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Eaves and loft storage

Make the low bit useful.

A sloping ceiling makes the edges of a loft room the hardest place to put furniture and the best place to hide storage. Our stepped pieces follow the roof down, so there's no dead space behind a too-short unit.

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Storage cut to a sloping roof2,174 mm41°
Pieces for eaves and lofts

Start from one of these.

Each one opens ready to design. Change the sizes to yours.

Knee-wall storage, side view: the sides are cut to the angle of the roof, with a flat top at the frontroofknee wall600 mm deep

Knee-wall storage

Cupboards against the low wall of a loft room, cut to the angle of the roof.

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Stepped storage under a flat ceiling that slopes down at one end2,100 mm

Storage under a slope and a flat ceiling

Full height where the ceiling is flat, stepping down where it slopes.

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Stepped storage against a gable wall, where the roof slopes down on both sides to a point2,400 mm

Gable apex storage

For a gable wall where the roof slopes down on both sides to a point.

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Stepped storage against a gable wall, where the roof slopes down on both sides of a flat ceiling2,400 mm

Gable storage with a flat ceiling

For a gable wall with a flat ceiling in the middle and slopes on both sides.

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Stepped shelving under a staircase1,612 mm

Stepped shelving

Open shelves that step down under the stairs or a sloping roof.

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Stepped cupboards under a staircase1,612 mm

Stepped cupboards

Cupboards that step down under the stairs or a sloping roof.

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Shelving cut to the slope1,612 mm

Cut-to-the-slope storage

Shelves and cupboards cut to the exact angle of your stairs or roof.

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Measuring eaves and lofts

Measure where the roof meets the wall.

  1. WidthThe length of wall you want to use, at floor level.
  2. Height at the tall endFloor to ceiling where the slope starts, or where you want the storage to start.
  3. Height at the low endFloor to the slope where the storage stops.
  4. DepthHow far into the room you want it to come.

The full measuring guide

Storage cut to a sloping roof2,174 mm41°
Why made to measure

Made for your roof, not an average one.

Every roof has its own pitch and every loft conversion its own knee wall. Pieces made to measure step down with your slope, and each section is as tall as the roof allows.

My roof slopes down towards the wall I want to use. Can you help?

Yes. That low wall is a knee wall, and our knee-wall storage has its sides cut to the angle of your roof.

What about the end wall, where the roof slopes down on both sides?

That's a gable wall. Our gable pieces step down with the roof on one side or both, with or without a flat ceiling in the middle.

Will it get up my loft ladder?

It arrives flat, so the parts go up one at a time and you build it in the room.

What if my walls aren't straight?

Most aren't. Measure in three places and give us the smallest. For a fitted piece we take 50mm off so it slides in, and send infill panels to close the gap.

Can I see the colours first?

Yes. Our sample pack has our colours and a cut edge, so you can see them in your own light before you order.

How to measure

The measuring guide

The golden rules

  • Measure in millimetres. Every size on our site is in mm, so there's nothing to convert.
  • Measure every gap in three places. Top, middle and bottom for a width; left, middle and right for a height. Walls are rarely straight.
  • Give us the smallest. Your piece has to fit the tightest point.
  • Look for things in the way. Skirting boards, sockets, switches, pipes and picture rails. Note how far they stick out and how high they are.
  • The sizes are yours. We make it to the measurements you give us, so measure twice.
50 mmFor a fitted piece, give us the opening: we take 50mm off so it slides in, and send infill panels to close the gap. Freestanding pieces are made to exactly the size you give us.

Alcoves: three numbers, five minutes

  1. Width, three timesAt the top, the middle and just above the skirting. Alcoves are rarely square, so give us the smallest.
  2. HeightFloor to ceiling, or to the picture rail if you want to stop under it.
  3. DepthFrom the back wall to the front of the chimney breast, if you want it flush.

Under the stairs: measure the triangle

  1. Width along the floorFrom the wall at the tall end to where you want the storage to stop. Measure at floor level and halfway up.
  2. Height at the tall endFrom the floor to the underside of the stairs, against the wall.
  3. Height at the short endFrom the floor to the underside of the stairs where the storage stops.
  4. DepthFrom the back wall to the front edge of the stairs (the stringer), if you want it flush.

Hallways and landings: leave room to get past

  1. WidthWall to wall if it's a recess, or the length of wall you want to use. Look out for door frames and radiators.
  2. Depth you can spareMeasure the hallway width, then decide how much you can give up. Most people want at least 800mm left to walk through.
  3. HeightFloor to ceiling for a tall cupboard, or to just under a light switch or a coat hook for a bench.

Eaves and lofts: measure where the roof meets the wall

  1. WidthThe length of wall you want to use, at floor level.
  2. Height at the tall endFloor to ceiling where the slope starts, or where you want the storage to start.
  3. Height at the low endFloor to the slope where the storage stops.
  4. DepthHow far into the room you want it to come.

Box rooms: measure the room and the bulkhead

  1. WidthWall to wall, at the top, the middle and the floor.
  2. HeightFloor to ceiling.
  3. The bulkheadIts height from the floor, its width and how far it comes out from the wall.
  4. DepthHow far into the room you want the piece to come. Leave space for the door to open.

Chimney breast and TV wall: measure each part of the wall

  1. Each alcoveWidth in three places, height and depth, as for any alcove.
  2. The chimney breastIts width, and how far it stands out from the alcove walls.
  3. Under the TVThe height of the TV's bottom edge, so the media unit sits below it.

Bedrooms: measure the wall you're fitting

  1. WidthWall to wall, at the top, the middle and the floor.
  2. HeightFloor to ceiling, at both ends. Ceilings slope more than you'd think.
  3. DepthWardrobes need about 600mm for hangers. Check the door and the bed still have room.
  4. In the waySkirting, coving, sockets and switches: where they are and how far they stand out.

Not sure about something? Email a photo to hello@tamedspaces.co.uk and we'll help.
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