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Loft storage in Riddlesdown, Croydon
We make loft storage in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Riddlesdown. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- A dormer that is not being used
- Low eaves that nobody can use
- A boarded loft with no proper shelving
Loft storage in Riddlesdown
Questions from Riddlesdown
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Riddlesdown station?
Yes. We cover all of Croydon and the rest of London. You can use our contact form to arrange a design visit, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Riddlesdown?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. 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 is useful to tell us about parking during the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Will cupboards in the eaves stop air moving?
Not if it is planned with care. We design eaves storage so it doesn’t block ventilation or squash insulation. For worries about existing insulation or vents, ask the people who did the conversion.
Is it possible to fit a wardrobe under the slope?
Yes. The wardrobe follows the angle of the ceiling, with hanging where there is height. It uses the full height of the room. We plan it at the measuring visit.
Do you carry out loft conversions?
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.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, by arrangement. Tell us when you get in touch if a Saturday suits you best.
About our loft storage in Riddlesdown
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 anything looks wrong behind the eaves, it is worth asking whoever converted the loft. We look at this at the design visit in Riddlesdown. If your home has a loft room that doubles as an office or guest room and seasonal things cluttering the loft room, that is what eaves cupboards are for, made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
Around Riddlesdown, with interwar houses or semis making up much of the housing, the hall is often wide enough for coat and shoe storage. Bay windows suit seating with drawers or lift-up lids, with a grille so any radiator below keeps heating the room. Eaves cupboards are measured and made for the house you have.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF, birch plywood or both, depending on the design. The finish is stated too, whether that is spray painting or hand painting.
- Where
- Riddlesdown (CR8, CR2)
- Area
- Croydon
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What happens on fitting day
You’re welcome to ask questions while we work. Most of the decisions were made during the design visit and set out in your quote, so the day itself is about careful fitting and leaving everything tidy. The time 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. Some interwar and suburban streets have driveways, which can make unloading easier, so it’s worth mentioning during the design visit. Otherwise, a visitor permit or a nearby bay helps. Doorways, stairs and floors are covered on the way in.
- You get in touch and describe the loft room, its slopes and any dormer.
- We visit to measure the slopes and eaves and talk through cupboards, drawers and wardrobes under them.
- A written quote follows, with the design, materials and finish.
- In our workshop we build each section from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood to follow the slope.
- On fitting day the units are set level and scribed to the slope and the knee wall.
How to prepare
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
Getting a quote
There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it. To arrange a visit, use our contact form.
Related advice
Bespoke loft storage or ready-made?
Loft walls are rarely straight, and floors are often out of level. Standard furniture leaves visible gaps. We scribe our storage to the slopes and walls, and set it level. Standard widths rarely add up to the length of a real wall, so fitted furniture is made to the wall’s own length. It can use the full height too.
The finish affects the cost: spray painting is done in the workshop, while hand painting can be done on site. Your choice, along with the size and the fittings, is reflected in the written quote.
Why us?
- Work across the whole of London
- Saturdays by arrangement
- We visit, measure and go through the design before we quote
- Finished by spray or by hand
See how bespoke compares with ready-made and how to compare quotes.
Loft storage for homes in Riddlesdown
The biggest shares of homes in the area around Riddlesdown were built between 1919 and 1939 (about 32%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 31%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. That matters for eaves cupboards, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Riddlesdown include Kenley Station House (original 1856 Building) (Grade II), about 0.5 miles south-west. Works inside a listed home that affect its character, for example removing original joinery or fixing into it, can require listed building consent from the council. It is worth speaking to the council’s conservation officer before the design is final. Around a third of the homes in the streets around Riddlesdown (about 31%) were built between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Where a post-war house has had its loft converted, the eaves and slopes can take fitted storage; we build once the loft is converted or boarded.
If you live in a period home close to St Edmund's Church, the low eaves and slopes of a converted loft are worth using. The wider area includes historic houses like Addington Palace, about 3 miles north-east. For a period home anywhere nearby, eaves cupboards in a converted loft are scribed to slopes that are rarely even.
Riddlesdown is in the London Borough of Croydon, about 5 miles north of Thornton Heath. Homes in Riddlesdown are part of the area we cover for loft storage, as part of our work in every London borough. Our Croydon coverage includes Riddlesdown.
Here we cover the CR8 and CR2 postcode area for loft storage. Streets in the area include Hyde Road, Lower Road and Famet Avenue, and homes on each of them are within our area for loft storage. Riddlesdown is near the A22, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. If you are just outside Riddlesdown, we also cover Kenley (1 mile south), Sanderstead (1 mile north-east) and South Croydon (2 miles north). Across the rest of Croydon, our area takes in Thornton Heath (5 miles north), Croydon (3 miles north), Coulsdon (2 miles south-west), Broad Green (4 miles north), Upper Norwood (6 miles north) and Selhurst (5 miles north).
What’s near Riddlesdown
Around Riddlesdown, we cover homes near Riddlesdown Collegiate, among other places. There is a railway station in Riddlesdown itself: Riddlesdown station. Well-known places in the area include Purley War Memorial Hospital (1 mile north-west) and Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (2 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Foxley Wood.
What prompts loft storage in Riddlesdown
A dormer can feel like wasted space. Shelves, a desk or a seat in the dormer make it useful. It adds storage without crowding the room.
Common reasons to get in touch include:
- Clothes with nowhere to go in a loft bedroom
- Ready-made wardrobes too big for the stairs
- A loft room that still feels unfinished
- A boarded loft that is hard to keep organised
For a family home near Harris Primary Academy Kenley, eaves cupboards can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home.
Before you choose who makes it
- How parking will work on your street
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
- Can you see real work of theirs?
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What loft storage cannot fix
We make and fit furniture, and we don’t do electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering or structural work. Please bear these in mind too:
- Altering the structure of the loft
- New sockets, lights or wiring, which are for your electrician
- Adding or replacing insulation
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can send us a few details through our contact form and we will give you a straight answer before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
What it’s made from
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Sloped wardrobe tops
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Eaves doors and drawers
Materials and finishes
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting on site lets the storage be finished alongside the woodwork around it. It is easy to touch up later. Like any new paint, it needs time to cure fully.
Moisture-resistant MDF
Because it cuts cleanly, MDF is ideal for angled panels under the slope. The grade we use is moisture-resistant and paints well. Most of what you see is MDF.