Havering · London
Hacton Wall Beds
We make wall beds in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Hacton. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- A hobby room with a bed for guests
- Hiding the bed when it is not in use
- A guest room that sits empty most of the time
Wall beds in Hacton
How fitting works for wall beds
You are welcome to ask questions while we work. The design, materials and finish were settled before anything was made, so the day itself is about careful fitting and leaving the room tidy. The time the fitting takes depends on the design and how much storage goes around the bed, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Loft stairs in an interwar house can be tight, with a low ceiling at the top, so any section going up there is sized for them. The main stairs in houses of that age are typically straighter. Each section is assembled and fixed in the room.
- First, you let us know about the room and how you’d like it to work. A desk or shelving around the bed can be part of it.
- At the design visit we measure the room, look at the wall and talk through the design. We also check there is clear space in front to lower the bed.
- You get a quote in writing for the bed cabinet and any storage around it.
- The cabinets are made at our workshop.
- The bed and cabinets are fitted in your home and the mechanism fixed securely. The finish is sprayed in our workshop or painted by hand on site.
How to prepare
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
Arranging a design visit
For a quote for wall beds in Hacton, message us from the contact page. Let us know the room and the rough idea, plus any rough sizes. We’ll arrange a design visit, then send a written quote.
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About our wall beds in Hacton
A wall bed needs clear space in front of it to fold down, and that shapes the design. Furniture in front of the bed has to be easy to move or kept out of the way when the bed is down. If your home has a guest bed that disappears in the day and a proper bed instead of a sofa bed, wall beds made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand can solve it.
Around Hacton, interwar houses or semi-detached and detached homes make up a good part of the housing. Many 1930s houses have a small box room over the stairs, often with a raised bulkhead in the floor, and the bulkhead is built around rather than ignored. The main bedroom may have a bay at the front and a chimney breast on the side wall.
The quote comes in writing, so you can read it at your own pace and share it with anyone else involved. It records the design, the materials and the finish we discussed.
- Location
- Hacton (RM12, RM14, RM13)
- Borough
- Havering
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Common questions about wall beds
Do you make wall beds for homes in Hacton?
Yes. We cover all of Havering and the rest of London, and Hacton is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and go through the design, and then we send a quote.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Hacton?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run 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. Let us know what parking is near you at the design visit.
Will you provide a mattress for the bed?
What matters most is that the mattress suits the mechanism. We go through the mechanism’s limits when we measure, so you can choose with confidence.
What happens at the measuring visit?
It’s a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We look at the walls, floors and anything the furniture has to work around, then send a quote in writing.
How long will the wall bed take to fit?
The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. We will talk it through at the design visit.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, we can arrange Saturdays. Just mention it when you contact us, and we will see what we can do.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
Mansion blocks and purpose-built blocks often have house rules about lifts, entry systems and when trades can come in. Let us know about them during the design visit.
For flats on red routes or busy main roads, unloading takes some planning. Red routes are run by TfL and have strict stopping rules, so it’s worth raising during the design visit.
Caring for painted furniture
The finish lasts best with a little care. These practical tips help:
- Look at your lease before fixing to the walls
- Allow space for pillows and duvets
- Clean the cabinet with a soft, damp cloth
- Keep children away while the bed moves
The paint needs time to cure fully after fitting. Treat the cabinet gently at first, and wipe the cabinet with a soft cloth only.
Think about the route into the room. We make the cabinet in sections that fit up the stairs and through the doors, so tell us about narrow stairs or a small lift.
Why bespoke in Hacton?
Sofa beds cost less and need no fixing, and for occasional guests that may be enough. With a wall bed you get a proper bed and an empty floor by day, which can make a small room usable. Off-the-shelf furniture comes in a few set depths, which may be too deep for one spot and too shallow for another. Fitted furniture is made to the depth the space can take.
There’s no price list, because each job is designed for a single room. We measure up, discuss the design and send a quote in writing. To arrange a design visit, use our contact form.
Why choose Bespoke Carpentry in Hacton
- More than 300 projects completed
- Spray painted or hand painted, in the colour you choose
- Built from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Saturday visits and fitting by prior arrangement
Take a look at bespoke vs off-the-shelf and what a quote should include.
Places near Hacton
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The problems wall beds solve
Studio flats and small one-bedroom flats are another reason. With the bed away, the main room is a living space again until bedtime.
Here are some of the needs we are asked about most:
- A studio that works by day and night
- A bed that looks like cupboards by day
- A proper bed instead of a sofa bed
- A spare room that is rarely slept in
For a flat near Upminster station, the route in is measured as well as the room, and the sections are sized to fit it.
Before you hire any carpenter
- Are the boards named, such as MDF or plywood?
- Is it spray painted or hand painted?
- How parking will work on your street
- Real projects you can actually look at
Wall beds for homes in Hacton
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 42% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Hacton, with about 29% built between 1973 and 1999, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how wall beds are fixed and fitted. All of London, Havering included, is inside the ULEZ. It applies to every van that comes to fit furniture in Hacton. Parking and access are planned at the design visit. On TfL’s red routes, the rules on stopping and loading are strict. If your home is on or just off a main road, it is useful to mention it. It lets us plan the stop before fitting day.
If your children go to Scotts Primary School or a school nearby, wall beds in a child’s room can be planned so the inside layout changes as they grow. Close to Hornchurch Country Park? A bedroom facing the green is best kept light, with the furniture on the side walls.
Hacton is part of the London Borough of Havering, about 3 miles north-west of Romford. We design and make wall beds for homes in Hacton and across Havering. Across Havering, we cover Hacton and the places around it.
We make wall beds across the RM12, RM14 and RM13 postcode area. Our area takes in homes on streets like Gerpins Lane and Berwick Pond Road, for wall beds and any of our other fitted furniture. Other places close to Hacton include Upminster Bridge (1 mile north), Hornchurch (2 miles north), Upminster (2 miles north-east), Wennington (2 miles south) and Cranham (2 miles north-east). Elsewhere in Havering, we also cover Romford (3 miles north-west), Gallows Corner (4 miles north), Heath Park (3 miles north-west), Collier Row (4 miles north-west), Rainham (2 miles south-west) and Ardleigh Green (3 miles north).
Near you in Hacton
Our area takes in the homes around Sanders Draper School and The Optimist Tavern and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Upminster station, roughly 1.8 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are St George's Hospital (0.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there is Ingrebourne Valley.