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Haringey · London
Loft storage in Highgate, Haringey
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. We make loft storage for homes in Highgate, each designed at a visit to your home.
- Boxes and suitcases with no home
- A loft room with too many jobs
- Low eaves that nobody can use
Loft storage designed for your room
Loft storage for homes in Highgate
The space behind the knee wall typically has insulation and ventilation to think about. Storage shouldn’t block the ventilation or squash the insulation. If you have concerns about what’s behind the eaves, ask the people who did the conversion. We look at this at the design visit in Highgate. If you’re living with low eaves that nobody can use and ready-made wardrobes too big for the stairs, that is what eaves cupboards are for, made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Around Highgate, a large share of homes date from before 1919, and older houses have lots of odd corners: under the stairs, in the bay, along the hall and under the eaves of a converted loft. That’s where fitted storage comes in, scribed to walls that are rarely straight.
Everything we agree during the design visit goes into the written quote: the layout, what goes inside, the materials used and the finish. If something isn’t quite right, tell us before anything is made.
- Place
- Highgate (N6, N19, NW5)
- Borough
- Haringey
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it’s made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How we price loft storage
When we put a quote together, we consider:
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- The overall size of the piece
- Parking near your home
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these help most:
- Rough sizes: width, height and depth
- Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
- How you want to use the space
- Your postcode and the borough
The design visit is where every quote starts. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. Afterwards, we send a written quote, so you can take your time with it. To arrange the visit, use our contact form.
Why bespoke in Highgate?
Off-the-shelf wardrobes often do not fit up narrow loft stairs. We make each piece in sections that fit up the stairs. It means a full wardrobe can still reach the room. Standard furniture is drawn for modern rooms, so its proportions can look odd in a tall period room, while fitted furniture can follow the room’s own lines, with panels and details to suit the house.
There’s no price list, because each job is designed for a single room. We measure up, discuss the design and send a quote in writing, with the materials and finish set out. To start, message us from the contact page.
Why work with us in Highgate
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
- Designed for the room you have
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
Read our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.
Questions we’re often asked
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Highgate?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a parking bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you at the design visit.
Can you fit loft storage to the uneven walls of an older house in Highgate?
Yes. Walls in older houses are rarely flat or square, and floors are often out of level, so each piece is scribed to follow the wall and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet. We also work around skirting boards, picture rails and cornices. Older walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, and the fixings are chosen to suit.
Can you build a wardrobe under a sloping ceiling?
Yes. Bespoke wardrobes are made to the angle of the ceiling. Hanging goes where there’s height, with shelves where it is low. It is cut to fit the ceiling and walls exactly.
Do I get to choose the colour?
You do. The paint colour is agreed with you before anything is painted.
Does eaves storage affect the insulation?
Not when it’s planned well. At the design visit we check what’s there and leave the space it needs. We do not alter insulation or vents.
Do you make good the walls afterwards?
No. Our work is the furniture, not the walls, so any work on the walls is for a plasterer or decorator. The furniture is finished by spray or by hand, as agreed in your quote.
How fitting day works
There isn’t much for you to do on fitting day. We need someone to let us in at the start, and it helps to have the room cleared beforehand, as we’ll have talked about during the design visit. After that, it’s over to us: the floors are covered, the sections come in and the fitting begins. How long the fitting takes depends on the length of the eaves and the design, and your quote sets out the fitting days. In a period home, the furniture is fitted to walls that aren’t straight, so there is some trimming and adjusting on site. Floors are protected, and dust is kept down as far as possible. Parking can be tight on terraced streets, so tell us about permits and bays at the design visit.
- It starts when you contact us with a few details about the loft.
- At the design visit we measure the knee walls, slopes and stairs and plan the storage with you.
- We send a written quote setting out the design, materials and finish.
- We make every part in our workshop, cut to the angle of the slope. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The storage is fitted in the loft and checked, door by door, with the finish sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
How to prepare
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician ahead of time
- Tell us about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
Getting a quote
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. Because every room is different, the quote comes after the design visit. To arrange a visit, get in touch through our contact form.
Advice
Why people ask for loft storage in Highgate
Standard wardrobes don’t fit under a sloping ceiling. A wardrobe made for the slope uses the full height. It is often the main reason people get in touch about a loft bedroom.
We are often asked to help with:
- Ready-made wardrobes too big for the stairs
- A new loft conversion that needs storage
- Wasted space behind the knee walls
- Nowhere to store bags and boxes
The wider area includes historic houses such as Witanhurst, about 0.4 miles south-west. For a period home anywhere nearby, the knee walls of a converted loft can take drawers as well as cupboards.
What to check before you book
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?
- Real projects you can actually look at
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
Loft storage for homes in Highgate
Homes built before 1919 make up about 48% of the housing in the streets around Highgate, with about 21% built between 1973 and 1999, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Highgate include Cromwell House (Grade I), under half a mile south-east, and Englefield House (Grade II*), under half a mile south-west. If you live in a listed building, fixing into or taking out original features like panelling may need listed building consent. It is worth speaking to the council’s conservation officer before the design is final. Flats in converted or shared houses account for about 25% of households in the area around Highgate, going by Census 2021 figures from the ONS. Conversions often leave rooms in unusual shapes, with partition walls, boxed-in pipes and chimney breasts in odd places, and the way in often goes up shared stairs. If your flat is leasehold, check your lease before anything is fixed to the walls.
Close to Whittington Park? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and eaves cupboards can give those things a place. Living in a block of flats near Upper Holloway station? Then the route in is measured as well as the room, and the sections are sized to fit it.
Highgate is part of the London Borough of Haringey, about 4 miles north-east of Tottenham. Highgate is part of the area we cover. We list Highgate among 23 places we cover in Haringey.
Design visits and fitting in N6, N19 and NW5 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If your home is on a street such as Wood Lane, Grange Road and Talbot Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for loft storage. If you are just outside Highgate, we also cover Upper Holloway (1 mile south-east), Dartmouth Park (1 mile south), Lissenden Gardens (1 mile south), Crouch End (1 mile north-east) and Tufnell Park (1 mile south-east). Elsewhere in Haringey, we also cover Tottenham (4 miles north-east), Noel Park (3 miles north-east), Wood Green (2 miles north-east), Tottenham Green (3 miles east), South Tottenham (3 miles east) and Seven Sisters (3 miles east).
What’s near Highgate
In Highgate, that includes homes near The Angel Inn, Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine and St Aloysius RC College. Highgate’s nearest station is Upper Holloway station, roughly 0.9 miles south-east. A little further out are Highgate Private Hospital (0.6 miles north-west) and Kenwood House (1 mile west). For a walk, there is Highgate Hill and Parkland Walk.
Looking after your furniture
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. Here are a few tips worth knowing:
- Plan where the tall end of a wardrobe can go
- Consider drawers for the deep, low spaces
- Note how narrow the loft stairs are
- Find out what’s behind the eaves, from insulation to vents
Before we leave, we check every door and drawer with you. Any access to the eaves is checked so it still opens. You will know it all works as it should.
Do not overfill drawers, as heavy loads strain the runners. A quick sort every so often helps. Heavy boxes are best kept low.