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Richmond upon Thames · London
Loft storage in Ham, Richmond upon Thames
Thinking about loft storage in Ham? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a quote in writing, before anything is made.
- A loft room that doubles as an office or guest room
- Boxes piled on loft boards
- A loft room that still feels unfinished
Need loft storage in Ham?
Fitting day, step by step
You will not need to do much on the day. We need someone to let us in at the start, and it is useful to have the room cleared beforehand. From there, we protect the floors, bring the furniture in and get on with the fitting. The time the fitting takes depends on the length of the eaves and the design, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Communal stairs in older blocks often have tight landings, so the size of each section is set by the stairs as well as the lift. Where the building has a caretaker or managing agent, it is useful to tell them before fitting day. We cover the floors in shared areas on the way in.
- It starts when you get in touch about storage in your loft.
- We visit to measure and look at what’s behind the knee walls.
- Your quote sets out the design, the materials and the finish.
- Your storage is made in our workshop, shaped to the loft, from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home and leave it ready to use, with the doors and drawers checked with you.
Before fitting day
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
Getting a quote
If you already have something in mind, tell us; 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 start, use our contact form.
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Loft storage for homes in Ham
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. It’s then spray-painted or hand-painted and fitted in your home in Ham. Typical reasons to get in touch are space under the eaves going to waste and ready-made wardrobes too big for the stairs; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
Some homes from the 1950s and 1960s have original built-in cupboards on the landing or in the hall, which can be rebuilt with better shelves and doors. Around Ham, many homes come from the post-war decades, so reworking those spaces can be a good place to start. New carcasses are made to fit the opening and fixed to the wall behind.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. The finish is stated too, whether that’s spray painting or hand painting.
- Location
- Ham (TW10, KT2, TW11)
- Area
- Richmond upon Thames
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Also in Ham
What we do not do
Before you plan the job, it is useful to know what we don’t do:
- Structural changes, such as cutting into rafters or joists
- Loft conversions, which we do not carry out
- Adding or replacing insulation
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can use our contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer. Our process from visit to fitting.
Materials and parts
- Hand-painted finish
- Eaves doors and drawers
- Sloped wardrobe tops
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Spray-painted finish
Why people ask for loft storage in Ham
A new loft conversion often needs storage to finish it. Standard furniture rarely suits the new room. Storage made for the slopes completes it.
If any of these sound familiar, it is worth getting in touch:
- Seasonal things cluttering the loft room
- A loft room that still feels unfinished
- Ready-made wardrobes too big for the stairs
- Unused space in a dormer
If you live in a period home close to Ham Christian Centre, a dormer in a converted loft can hold shelves or a small desk.
What to check before you book
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- Are the boards named, such as MDF or plywood?
- Have they thought about parking near you?
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
Could you do it yourself?
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that aren’t square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths.
Shop-bought shelves can sag over a long span. 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. We design shelves with that in mind.
Loft storage in Ham: local notes
Homes built between 1945 and 1972 make up about 63% of the housing in the streets around Ham, with about 20% built between 1919 and 1939, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. That matters for eaves cupboards, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. The National Heritage List has 49 entries within half a mile of the centre of Ham. Original fireplaces, shutters and panelling are worth keeping where they survive, and the furniture can be designed around them rather than over them. About 6% of homes around Ham were built before 1919, well below the figure for Richmond upon Thames as a whole, about 38%, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). So the walls behind eaves cupboards here are more likely to be later brick, block or plasterboard, and they’re checked during the design visit.
If your children go to Meadlands Primary School or a school nearby, eaves cupboards can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home. Ham House, about 0.6 miles north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, the low eaves and slopes of a converted loft are worth using.
Ham is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, about 1 mile north-west of Twickenham. Anywhere in Ham, the process is the same: we visit and measure, send a quote in writing, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. Our Richmond upon Thames coverage includes Ham.
Here we cover the TW10, KT2 and TW11 postcode area for loft storage. Whether you live on a street such as New Road, Lock Road and Cave Road or on one nearby, we can arrange a design visit for loft storage. Main roads around Ham include the A307, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. We also cover the places around Ham: Petersham (1 mile north), Eel Pie Island (1 mile north-west), Strawberry Hill (1 mile west), Teddington (1 mile south-west) and Richmond (1 mile north). Across the rest of Richmond upon Thames, our area takes in Richmond upon Thames (2 miles north), Hampton (3 miles west), Barnes (4 miles north-east), Kew (4 miles north-east), Hanworth (3 miles west) and Mortlake (3 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Ham
Around Ham, we cover homes near Teddington School, The New Inn Public House and Grey Court School. Ham’s nearest station is Teddington station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west. A little further out are Eel Pie Island Museum (1.1 miles north-west) and Bentall Centre (1.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Ham Lands and Richmond Hill.
Questions from Ham
Do I need permission for fitted furniture in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, so 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. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
Can you make loft storage for a home in Ham?
Yes, Ham is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Richmond upon Thames and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, and then we send a quote.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, by arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you get in touch.
Does eaves storage affect the insulation?
A good design avoids that. We look behind the knee wall at the measuring visit and plan the storage so air can still move. We do not alter insulation or vents.
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, and MDF takes paint well for the doors and panels. Everything is finished by spray painting or hand painting.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
No. Any new wiring, sockets or lights need an electrician, and some electrical work in homes is covered by Part P of the Building Regulations. We will design around them.
What it costs
Prices vary from room to room, for these reasons:
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- The width and height of the space
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
Parking is part of the price picture in London. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of the city, so we may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay near your home. Let us know about parking during the design visit, so we can plan for it.
What to send when you get in touch
The more you can tell us at the start, the better the design visit goes. It’s useful to include:
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Rough measurements, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. Because every room is different, the quote comes after the design visit, once the room is measured and the design talked through. To arrange a visit, drop us a line using the contact form.