Redbridge · London
Under-Stairs Storage in Aldborough Hatch
Under-stairs storage in Aldborough Hatch: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. Every piece is made at our workshop and fitted in your home.
- The low end of the space going to waste
- A hallway crowded with coats and shoes
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
Need under-stairs storage in Aldborough Hatch?
Common questions about under-stairs storage
Can you make under-stairs storage for a home in Aldborough Hatch?
Yes, we work across Redbridge, Aldborough Hatch included, and across the rest of London. You can use our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Goodmayes station?
Yes. We cover all of Redbridge and the rest of London. You can send us a few details through our contact form to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Do photos help?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot, especially with rough sizes. To send them, drop us a line using the contact form.
Is it possible to fit storage around a meter under the stairs?
Yes. The design keeps a clear way to the meter or fuse board, normally behind its own door. Access matters for readings and safety checks, so we design around it.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
No. Any new wiring, sockets or lights need an electrician. We will design around them.
What happens when you come to measure?
It is a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We also check the walls and floors and note radiators, sockets and other things in the way, then send a written quote.
Under-stairs storage for homes in Aldborough Hatch
Every staircase has its own shape. The underside slopes, the side of the stairs runs at its own angle and the floor below is rarely perfectly level. Each under-stairs cupboard we make follows those lines, so the fronts sit neatly against the stairs. That’s something a standard unit can’t do, in Aldborough Hatch or anywhere else. Typical reasons to get in touch are coats and shoes piling up in the hall and struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
In an area where interwar homes or semis make up much of the housing, as around Aldborough Hatch, loft conversions are common, and they leave low eaves and sloping ceilings. Fitted storage can make use of the eaves, the bay or the hall. We build storage in lofts that are already converted or boarded.
If the job needs another trade, like an electrician or a plumber, we’ll tell you. The quote itself covers our work, from the design to the materials and finish.
- Location
- Aldborough Hatch (IG2, IG3, RM6)
- Borough
- Redbridge
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How fitting day works
If anything comes up on the day, just ask. Most of the decisions were made at the design visit and set out in your quote, so the day itself is about careful fitting and leaving everything tidy. How long fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. If you have a driveway, it can make unloading simpler, so let us know during the design visit. Otherwise, a visitor permit or a nearby bay helps. Doorways, stairs and floors are covered on the way in.
- It starts when you get in touch about the space under your stairs.
- At the design visit, we look at the stairs, the hall and what you need to store.
- Your quote sets out the design, the materials and the finish.
- We make the drawers, doors and carcasses in our workshop.
- The storage is fitted and set level, ready for the first coats and shoes, with the finish sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Preparing the room
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
Getting a quote
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it. For a quote, message us from the contact page.
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Under-stairs storage for homes in Aldborough Hatch
About 46% of the homes in the streets around Aldborough Hatch went up between 1919 and 1939, and about 20% between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). We take that into account during the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Aldborough Hatch include Church of St Peter (Grade II), under half a mile north, and Aldborough Hatch Chapel (Grade II), less than half a mile north-west. If your own home is listed, changes inside that alter its character, such as fixing into or removing original joinery, can require listed building consent. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. About 37% of households in the neighbourhood around Aldborough Hatch live in terraced houses, the 2021 Census shows. In a terraced house, the space under the stairs often holds the meters or the fuse board, so storage is designed to keep them reachable.
For families living near William Torbitt Primary School, under-stairs cupboards can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home. The wider area includes historic houses like Valentines Mansion, about 1.6 miles west. If your own home is a period one, pull-out drawers can reach right to the back of a deep under-stairs space. For a flat near Goodmayes station, under-stairs cupboards are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room.
Aldborough Hatch is in the London Borough of Redbridge, about 3 miles north-west of Woodford. Homes in Aldborough Hatch are part of the area we cover for under-stairs storage. Across Redbridge, we cover Aldborough Hatch, along with the rest of the borough.
We make under-stairs storage across the IG2, IG3 and RM6 postcode area for under-stairs storage. If your home is on a street like Oaks Lane, Chase Lane and Mendip Road, or close by, we can visit to measure up for under-stairs storage. The A12 run close to Aldborough Hatch; on busy main roads, unloading under-stairs cupboards takes a little planning. Other places close to Aldborough Hatch include Goodmayes (1 mile south), Chadwell Heath (2 miles east), Becontree Heath (2 miles south-east) and Becontree (3 miles south-east). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places like Woodford (3 miles north-west), Ilford (2 miles south-west), Loxford (2 miles south), Wanstead (3 miles west), South Woodford (3 miles west) and Redbridge (2 miles west).
What’s near Aldborough Hatch
We fit furniture in homes around Oaks Park High School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Goodmayes station, roughly 1.2 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find King George Hospital (close by, under half a mile east) and Redbridge Museum (2 miles south-west).
Boards, parts and paint
Pull-out drawers
A tall pull-out drawer can hold coats on a rail or a vacuum cleaner standing up. Lower drawers suit shoes, bags and boxes. We plan the mix at the design visit.
Doors and drawer fronts
Any access door for a meter can be made to look like the other fronts. It opens fully so the meter stays easy to read. Around it, the other fronts can be drawers, doors or a mix.
Looking after your furniture
Most of what helps is simple. What we’d suggest:
- Mention any parking rules on your street
- Think about what you will keep in each drawer
- Count the coats and pairs of shoes in daily use
- Look for meters, a fuse board or pipes before we visit
If the hallway is being decorated afterwards, ask your decorator to protect the fronts. Tape on fresh paint can pull it off, so keep it away from the doors and drawers. If anything is not right, use our contact form and we’ll talk it through.
Damp coats and shoes put moisture into a closed space. Let them dry before they go away, and leave the door open for a while after a wet day if the cupboard feels damp.
Could you do it yourself?
A confident DIYer can manage simple shelves or a standard wardrobe in a square room. Sloping ceilings, uneven floors and lath-and-plaster walls make it harder, because scribing and the right fixings start to matter.
It is worth being honest about cost: flat-pack is typically cheaper to buy. Bespoke earns its place where the room is awkward, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
If your building is on a red route or a busy main road, getting the furniture from the van to the door needs planning. Red routes are run by TfL and have strict stopping rules, so it is worth raising during the design visit.
Some blocks ask for notice before trades arrive, often through a building manager or concierge. If there is a lift, it may need booking, and its size matters when we plan the sections. Let us know about it when you get in touch.