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Loft Storage in Temple Mills
For homes in Temple Mills, 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.
- An empty dormer that could hold shelves
- Needing storage in a loft office
- Nowhere to store bags and boxes
Need loft storage in Temple Mills?
About our loft storage in Temple Mills
Our work is in loft rooms that are already converted, or lofts that are boarded. The conversion itself isn’t our work, and conversions come under Building Regulations. Once the room is finished, we can design storage to suit it. If you have a converted loft in Temple Mills, the design visit is the first step. If you’re living with boxes and suitcases with no home and a boarded loft with no proper shelving, eaves cupboards made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted can solve it.
Many homes around Temple Mills were built since 2000, and across London a lot of homes from those years are flats with compact layouts. Where a boiler or cylinder sits in a cupboard, the design keeps the clearances its maker sets out. Shallow cupboards suit narrow halls, so the hallway still feels open.
Our quotes are written in plain words, without jargon. They say what will be made, what it’s made from and how it will be finished, all taken from the design visit.
- Location
- Temple Mills (E20, E15, E9)
- Borough
- Newham
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What happens on fitting day
When the fitting is done, we tidy the room and take up the floor coverings. Before we leave, we go over the finished piece together and explain how to look after the paint. The time the fitting takes depends on the shape of the room and the number of cupboards and drawers, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Parking at newer developments can be restricted, with private bays or loading areas, so let us know what applies at the design visit. The furniture comes in sections and is fixed in place. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
- 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.
- Your quote sets out the design, the materials and the finish.
- We make the cupboards and drawers in our workshop, cut to the slope.
- The storage is fitted and set level, ready to fill.
Before fitting day
- Tell us about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Keep pets in another room while we work
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
Starting with a design visit
If you know what you want, say so; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. The design is talked through at the visit, once we’ve measured, and the written quote then sets it out. To start, fill in our short enquiry form.
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Why people ask for loft storage in Temple Mills
A boarded loft can be made far more useful with shelving. Storage in a boarded loft keeps everything organised. It is ideal for things you need now and then.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- Furniture that cannot get up to the loft
- Boxes piled on loft boards
- A dormer that is not being used
- A sloping ceiling with no room for a wardrobe
The wider area includes historic houses such as Sutton House, about 1.6 miles west. For a period home anywhere nearby, eaves cupboards in a converted loft are scribed to slopes that are rarely even.
Choosing a carpenter
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- Who does any electrics, plumbing or gas work
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
Flats, conversions and lettings
If the property is let, we’ll need access agreed with the tenants. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf.
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, which often brings a shared hall and tight turns on the stairs. We plan the size of each section around it.
Places near Temple Mills
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Making use of awkward spaces in Temple Mills
In the neighbourhood around Temple Mills, the largest groups of homes date from the years since 2000 (about 84%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 8%), 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 Temple Mills include Gainsborough School (Grade II), about 0.5 miles south-west. If your own home is listed, changes inside that alter its character, such as fixing into or removing original joinery, can require listed building consent. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. About 82% of households in the streets around Temple Mills live in purpose-built flats, in the ONS Census 2021 figures. In a block, each section is sized to get up the stairs or into the lift and through the door. Building management rules on lifts, deliveries and working hours are worth checking early.
For families living near Chobham Academy, eaves cupboards can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home. Close to Mabley Green? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and eaves cupboards can give those things a place.
Temple Mills is within the London Borough of Newham, about 2 miles south-east of Plaistow. Homes in Temple Mills are part of the area we cover for loft storage. In Newham, Temple Mills is one of the places we cover.
In E20, E15 and E9, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Streets in the area include Major Road, Forbes Lane and Keirin Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for loft storage. Temple Mills is near the A106; on busy main roads, unloading eaves cupboards takes a little planning. Other places close to Temple Mills include East Village (1 mile south-east), Hackney Wick (1 mile south-west), Stratford (1 mile south-east), Maryland (1 mile south-east) and Fish Island (1 mile south-west). Across the rest of Newham, our area takes in Plaistow (2 miles south-east), Canning Town (3 miles south-east), Forest Gate (2 miles east), East Ham (3 miles south-east), Upton Park (2 miles south-east) and Greengate (2 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Temple Mills
Our area takes in the homes around Eton Manor Boys' Club, Mossbourne Riverside Academy and The Cow pub. Temple Mills has its own railway station: Stratford International station. Nearby you’ll also find Westfield Stratford City (close by, under half a mile south-east) and V&A East (0.6 miles south). Open spaces near Temple Mills include Old Ford Island.
Common questions about loft storage
Is parking a problem for fitting in Temple Mills?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. A van may need a visitor’s permit, a paid parking bay or a bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you at the measuring visit, so the day can be planned around it.
Is Temple Mills in the area you cover for loft storage?
Yes, Temple Mills is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Newham and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
Is it possible to fit a wardrobe under the slope?
Yes. Bespoke wardrobes are made to the angle of the ceiling. Hanging goes where there is height, with shelves where it is low. It’s cut to fit the ceiling and walls exactly.
Should I send photos?
Yes. They give us a feel for the space before we visit. Show anything the furniture has to work around, such as radiators or sockets.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by arrangement. Just mention it when you contact us.
How do you get large pieces into a loft?
Every piece is made in sections that fit up the stairs. We measure the way up as well as the room. It means a full wardrobe can still reach the room.
Materials and finishes
Hand-painted finish
Some people prefer a hand-painted finish for its softer look. It can be applied on site, in a colour agreed with you. It can be matched to the room’s woodwork.
Moisture-resistant MDF
In a loft, stability matters, and moisture-resistant MDF is stable. It gives a smooth base for paint. It forms the doors and panels.
Could you do it yourself?
Where bespoke earns its keep is in rooms that aren’t square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, which leaves standard units with gaps at the sides and top.
What you pay for with bespoke is mainly the fit: edges scribed to the wall, a level base on a sloping floor and a neat line where the furniture meets the ceiling. Off-the-shelf furniture can’t typically do that in an older room.