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Loft storage in Temple, City of London
Thinking about loft storage in Temple? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a written quote.
- A new loft conversion that needs storage
- Ready-made wardrobes too big for the stairs
- A sloping ceiling with no room for a wardrobe
Need loft storage in Temple?
Boards, parts and paint
Doors and drawer fronts
Any door that gives access behind the knee wall can look like the others. It opens fully, so the space behind can still be reached. The other fronts can be doors, drawers or both.
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting on site lets the storage be finished alongside the woodwork around it. Marks can be touched in without much trouble. Paint needs time to cure fully, so treat it gently at first.
Loft storage in Temple: what you get
A dormer can take shelves, a desk or a window seat. Dormers have their own shapes, and walls that are seldom square. Each piece is scribed to the dormer. It uses space that might otherwise be wasted. At the design visit in Temple, we’ll look at what fits. People usually come to us about furniture that can’t get up to the loft and a dormer that isn’t being used, and the answer is built in our workshop from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Ceilings and floors in homes built before 1919 are rarely level, and a large share of homes around Temple are that old. Eaves cupboards are scribed to the walls and levelled on site so doors, lids and drawers run true. Picture rails, skirting and cornices are worked around rather than removed, and the paint colour is agreed with you.
Where other trades are needed, for instance an electrician to move a socket, we point that out. Our quote covers the carpentry: the design, the materials and the finish.
- Where
- Temple (SE1, WC2H, WC2B)
- Borough
- City of London
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it’s made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
When is bespoke worth it?
It is worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is typically cheaper to buy. Bespoke earns its place where the room is awkward, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
Off-the-shelf furniture can be a sensible choice. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job.
How fitting works for loft storage
At the end, we tidy up. Before we go, we look over the finished furniture with you. 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. In a period home, the furniture is fitted to walls that aren’t straight, so each piece is trimmed and adjusted on site. We protect the floors and keep dust to a minimum. Parking can be tight on terraced streets, so let us know about permits and bays during the design visit.
- 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.
- The design is agreed and a quote in writing follows, with the finish set out.
- Every part is made at our workshop, ready for a spray-painted or hand-painted finish. It is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The storage is fitted, scribed to the slopes and checked with you.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Arranging a design visit
If you already have something in mind, tell us; 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 that follows sets it out. To arrange a visit, message us from the contact page.
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What else we make in Temple
What affects the cost of loft storage
Every room is different, so every job is quoted on its own. These are the things that affect it:
- How big the furniture is
- The internal fittings
- How many doors and drawers there are
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
We do not publish set prices, 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, tell us about the room on our contact form.
Getting in touch
There’s no need for exact sizes or plans. It is enough to send:
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Anything in the way, such as radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- Approximate measurements of the space
To get a quote, message us from the contact page and tell us a little about the room and what you want the furniture to do. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and send you a quote in writing afterwards.
FAQs: loft storage in Temple
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Temple?
It can be: much of inner London is covered by controlled parking zones. 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 helps to let us know about parking at the measuring visit, and we’ll plan around it. The City is inside the Congestion Charge zone too, and the ULEZ covers all of London.
How do you fit loft storage in a flat in Temple?
At the design visit, we measure the way in along with the room itself. Eaves cupboards are made in our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it is worth checking those early.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
An outside wall can be colder and damper than an inside one, so we allow for ventilation behind and inside the furniture, which helps avoid condensation and mould. If there’s damp, it should be sorted before anything is fitted.
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’s height, with shelves where it’s low. It is scribed to the slope and walls.
Do you carry out loft conversions?
No. Our work is storage in loft rooms that are already converted, or in boarded lofts. Loft conversions are building work, with Building Regulations to follow. When the room is finished, we can plan the storage.
Who chooses the colour?
You choose it. The paint colour is agreed with you, and it’s set out in the quote.
Looking after your furniture
A little care keeps the finish looking good, whether it was spray painted or hand painted. Here are our suggestions:
- Look at the insulation and any vents behind the knee wall
- Measure the loft stairs, the turns and the landing
- Let us know about parking during the design visit
- Empty the eaves so we can see what’s behind
Wiping the fronts with a soft, damp cloth is typically all they need. Dry them afterwards, and avoid abrasive pads and strong solvents. Handles and drawer edges pick up marks first.
Sharp edges and heavy boxes can chip a painted edge. 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.
Loft storage in Temple: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 48% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Temple, with about 22% built since 2000, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. 32 conservation areas have at least part of their area within a mile of central Temple. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings. On TfL’s red routes, the rules on stopping and loading are strict. If your home in Temple is on or near a main road, tell us during the design visit. Then we can work out where to load and unload.
If your home is one of the older houses near Temple Church, the low eaves and slopes of a converted loft are worth using. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Middle Temple Hall, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features. Dr Johnson's House, about 0.2 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, the low eaves and slopes of a converted loft are worth using.
Temple is about 1 mile east of City of London, in the City of London. We can visit homes in Temple on weekdays, or on a Saturday by arrangement. Our the City of London coverage includes Temple.
In SE1, WC2H and WC2B, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. We cover homes on streets such as Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square, for loft storage and any of our other fitted furniture. The A4 and A40 runs close to Temple; on busy main roads, unloading eaves cupboards takes a little planning. We also cover Temple Bar (1 mile north), Blackfriars (1 mile east), Aldwych (1 mile west), Clare Market (1 mile north-west) and Covent Garden (1 mile west).
Near you in Temple
Around Temple, we cover homes near British Library of Political and Economic Science, Mercers' School and St Mary-at-Hill, among other places. You’ll also find The Devereux pub (within half a mile north-west) and London Nautical School (close by, under half a mile south). There’s a railway station in Temple itself: London Blackfriars station. Nearby you will also find St Philip's Hospital (under half a mile north-west) and Twinings Museum (a few minutes’ walk north-west). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.