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Fitted cupboards in The Hyde, Barnet
Built-in cupboards for hallways, landings, utility rooms and boot rooms, for homes in The Hyde. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home.
- Using the full height of a room
- Storage in a corner nothing else fits
- A cupboard for the meters with easy access
Need fitted cupboards in The Hyde?
Fitted cupboards for homes in The Hyde
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 48% of the housing in the neighbourhood around The Hyde, with about 26% built since 2000, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. There’s a conservation area within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of The Hyde, according to Historic England’s records. Fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission in a conservation area, as the controls are mainly about the outside of buildings. Your council can advise if you are unsure. About 48% of homes in the area around The Hyde date from between 1919 and 1939, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. Interwar houses often have room in the hall and the box room for fitted cupboards.
If you live in a period home close to St Matthias the Apostle church, fitted cupboards can fill recesses that are rarely a standard size. Living in a block of flats near Hendon station? Then each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room. Near listed buildings like Church of the Holy Innocents, under half a mile west of the centre of The Hyde, older homes may keep original joinery that fitted cupboards can be designed around. For a listed home, fixing into original features may need listed building consent.
The Hyde is about 3 miles north-east of Finchley, within the London Borough of Barnet. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and The Hyde is part of that. We cover places right across Barnet.
We work across NW9 and NW4 for fitted cupboards. Streets in the area include Alpini Road, Catkin Road and Garrick Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for fitted cupboards. The Hyde is near the A5, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. We also cover West Hendon (1 mile north), Colindale (1 mile north), The Burroughs (1 mile north-east), Hendon (1 mile east) and Staples Corner (1 mile south-east). Across the rest of Barnet, our area takes in Finchley (3 miles north-east), Barnet (5 miles north-east), Burnt Oak (2 miles north), East Finchley (3 miles east), Whetstone (4 miles north-east) and Edgware (3 miles north).
What’s near The Hyde
Around The Hyde, we cover homes near Woodfield School, Brampton College and Moon Under Water pub. The Hyde has its own railway station: Hendon station. Other landmarks nearby include Brent Cross Shopping Centre (1.1 miles east) and St Andrew's Hospital (1.5 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Masons Field.
How we make fitted cupboards for The Hyde
We fit fitted cupboards in The Hyde and across London. We begin with a design visit to measure and go through the design, followed by a written quote. Once agreed, we make the cupboards in our workshop and fit them in your home. The time the fitting takes depends on how many cupboards there are and where they go, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote, so you’ll know before we start. People usually come to us about a utility room with proper storage and cupboards that suit a period house; the furniture is made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Walls in houses from between the wars are normally straighter than in older ones, but seldom perfect. Much of the housing around The Hyde is interwar, semi-detached or detached, so we still scribe every piece to the wall. Each piece is levelled on site, so doors, lids and drawers line up.
You get the quote in writing, so there’s time to read it properly and share it with anyone else involved. It records the design, the materials and the finish we discussed.
- Where
- The Hyde (NW9, NW4)
- Area
- Barnet
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What it’s made from
Shelves
Adjustable shelves let you change the layout later if your needs change.
Spray-painted finish
Spray-painted cupboards arrive finished, so there is less to do on site.
Places near The Hyde
Also in The Hyde
Where other trades come in
We do not treat damp or carry out building work, so these points are worth knowing:
- Plumbing for washing machines or sinks (your plumber)
- Building work or structural changes
- Work on a boiler, which is for a Gas Safe engineer
If in doubt, you can tell us about the room on our contact form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. How it works.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Adjustable shelves
- Ventilated doors
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood
Questions we are often asked
Do I need permission for fitted furniture in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. If your home is listed, works inside that affect its character can need listed building consent, so check with the council first. If you are unsure, the council can confirm.
Is parking a problem for fitting in The Hyde?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. 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 measuring visit.
Who chooses the colour?
The choice is yours. Whichever finish you pick, it’s in the colour you’ve chosen.
What happens at the design visit?
We measure the space and discuss the design, materials and finish. We also check the walls and floors and note radiators, sockets and other things in the way, and the written quote comes afterwards.
How do you get the furniture up the stairs?
It’s made in sections, each one sized to fit the way in. That is why we measure the stairs, lift and doorways during the design visit.
Can I send photos 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. You can send them when you get in touch through our contact form.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. Each section is sized with that in mind, once we have measured the way in.
If your building is on a red route or a busy main road, unloading takes some planning. TfL runs the red routes, and the stopping rules are strict, so it’s worth raising at the design visit.
Could you do it yourself?
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
A confident DIYer can manage simple shelves or a standard wardrobe in a square room. It gets harder with sloping ceilings, out-of-level floors and lath-and-plaster walls.
From workshop to your room
You are welcome to ask questions while we work. Most of the decisions were made during the design visit and set out in your quote, so the day itself is about careful fitting. How long the fitting takes depends on how many cupboards there are and where they go, and your quote sets out the fitting days. If you have a driveway, it can make unloading simpler, so it is worth mentioning at the design visit. Otherwise, details of permits or nearby bays help. Floors and doorways are protected while the pieces come in.
- You let us know where the cupboards should go.
- We visit to measure up and talk through the design.
- You receive a written quote covering the design, materials and finish.
- We make the cupboards in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- On fitting day each cupboard is set level on a plinth or adjustable feet and scribed to the wall.
- The spray-painted or hand-painted finish completes the job, and new paintwork should be treated gently while it cures.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about parking near your home
- Keep pets out of the room and the hallway
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician beforehand
Starting with a design visit
Rough measurements are fine at the start. We measure everything properly during the design visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To arrange it, message us from the contact page and tell us about the room. You receive a written quote after the visit.