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Richmond upon Thames · London
Loft Storage in Hanworth
For homes in Hanworth, we make loft storage from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- An empty dormer that could hold shelves
- Boxes piled on loft boards
- Low eaves that nobody can use
Loft storage in Hanworth
Tips worth knowing
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. A few pointers help:
- Measure the loft stairs, the turns and the landing
- Count the clothes you’ll need to hang
- Decide whether you’d prefer drawers, cupboards or both
- Note any vents or insulation in the eaves
When you load the drawers and cupboards, put heavy things low. It helps the runners and keeps the storage working well. We size the shelves for what you said you’d keep there.
Every so often, look at the handles and hinges. Tightening early stops a small looseness getting worse. If a door drops or a drawer catches, fill in our short enquiry form and tell us.
Loft storage in Hanworth
Many loft rooms are bedrooms, and storage for clothes is the first need. Wardrobes under the slope, drawers in the knee wall and shelves in the dormer can all work together. Planned together, they make the room feel ordered. We design them around what you need to store in Hanworth. We make eaves cupboards from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and the things people most often want solved are boxes and suitcases with no home and a new loft conversion that needs storage.
Many homes around Hanworth date from the post-war decades, and London’s post-war housing includes flats in blocks as well as houses. In a house of that age, the stairs often have a cupboard below that can be reworked, while flats tend to have hallways and recesses worth using. Any meters, fuse boards or boilers stay reachable, with the clearances their makers set out.
Where other trades are needed, for example an electrician to move a socket, we point that out. Our quote covers the carpentry: the design, the materials and the finish.
- Place
- Hanworth (TW13, TW12, TW2)
- Area
- Richmond upon Thames
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it’s made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
When is bespoke worth it?
The real difference is in the fit: edges scribed to the wall, a level base on a sloping floor and a neat line where the furniture meets the ceiling. Off-the-shelf furniture can’t typically do that in an older room.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there is typically a gap left over at the top or at one end. Fitted furniture is made to the room’s measurements, so it can use the full height and width.
What affects the price in Hanworth
What you pay depends on:
- The overall size of the piece
- The number of doors and drawers
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
- How square the room is
There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
Helping us understand the room
Ahead of the design visit, we’ll typically ask about:
- Examples of the look you’re after
- Approximate measurements of the space
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To start, message us from the contact page.
Neighbourhoods near Hanworth
What else we make in Hanworth
Hanworth homes and loft storage
In the area around Hanworth, the largest groups of homes date from between 1945 and 1972 (about 35%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 31%), based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. The Hanworth Road Conservation Area is close by, within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Hanworth. Fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission in a conservation area, as the controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings. The council can confirm if you are not sure. Strict stopping rules apply on red routes, which TfL runs. If your home in Hanworth is on or near a main road, tell us at the design visit. It lets us plan the stop before fitting day.
For a family home near Buckingham Primary School, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up. Strawberry Hill House, about 2 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, eaves cupboards in a converted loft are scribed to slopes that are rarely even. For a flat near Hampton station, the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in.
Hanworth is about 2 miles north-east of Twickenham, within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Design visits and fitting in Hanworth can be on a Saturday, by arrangement. We cover places right across Richmond upon Thames.
Every home in TW13, TW12 and TW2 is within our area for loft storage, from the main roads to the quieter streets. If your home is on a street such as Fir Road, New Road and Bel Lane, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for loft storage. Other places close to Hanworth include Hampton (1 mile south-east), Hampton Hill (1 mile east), Fulwell (1 mile east), Whitton (2 miles north-east) and Strawberry Hill (2 miles east). Elsewhere in Richmond upon Thames, we also cover Twickenham (2 miles north-east), Richmond (4 miles north-east), Richmond upon Thames (4 miles north-east), Teddington (2 miles east), Barnes (7 miles north-east) and Kew (6 miles north-east).
Around Hanworth
The streets we cover here include those near Hampton School and Hampton Academy. The nearest railway station is Hampton station, about 1.1 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Kempton Steam Museum (1.1 miles west) and Teddington Memorial Hospital (1.8 miles east). Not far away are Oak Avenue Local Nature Reserve.
Flats, leases and landlords
Many London terraces have been converted into flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind.
Blocks of flats often have their own rules on lift bookings, entry systems and times for trades. Let us know about them at the measuring visit, and we’ll plan the fitting around them.
How fitting works for loft storage
You’re welcome to ask questions while we work. The design, materials and finish were settled before anything was made, so fitting day is about putting it in place carefully and leaving the room tidy. How long the 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. Stairwells in post-war blocks can have tight turns, so the size of each section is set by the stairs as well as the lift. Letting the caretaker or managing agent know in advance helps. We cover the floors in shared areas on the way in.
- You let us know about the loft room.
- We come to measure and discuss the design and finish.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- We make the cupboards and drawers in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in the loft and check each door and drawer with you.
- Go easy on new paintwork while it cures; hand-painted surfaces are easy to touch up later.
Before fitting day
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
Arranging a design visit
It helps to see the room before we come. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them tell us a lot about the space, especially with rough sizes. To send them over, send us a few details through our contact form, and we will suggest a time for a design visit.
Related advice
FAQs: loft storage in Hanworth
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Hanworth?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. It helps to let us know about parking at the measuring visit, so we can plan the day around it.
Do you cover homes near Hampton station?
Yes, homes across Richmond upon Thames and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can send us a few details through our contact form with a few details about the room.
Can you get furniture up narrow loft stairs?
We measure the stairs and landings as well as the loft room. We size every section for the tightest turn, and the pieces are put together in the room.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by arrangement. Just mention it when you get in touch.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
It needs a little planning: ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps avoid condensation and mould. We do not treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.
Do you do the loft conversion too?
No. We do not carry out loft conversions. Our part is the storage once the loft is a finished room, from eaves cupboards to wardrobes under the slopes.