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Merton · London
Merton Park Loft Storage
We make loft storage in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Merton Park. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- A boarded loft with no proper shelving
- Wasted space behind the knee walls
- A converted loft with no fitted furniture
Loft storage in Merton Park
When you need someone else
Our work is the furniture itself: designing it, making it in our workshop and fitting it. In practice, that means:
- Anything that needs Building Regulations sign-off
- Altering the structure of the loft
- Adding or replacing insulation
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can message us from the contact page and we will give you a straight answer before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Birch plywood
- Sloped wardrobe tops
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Spray-painted finish
- Eaves doors and drawers
Loft storage in Merton Park: what you get
Behind an eaves door, there’s often insulation and a need for ventilation. We design the storage so it doesn’t block airflow or crush 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 Merton Park. People usually come to us about boxes and suitcases with no home and an empty dormer that could hold shelves; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
Around Merton Park, a large share of homes date from before 1919, and houses of that age are full of awkward spaces: under the stairs, in the bay, along the hall and under the eaves of a converted loft. Fitted storage is designed to make those spaces useful, scribed to walls that are rarely straight.
A written quote follows the design visit. It describes the design we discussed, the materials and the finish, so it’s clear what’s included.
- Where
- Merton Park (SW19, SW20, SM4)
- Area
- Merton
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Merton Park homes and loft storage
Homes built before 1919 make up about 47% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Merton Park, with about 29% built between 1919 and 1939, 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. Near the centre of Merton Park, Historic England’s list includes Church of St Mary (Grade II*), less than half a mile south-west, and Dorset Hall (Grade II), under half a mile north. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, like fixing into original panelling. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. The share of homes built before 1919 around Merton Park, about 47%, is well above the figure for Merton as a whole, about 27%, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. So older-house details are more likely to come into the design of eaves cupboards.
The wider area includes historic houses like Southside House, about 1.4 miles west. If your own home is a period one, the low eaves and slopes of a converted loft are worth using. Living in a block of flats near South Merton station? Then check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in.
Merton Park is in the London Borough of Merton, about 1 mile north-west of Wimbledon. We cover Merton Park as part of our work across Merton. Our Merton coverage includes Merton Park and the places around it.
Design visits and fitting in SW19, SW20 and SM4 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Our area takes in homes on streets such as Mina Road, Manor Road and Cecil Road, along with the roads around them, for loft storage and any of our other fitted furniture. If you’re just outside Merton Park, we also cover Wimbledon Chase (1 mile west), Bushey Mead (1 mile west), Cannon Hill (1 mile south-west), Wimbledon (1 mile north-west) and Crooked Billet (1 mile north-west). Across the rest of Merton, our area takes in Colliers Wood (2 miles east), Eastfields (2 miles east), Mitcham (2 miles east), Hackbridge (2 miles east), Wimbledon Park (2 miles north) and West Barnes (2 miles south-west).
Around Merton Park
In Merton Park, that includes homes near Rutlish School, Wibbas Down Inn and Wimbledon School of Art. The nearest railway station is South Merton station, roughly 0.5 miles south. A little further out are Wimbledon Museum (1.1 miles north-west) and St George's Hospital (1.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Merton Park Green Walks.
The problems loft storage solve
The most common reason is wasted space. Behind the knee walls, there is space nobody can reach. Built-in storage makes that space useful.
Here are some of the needs we’re asked about most:
- A loft room that still feels unfinished
- Wasted space behind the knee walls
- A boarded loft that is hard to keep organised
- Seasonal things cluttering the loft room
For an older house near St Mary's Church, the knee walls of a converted loft can take drawers as well as cupboards.
Before you choose who makes it
- Real projects you can actually look at
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
- Where they’ll park and unload
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. 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.
Cost matters, and it’s fair to say so: flat-pack is typically cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is tricky, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Common questions about loft storage
Do you cover homes near South Merton station?
Yes. We cover all of Merton and the rest of London. You can use our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Will a conservation area stop me having loft storage fitted in Merton Park?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. If your home is listed, internal works that affect its character can need listed building consent, so check with the council first. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
No. Any new wiring, sockets or lights need an electrician. We’ll design around them.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, by arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you contact us.
Can you build a wardrobe under a sloping ceiling?
Yes. A wardrobe made for the slope fits where a standard one cannot. The tall end takes hanging space, and the low end can hold shelves or drawers. It’s cut to fit the ceiling and walls exactly.
Do you do the loft conversion too?
No, the conversion itself isn’t our work. We design and fit storage once the room is in place, from eaves cupboards to wardrobes under the slopes.
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How fitting works for loft storage
When the fitting is done, we tidy the room and lift the floor protection. Before we go, we look over the finished furniture with you and answer any questions. How long the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want in the loft, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. In houses converted into flats, the route in may include a shared hall and stairs, so it’s useful to let neighbours know about fitting day. Each section is sized for the tightest door or turn. Saturdays can be arranged.
- First we hear about the loft room and what you’d like to store.
- We measure the eaves, the slopes and the stairs up to the loft.
- We agree the cupboards, drawers and wardrobes, and send a quote in writing, with the finish set out.
- The storage is built in our workshop, in sections sized for the stairs.
- We carry it up, fit it and check every door and drawer with you.
Before fitting day
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
Starting with a design visit
To make a start, message us from the contact page and tell us a little about the room and roughly what you’d like. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and send you a quote in writing afterwards.
Advice
Tips worth knowing
A little care keeps the finish looking good. Here are our suggestions:
- Bring paint colours you like to the design visit
- Find out what’s behind the eaves, from insulation to vents
- Let us know about parking at the design visit
- Plan where the tall end of a wardrobe can go
Small marks on a hand-painted finish can be touched in. It’s worth keeping a record of the paint colour. If anything isn’t right with the storage, drop us a line using the contact form and we’ll talk it through.
Keep sharp or very heavy items away from the painted fronts. Put tools in a case so they do not knock the paint. A small chip on a hand-painted finish is easy to touch in.