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Temple Bar Loft Storage
Eaves cupboards, drawers and wardrobes in converted lofts, for homes in Temple Bar. After a design visit and a quote in writing, it is made at our workshop and fitted in your home.
- Boxes piled on loft boards
- A loft room that doubles as an office or guest room
- No wardrobe that fits under the slope
Loft storage for your home in Temple Bar
Loft storage in Temple Bar: what you get
The low space behind a knee wall is often the most useful in the room. Cupboards and drawers set into the knee wall make that space useful. Pull-out drawers mean you don’t have to crawl in. We measure and plan for the space you have in Temple Bar. We make eaves cupboards from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and people most often get in touch about a sloping ceiling with no room for a wardrobe and a boarded loft with no proper shelving.
A Victorian or Edwardian terrace typically has a long, narrow hall leading to the stairs. Around Temple Bar, a large share of homes date from before 1919, so every bit of depth is weighed up when storage is planned. Shallow units keep the way through clear.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Place
- Temple Bar (WC2B, WC2E, EC1N)
- Area
- City of London
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it’s made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
How fitting works for loft storage
On the morning of the fitting, the first job is covering the floors and protecting the way in from the front door. Next, we carry in the sections made at our workshop, a piece at a time. The time the fitting takes depends on the shape of the room and the number of cupboards and drawers, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. On fitting day in an older house, the main job is scribing to walls and levelling on floors that slope, so each piece is trimmed and adjusted on site. Floors are protected, and dust is kept down as far as possible. It helps to let us know about parking during the design visit, as terraced streets are often busy.
- It starts when you get in touch about storage in your loft.
- At the design visit, we look at the slopes, the eaves and the way up, and go through the design with you.
- A quote in writing follows, with the fitting days agreed.
- Your storage is made in our workshop, shaped to the loft.
- We fit it in your home and leave it ready to use.
Preparing the room
- Move anything in the hall or on the stairs out of the way
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Keep pets in another room while we work
Arranging a design visit
You do not need exact measurements to get started. Everything is measured properly when we visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To arrange it, send us a few details through our contact form and let us know about the room. The written quote follows the visit.
Advice
What affects the price in Temple Bar
Each piece is designed for one room, so each price is too. What affects it comes down to:
- Spray painting or hand painting
- The width and height of the space
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
In London, parking can affect the price. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of the city, so a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension near your home. Let us know about parking at the measuring visit, so we can plan for it.
Before the design visit
When you contact us, these help most:
- Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
To make a start, send us a few details through our contact form and tell us which room you have in mind and roughly what you’d like. We then arrange a design visit to measure and talk through the design, and a written quote follows.
Storage in Temple Bar homes: local notes
About 48% of the homes in the area around Temple Bar went up before 1919, and about 22% since 2000, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how eaves cupboards are fixed and fitted. The centre of Temple Bar is within about a quarter of a mile of the Strand Conservation Area. Planning controls in conservation areas are mainly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitting furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need permission. Your council can advise if you are unsure. Temple Bar is inside the Congestion Charge zone, which covers the whole City of London. Access, loading and timings are planned with that in mind.
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Chambers on West Side of New Court, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features may need listed building consent. If you live in a period home close to Temple Church, eaves cupboards in a converted loft are scribed to slopes that are rarely even. If you live near Lincoln's Inn Fields, eaves cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
Temple Bar is part of the City of London, about 1 mile east of City of London. From period terraces to newer flats in Temple Bar, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. We cover places right across the City of London, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Every address in WC2B, WC2E and EC1N is within our area for loft storage. If your home is on a street such as Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square, or close by, we can visit to measure up for loft storage. The A4 and A40 runs close to Temple Bar; on busy main roads, unloading eaves cupboards takes a little planning. If you’re just outside Temple Bar, we also cover Temple (1 mile south), Clare Market (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile west), Blackfriars (1 mile east) and Covent Garden (1 mile west).
Local landmarks in Temple Bar
Our area takes in the homes around British Library of Political and Economic Science, London Nautical School and Mercers' School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Temple Bar itself: City Thameslink station. Well-known places in the area include St Philip's Hospital (within half a mile west) and Gabriel's Wharf (under half a mile south-east). Not far away are Ludgate Hill and St. James's Park Lake.
Your questions about loft storage in Temple Bar
My house in Temple Bar is Victorian. Can you deal with uneven walls?
Yes, that is normal in older houses: each piece is scribed to the wall and levelled at the base. Skirting, picture rails and cornices are met neatly or cut around. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
How do you fit loft storage in a flat in Temple Bar?
At the design visit, we measure the way in as well as the room. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it’s worth checking those early.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
We need access, so someone has to let us in. You do not need to watch us work, but it helps to be around at the end.
What materials do you use for loft storage?
Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish. Both are stable, which matters in a loft room. The materials and finish are agreed in your quote.
How is loft storage priced?
Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit. Drawers in the knee wall usually involve more work than simple cupboards, and the finish matters too. Everything is set out in a quote in writing after the visit.
Is it possible to fit a wardrobe under the slope?
Yes. The wardrobe follows the angle of the ceiling, with hanging where there’s height. It uses the full height of the room. We plan it during the design visit.
Honest limits
We’d rather be clear about where our work stops:
- Any wiring, which needs an electrician
- Approval for structural changes
- Altering the structure of the loft
Not sure whether your space suits loft storage? You can use our contact form and we’ll tell you before you arrange a visit. How it works.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Spray-painted finish
- Sloped wardrobe tops
- Birch plywood
- Eaves doors and drawers
Looking after your furniture
Most of what helps is simple. Here’s what we suggest:
- Note the things that need a home in the loft
- Count the clothes you will need to hang
- Let us know about parking near your home
- Think about matching the woodwork or the walls
Don’t pack things so tightly that air can’t move behind the knee wall. The storage is planned to keep airflow, so leave that space open. It helps keep the loft in good order.
Keep the eaves ventilated and avoid pressing things against the back of the space. Squashed insulation works less well. If you notice damp or condensation behind the eaves, ask whoever converted the loft.
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Flats, leases and landlords
In a managed block, the building manager or concierge may need notice before we arrive. If there is a lift, it may need booking, and its size matters when we plan the sections. Let us know about it when you get in touch.
If you live in a flat, getting the furniture in is planned from the start. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through without a struggle.