare quotes.
Your questions about loft storage in Friern Barnet
Can you fit furniture in a home close to New Southgate station?
Yes. We cover all of Barnet and the rest of London. You can send us a few details through our contact form to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Friern Barnet?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. 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, so we can plan the day around it.
Is the furniture spray painted or hand painted?
You can choose between two finishes: by spray or by hand. A spray finish is smooth and even, while a hand-painted one is easy to touch up later.
Can I send photos before 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. You can send them when you tell us about the room on our contact form.
How do you get large pieces into a loft?
We make the storage in sections sized for the route. We measure the way up not just the room. That way, even a large wardrobe can reach the loft.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
It is a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We also check the walls and floors and note radiators, sockets and other things in the way, and the written quote comes afterwards.
How it’s made
Spray-painted finish
Spraying gives a smooth, even surface. It is done in our workshop before fitting. The colour is agreed with you.
Moisture-resistant MDF
In a loft, stability matters, and moisture-resistant MDF is stable. It takes a spray-painted or hand-painted finish well. It’s used for most of the visible parts.