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Wall beds in Sanderstead, Croydon
We make wall beds in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Sanderstead. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Shelves or a desk around the bed
- A hobby room with a bed for guests
- A living room with a bed that folds away
Ask about wall beds in Sanderstead
What it is made from
Spray-painted finish
A spray-painted finish is applied in our workshop, giving a smooth, even surface.
Bed mechanism housing
We design the housing around the mechanism and the mattress it takes.
About our wall beds in Sanderstead
Spare rooms in London homes are often small, and a bed that is used a few times a year takes most of the floor. A wall bed gives that floor back during the day for a desk, a hobby or just space. When guests come, the bed folds down. We make wall beds from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, and the things people most often want solved are a studio that works by day and night and a bed that looks like cupboards by day.
Many 1930s houses have had a loft conversion, adding a bedroom under a sloping ceiling, and that slope can be used for storage built to the angle. A big part of the housing around Sanderstead is interwar, semi-detached or detached. We work in lofts that are already converted, with each piece scribed to the slope and set level.
Where other trades are needed, for example an electrician to move a socket, we point that out. The quote itself covers our work, from the design to the materials and finish.
- Location
- Sanderstead (CR2, CR8)
- Area
- Croydon
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Do you need wall beds in Sanderstead?
In a studio or a small flat, every bit of floor counts. A bed that folds up gives you a living room in the day and a bedroom at night.
If you recognise any of these, it is worth talking to us:
- Hiding the bed when it’s not in use
- Storage built around a fold-down bed
- A hobby room with a bed for guests
- A living room with a bed that folds away
If your children go to Gresham Primary School or a school nearby, the inside of wall beds can be laid out with adjustable shelves, so the space keeps up as children grow.
Choosing a carpenter
- Have they thought about parking near you?
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- How they’ll get the furniture into the room
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
Fitting day, step by step
Getting everything level comes first. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference, and that keeps the doors and shelves true. After that, it’s fixed to the wall using fixings that suit the wall, whether that is solid brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Interwar houses typically have a straight run of stairs and a reasonable hallway, but the route in is still measured, not just the room. Wall beds arrive in sections and are assembled in place.
- To begin, fill in our short enquiry form; a brief note on the room and how often guests stay is plenty.
- We visit to measure up, look at the wall and floor and make sure there is clear space in front to lower the bed.
- You receive a quote in writing for the wall bed and any storage.
- We build the cabinet in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- On fitting day the cabinet goes in, the mechanism is fixed securely and the bed is tried out.
- We go through the bed with you; the cabinet has the spray-painted or hand-painted finish you chose.
Preparing the room
- Empty the space we will be working in
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
- Keep pets in another room while we work
Starting with a design visit
Every quote follows a design visit. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and go through the design with you, and the written quote comes after. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. To book a design visit, use our contact form.
Related advice
Pricing wall beds in Sanderstead
Several things affect the price:
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- The internal fittings
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- How many doors and drawers there are
Parking is part of the price picture in London. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of the city, so we may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay near your home. Tell us about parking during the design visit.
Helping us understand the room
Here’s what helps us most when you contact us:
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if you do not, that is fine, and we can work it out together. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote then sets it out. To arrange a visit, message us from the contact page.
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Looking after your furniture
None of this takes much effort. Here’s what we suggest:
- Give the paint time to cure fully
- Plan a cupboard for spare bedding
- Keep children away while the bed moves
- Mention if the wall is a stud wall
The paint needs time to cure fully after fitting. Go easy on the doors and front at first, and clean the cabinet with a soft, damp cloth.
Consider how often the bed will be used and by whom. It shapes the bed size and the type of mechanism, and whether a desk or shelves go around it.
Your questions about wall beds in Sanderstead
Can you make wall beds for a home in Sanderstead?
Yes, we work across Croydon, Sanderstead included, and across the rest of London. You can message us from the contact page to arrange a design visit.
Do you cover homes near Riddlesdown station?
Yes, homes across Croydon and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can get in touch through our contact form with some details about the room.
What happens at the measuring visit?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and discuss the design with you. We will also ask about access and parking.
How long will the wall bed take to fit?
How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the bed and the cabinets around it, and your quote sets out the fitting days.
Do you do the electrics?
No. We are carpenters, so electrical work is for your electrician. We can plan cable routes into the design, and new sockets should be in place before fitting day.
Can a wall bed have storage around it?
Yes, that is a common request. A desk beside the bed suits a room that’s an office by day, while new sockets are for your electrician.
Bedroom storage in Sanderstead
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 39% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Sanderstead, with about 31% built between 1945 and 1972, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Near the centre of Sanderstead, Historic England’s list includes Church of All Saints (Grade I), less than half a mile east, and The White House (Grade II), under half a mile east. Works inside a listed home that affect its character, for example removing original joinery or fixing into it, can need listed building consent from the council. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. About 84% of households in the area around Sanderstead live in detached or semi-detached houses, the 2021 Census shows. In a semi or detached house, a driveway, where there is one, can make unloading easier.
If you live near Littleheath Woods, a bedroom facing the green is best kept light, with the furniture on the side walls. If you live in a flat close to Riddlesdown station, each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room.
Sanderstead is in the London Borough of Croydon, about 5 miles north of Thornton Heath. We can visit homes in Sanderstead on weekdays, or on a Saturday by arrangement. Across Croydon, we cover Sanderstead.
In CR2 and CR8, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. If your home is on a street such as Hyde Road, Brian Avenue and Sundown Avenue, or close by, we can visit to measure up for wall beds. The A2022 runs close to Sanderstead; on busy main roads, unloading wall beds takes a little planning. We also cover the places around Sanderstead: Riddlesdown (1 mile south-west), Kenley (1 mile south-west) and South Croydon (1 mile north-west). Across the rest of Croydon, our area takes in Thornton Heath (5 miles north), Croydon (2 miles north), Coulsdon (3 miles south-west), Purley (2 miles west), Broad Green (4 miles north) and Upper Norwood (6 miles north).
Near you in Sanderstead
Around Sanderstead, we cover homes near Selsdon Park Hotel and Riddlesdown Collegiate, among other places. The closest station to Sanderstead is Riddlesdown station, roughly 0.8 miles west. A little further out are Purley War Memorial Hospital (1.4 miles west). For a walk, there’s Foxley Wood.