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Loft storage in Temple Fortune, Barnet
For homes in Temple Fortune, 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.
- Furniture that can’t get up to the loft
- Boxes piled on loft boards
- Low eaves that nobody can use
Need loft storage in Temple Fortune?
Temple Fortune homes and loft storage
In the neighbourhood around Temple Fortune, the largest groups of homes date from before 1919 (about 52%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 30%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). 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 Temple Fortune include Church of St Jude (Grade I), under half a mile east, and The Institute (The Henrietta Barnett School) (Grade II*), under half a mile east. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, like fixing into original panelling. It’s worth speaking to the council’s conservation officer before the design is final. About 43% of households in the streets around Temple Fortune live in detached or semi-detached houses, going by Census 2021 figures from the ONS. A house like that usually has more rooms to plan around than a flat, and sometimes a driveway that makes unloading easier.
If your children go to Garden Suburb Infant School or a school nearby, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up. If you live in a period home close to Saint Mary and Archangel Michael Church, a dormer in a converted loft can hold shelves or a small desk. Heath Hall, about 1.3 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, the knee walls of a converted loft can take drawers as well as cupboards.
Temple Fortune is about 1 mile north-east of Finchley, in the London Borough of Barnet. Homes in Temple Fortune are part of the area we cover for loft storage. Our work takes in places right across Barnet, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
We work across NW11, NW4 and N3 for loft storage. Streets in the area include Hoop Lane, Bridge Lane and Limes Avenue, and we cover homes on all of them for loft storage. The A598 runs close to Temple Fortune, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. Neighbouring places we cover for loft storage include Golders Green (1 mile south), Hampstead Garden Suburb (1 mile east), East Finchley (1 mile north-east), North End (1 mile south-east) and Childs Hill (1 mile south). Elsewhere in Barnet, we also cover Barnet (4 miles north), Burnt Oak (3 miles north-west), Whetstone (3 miles north), Edgware (4 miles north-west), Friern Barnet (3 miles north-east) and Southgate (4 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Temple Fortune
Around Temple Fortune, we cover homes near The Henrietta Barnett School and The King Alfred School and the streets around them. Temple Fortune’s nearest station is Brent Cross West station, roughly 1.5 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Jewish Museum - Finchley (1 mile north-east) and Brent Cross Shopping Centre (1.1 miles west). For a walk, there’s Turner's Wood.
Loft storage in Temple Fortune
We make each eaves cupboard in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Birch plywood is strong and holds screws well, which suits drawer boxes and carcasses, and MDF gives the doors and panels a smooth surface for paint. Once painted, by spray or by hand, it’s carried up and fitted in your home in Temple Fortune. 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 an empty dormer that could hold shelves and furniture that can’t get up to the loft.
A solid brick outside wall in an older house can be cold and sometimes damp, so a gap and ventilation behind fitted storage help avoid condensation. A large share of the homes around Temple Fortune date from then. Any damp is dealt with before storage goes in.
Our quotes are written in plain words. You will see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, taken from what we agreed at the visit.
- Place
- Temple Fortune (NW11, NW4, N3)
- Area
- Barnet
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Is bespoke worth it?
With ready-made furniture, the colour is the maker’s choice. We paint the storage in the colour you choose, so it can match the walls and the woodwork. 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.
There is no price list, because every piece is designed for one room. Instead, we measure, talk through the design and then quote in writing, with the materials and finish set out. To start, get in touch through our contact form.
Why choose us
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Saturday work by prior arrangement
- Over 300 projects completed
- Work across the whole of London
See our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf or how to compare quotes.
Before and after fitting day
Painted fitted furniture is easy to look after with a little care. These habits help most:
- Think about what will go in each cupboard or drawer
- Empty the eaves so we can see what’s behind
- Let us know about parking near your home
- Choose a calm colour for the loft
Small marks on a hand-painted finish can be touched in. Keep a note of the colour for later. If anything isn’t right with the storage, tell us about the room on our contact form and we’ll talk it through.
Keep the eaves ventilated and avoid pressing things against the back of the space. Insulation pressed flat does not do its job. Damp in the eaves is worth raising with the people who did the conversion.
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What else we make in Temple Fortune
Boards, parts and paint
Moisture-resistant MDF
We use moisture-resistant MDF because it is stable and gives a smooth surface for paint. It suits the doors, drawer fronts and panels, where the finish is most on show.
Pull-out drawers
Pull-out drawers bring the back of the eaves within reach. Each one is sized for what it will hold. They’re ideal for clothes and bedding.
When is bespoke worth it?
A confident DIYer can manage simple shelves or a standard wardrobe in a square room. Sloping ceilings, uneven floors and lath-and-plaster walls make it harder, because scribing and the right fixings start to matter.
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. Span, depth and the weight on it decide whether a shelf sags, so a long run needs a thicker shelf, a stiffening lip or a support. That is something we plan for in the design.
How fitting works for loft storage
Before anything is fixed, we set the furniture level. Where the floor slopes, we bring the furniture up to level on adjustable feet or a plinth, which keeps the lines straight. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. If your hall still has its original tiles or boards, they’re covered before any carrying starts. Drilling into lath and plaster is done with care, so the plaster around stays sound. Any decorating around the new pieces is for your decorator.
- First we hear about the loft room and what you’d like to store.
- At the design visit, the room and the route up are measured.
- We agree the cupboards, drawers and wardrobes, and send a written quote.
- Every part is made in our workshop, ready for a spray-painted or hand-painted finish. It’s made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We carry it up, fit it and check every door and drawer with you. Any hand painting is done in the loft.
Preparing the room
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
How to get a quote
Photos help us understand the room before we visit. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them tell us a lot about the space. To send them over, tell us about the room on our contact form, and we will arrange a design visit.
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Your questions about loft storage in Temple Fortune
My house in Temple Fortune is Victorian. Can you deal with uneven walls?
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. Skirting, picture rails and cornices are met neatly or cut around. Older walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, and the fixings are chosen to suit.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Brent Cross West station?
Yes, homes across Barnet 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, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
How is loft storage priced?
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. It depends on how much storage you want, the shape of the room and the finish. To get a quote, get in touch through our contact form and we will arrange a design visit.
Do you do the loft conversion too?
No, the conversion itself is not our work. We design and fit storage once the room is in place, from eaves cupboards to wardrobes under the slopes.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
It can be done with some care: 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 I get to choose the colour?
You do. The paint colour is agreed with you before anything is painted.