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Fitted Cupboards in Cricklewood
We make fitted cupboards for homes in Cricklewood, designed around the room you have. We design your fitted cupboard at a visit to your home, make it in our workshop and fit it.
- Hiding meters and a fuse board neatly
- Cupboards that suit a period house
- A linen cupboard on the landing
Fitted cupboards in Cricklewood
About our fitted cupboards in Cricklewood
Gas meters, electricity meters and fuse boards tend to be where you’d least like them, under the stairs, in a hallway or beside the front door. We can build a cupboard that tidies them away and still keeps access clear. Meter readers and engineers need to get to them, so the doors or panels are planned with that in mind. We make fitted cupboards from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and the usual reasons to get in touch are floor-to-ceiling storage in a flat and storage in a corner nothing else fits.
A Victorian or Edwardian terrace usually has a long, narrow hall leading to the stairs. Around Cricklewood, a large share of homes date from before 1919, so every bit of depth is weighed up when storage is planned. Shallow units keep the way through clear.
A written quote follows the design visit. It sets out the design we’ve talked through, the materials and the finish, so you know exactly what you’re getting.
- Where
- Cricklewood (NW2, NW6, NW10)
- Area
- Brent
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Why people ask for fitted cupboards in Cricklewood
Hiding a boiler or a set of meters is a common reason to call. They are not much to look at, yet they must stay easy to reach, so a cupboard has to be designed around them. Doors, panels and ventilation are planned around them.
If any of these sound familiar, it is worth getting in touch:
- Storage in a corner nothing else fits
- Tidying away the gas and electricity meters
- Landing shelves for bedding and towels
- Cupboards for a utility or boot room
Close to Gladstone Park? Fitted cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
Before you choose who makes it
- How parking will work on your street
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
- Which materials they’ll use, named in the quote
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
Questions from Cricklewood
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Cricklewood?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. It’s useful to tell us about parking during the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Can you make fitted cupboards for a home in Cricklewood?
Yes. We cover all of Brent and the rest of London, and Cricklewood is part of that. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, and then we send a quote.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, by prior arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you get in touch.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, and furniture inside a house does not normally need it. In a listed building, check with the council’s conservation officer before any work.
Is it possible to build a cupboard around a boiler?
Yes. The cupboard is built around the space and ventilation the boiler’s instructions ask for, and the doors open fully for servicing. Any work on the boiler itself is for a Gas Safe engineer.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
An outside wall can be colder and damper than an inside one, so we allow for ventilation behind and inside the furniture to avoid condensation. Any damp needs sorting by the right specialist before fitting.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
The real difference is in the fit: edges scribed to the wall, a level base on a sloping floor and a neat line where the furniture meets the ceiling. Off-the-shelf furniture cannot usually do that in an older room.
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. How much a shelf bends depends on its span, depth and load, and long runs need a thicker shelf, a lip along the front or a support. We design shelves with that in mind.
What it is made from
Plinths and scribe strips
We trim the edge of each cupboard to follow the wall for a close fit.
Doors and drawer fronts
Doors on a meter or fuse board cupboard need to open easily, so engineers can reach what’s inside.
How we price fitted cupboards
Each piece is designed for one room, so each price is too. The things that affect it are:
- Parking and unloading on your street
- The internal fittings
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- How square the room is
No two rooms cost the same to furnish, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
Helping us understand the room
When you contact us, these help most:
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- Approximate measurements of the space
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
Getting a quote starts with a few details: the room, rough measurements and some pictures if you have them. To send them, get in touch through our contact form. We will then arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.
Also near Cricklewood
Also in Cricklewood
Storage in Cricklewood homes: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the area around Cricklewood were built before 1919 (about 63%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 12%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Near the centre of Cricklewood, Historic England’s list includes Church of St Gabriel (Grade II), under half a mile south, and The Crown Public House (Grade II), under half a mile north-east. If your own home is listed, internal works that affect its character, such as fixing into or removing original joinery, can require listed building consent. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. About 63% of homes in the streets around Cricklewood were built before 1919, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Older homes tend to have awkward recesses and uneven walls, which is where fitted cupboards help, with each one scribed to the wall.
For an older house near St Gabriel's Church, hallway recesses and alcoves are where fitted cupboards earn their keep. Fenton House, about 1.7 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, a shallow cupboard in a narrow hall can hold coats without blocking the way.
Cricklewood is about 1 mile south-east of Kilburn, within the London Borough of Brent. Our work covers every London borough and the City of London, Cricklewood included. Cricklewood is one of 29 places on our list for Brent.
In NW2, NW6 and NW10, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. Whether you live on a street such as Ivy Road, Walm Lane and Dean Road or on one nearby, we can arrange a design visit for fitted cupboards. The A407 run close to Cricklewood, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. Close by, we also work in Brondesbury (1 mile south-east), Willesden (1 mile south-west), Dollis Hill (1 mile north-west), Willesden Green (1 mile south-west) and Neasden (1 mile west). Other parts of Brent we cover include Harlesden (2 miles south-west), Wembley (3 miles west), Queen's Park (2 miles south-east), Kenton (4 miles north-west), Church End (2 miles south-west) and Kensal Rise (2 miles south).
Landmarks near Cricklewood
We fit furniture in homes around Hampstead School, Brondesbury College and The Crown Public House and the streets around them. Cricklewood has its own railway station: Cricklewood station. Nearby you will also find St Andrew's Hospital (0.8 miles north-west) and Brent Museum and Archives (0.7 miles south-west). Not far away are Westbere Copse.
Fitting day, step by step
On the morning of the fitting, the first job is covering the floors and protecting the way in from the front door. Next, we carry in the sections built in our workshop. The time the fitting takes depends on how many cupboards there are and where they go, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Scribing is done on site, which means some cutting in the room or close by, so a clear area to work in near the room helps. Dust is kept down and cleared up as we go. Hand painting, if that’s your finish, can follow the fitting.
- You get in touch and let us know whether the cupboard will house a boiler, meters or a fuse board.
- At the design visit we measure up and note the clearances and ventilation the boiler manufacturer asks for. Boiler work itself is for an engineer on the Gas Safe Register.
- You receive a quote in writing for the cupboards.
- The cupboards are built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with the access planned in.
- The cupboards are fitted and set level, and we check the access with you.
Before fitting day
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
Getting a quote
Rough measurements are fine at the start. Everything is measured properly when we visit, including how level the floor and ceiling are. To get started, message us from the contact page and let us know about the room. The written quote follows the visit.