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Fitted cupboards in Coombe, Croydon
Thinking about fitted cupboards in Coombe? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a quote in writing, before anything is made.
- Floor-to-ceiling storage in a flat
- Somewhere for coats, shoes and bags
- Cupboards that sit well with skirting and coving
Fitted cupboards for your home in Coombe
What we don’t do
We’re carpenters, so some jobs belong to other trades. It helps to know these before you plan the job:
- Moving gas or electricity meters
- Electrical work inside the cupboard
- Plastering, decorating or repairs to the walls
If in doubt, you can fill in our short enquiry form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
Materials and parts
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Spray-painted finish
- Adjustable shelves
- Ventilated doors
Fitted cupboards in Coombe
Few walls in an older house are truly straight, and floors and ceilings can be out of level too. Every cupboard is scribed, trimmed by hand to meet the wall and set it level on a plinth or adjustable feet. Skirting boards, picture rails and coving are cut around or met neatly, so the cupboard looks as if it has always been there. We make fitted cupboards from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and people most often get in touch about using the full height of a room and somewhere for coats, shoes and bags.
Many post-war homes have a boiler in a hall, kitchen or landing cupboard. If it sits in a cupboard you’d like rebuilt, the new storage keeps the clearances and ventilation set out in the manufacturer’s instructions. With many homes around Coombe built between 1945 and the early 1970s, we look for boilers, meters and fuse boards during the design visit. Any boiler work is for a Gas Safe engineer.
Materials are named in the quote: moisture-resistant MDF, birch plywood or both, depending on the design. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Where
- Coombe (CR0, CR2, CR9)
- Area
- Croydon
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Is it time for fitted cupboards?
Others want their cupboards to match the rest of the house. Painted doors with a simple frame can sit happily alongside period skirting and coving, so the cupboard looks as if it belongs.
Common reasons to get in touch include:
- Cupboards that sit well with skirting and coving
- Using the full height of a room
- A linen cupboard on the landing
- Space for laundry, cleaning things and boots
For families living near Coombe Wood School, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up.
Before you choose who makes it
- Whether they measure the room themselves
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
- Who does any electrics, plumbing or gas work
How fitting day works
If anything comes up on the day, just ask. The design, materials and finish were settled before anything was made, so fitting day is about putting it in place carefully and leaving the room tidy. The time the fitting takes depends on how many cupboards there are and where they go, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Walls in post-war homes can be concrete or blockwork, so the right fixings are part of the plan for fitting day. We protect floors and doorways as the furniture comes in, and the pieces are assembled in the room.
- You get in touch and describe the space.
- We visit to measure the space and the route in from the street, including the stairs and doorways. It helps to let us know about parking then, as a van usually needs a permit or a paid bay in a controlled parking zone.
- We send a quote in writing.
- The cupboards are made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, in sections sized for the route.
- We bring the sections in and fit them, scribed to the walls.
Preparing the room
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Starting with a design visit
Getting a quote starts with some details: the room, rough sizes and some photos if you have them. To send them, get in touch through our contact form. We’ll then arrange a design visit and follow it with a written quote.
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How it is made
Plinths and scribe strips
A plinth lifts the cupboard off the floor and hides adjustable feet. Scribe strips close the gap to a wall that isn’t straight.
Hand-painted finish
A hand-painted finish can be done on site once everything is in place. Small marks are simple to touch in.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
A ready-made cupboard rarely suits a boiler or meter. The space needs to suit the boiler’s instructions and leave meters reachable, and a cupboard made for the spot can allow for them. In a flat with stairs or a small lift, large flat-pack units can be hard to get in, whereas fitted furniture is made in sections sized for the way in. The sections are joined once inside.
The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. A larger piece means more material and more time, so size is the starting point. Doors, drawers, internal fittings and the finish make up most of the rest.
Why us?
- Work across the whole of London
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- 300+ projects completed
- Saturday visits and fitting by prior arrangement
See how bespoke compares with ready-made or how to compare quotes.
FAQs: fitted cupboards in Coombe
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Coombe?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. 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 during the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Is Coombe in the area you cover for fitted cupboards?
Yes. Coombe is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Croydon and London. You can tell us about the room on our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by prior arrangement. Just mention it when you contact us.
Can I send pictures before the visit?
Yes, they help. Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space, particularly with rough sizes. You can send them when you send us a few details through our contact form.
Is it possible to build a cupboard around a boiler?
Yes. We design the cupboard to keep the clearances and ventilation set out in the boiler maker’s instructions, with doors that open wide for servicing. Work on the boiler itself is a job for a Gas Safe engineer.
Will the cupboards fit my uneven walls?
Yes. We scribe each cupboard to follow the wall and set it level on adjustable feet or a plinth. It is one of the reasons fitted joinery suits period homes.
Also near Coombe
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Making use of awkward spaces in Coombe
About 43% of the homes in the streets around Coombe went up between 1945 and 1972, and about 36% between 1973 and 1999, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. That matters for fitted cupboards, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Near the centre of Coombe, Historic England’s list includes Lodge to Combe House (st Margaret's School) (Grade II), under half a mile south-west, and Coombe House (st Margaret's School) (Grade II), under half a mile west. If you live in a listed building, fixing into or taking out original features like panelling may need listed building consent. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. About 52% of households in the neighbourhood around Coombe live in purpose-built flats, the 2021 Census shows. 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.
Living in a block of flats near South Croydon station? Then the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in. If you live in a period home close to Church Hall United Reformed Church Of St Paul, hallway recesses and alcoves are where fitted cupboards earn their keep.
Coombe is about 3 miles north-west of Thornton Heath, within the London Borough of Croydon. From period terraces to newer flats in Coombe, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. We cover places right across Croydon, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Design visits and fitting in CR0, CR2 and CR9 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether you live on a street such as Oaks Road, Coombe Road and Coombe Lane or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for fitted cupboards. Neighbouring places we cover for fitted cupboards include Croydon (1 mile west), Addiscombe (1 mile north), South Croydon (1 mile south-west), Shirley Oaks (1 mile north-east) and Shirley (1 mile north-east). Other parts of Croydon we cover include Thornton Heath (3 miles north-west), Coulsdon (4 miles south-west), Purley (3 miles south-west), Broad Green (2 miles north-west), Upper Norwood (4 miles north) and Selhurst (3 miles north).
Local landmarks in Coombe
The streets we cover here include those near St Peter's Primary School, Coombe Lodge pub and Royal Russell School. Coombe’s nearest station is South Croydon station, about 1 mile west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find St George's Walk (1.4 miles north-west). Not far away are Bramley Bank.