Redbridge · London
Under-Stairs Storage in Redbridge
We make under-stairs storage for homes in all 18 neighbourhoods we list across Redbridge, designed after a visit and made in our workshop., made in our workshop and fitted in your home, and fitting on weekdays or Saturdays by arrangement.
Talk to us about under-stairs storage in Redbridge
Where we work in Redbridge
The furniture is made in our workshop, then fitted. Pick your neighbourhood below to see the details for your area. To get started, use the contact form.
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Our under-stairs storage across Redbridge
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. We scribe the storage to the stairs and the walls, so it looks as though it has always been there. It’s the part of the job a boxed unit simply can’t manage. We make under-stairs cupboards from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted, and the usual reasons to get in touch are nowhere to put coats, shoes and bags and stairs open to a room, with clutter on show.
In older rooms, the furniture typically has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. On fitting day, we cut and scribe the furniture around these details. How long the 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.
- You get in touch and tell us what’s under the stairs now, including any gas meter, electricity meter or fuse board.
- We visit to measure the slope and the floor, and agree a design that keeps any meter or fuse board accessible.
- You receive a written quote for the storage.
- We make it in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a door or panel left where the meters need access.
- The storage is fitted and set level, and the meter access is checked with you.
What affects the price in Redbridge
Access to the room makes a difference too. Several flights of stairs, a small lift or a narrow hall can mean smaller sections and more carrying, and that’s part of the price. There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space.
Why work with us
- Made in our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Saturday visits and fitting by prior arrangement
- We work across all London boroughs
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
Ask for a quote
You don’t need exact measurements to get started. We measure everything properly at the measuring visit. To get started, fill in our short enquiry form. The written quote follows the visit.
Landmarks near Woodford
The streets we cover here include those near Churchfields Junior School, St Barnabas' Church and Woodford Green Preparatory School and the streets around them. Nearby too are Former White Hart Public House (0.7 miles south-west), The Highams Park (1.1 miles north-west) and Woodbridge High School (within half a mile south-east). The nearest railway station is Highams Park station, roughly 1.3 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Wanstead Hospital (1.4 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Highams Park Lake.
Awkward spaces in homes across Redbridge
Across Redbridge, flats and conversions rarely come with enough storage. Well-planned under-stairs cupboards can add storage while keeping the room usable.
About 34% of the homes in Redbridge went up between 1919 and 1939, and about 27% before 1919, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. About 34% of homes in Redbridge date from between 1919 and 1939, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. In many interwar houses the space under the stairs holds the meters or the fuse board, which must stay accessible. About 32% of households in Redbridge live in terraced houses, in the ONS Census 2021 figures. 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.
Getting furniture into a London home takes planning, from narrow halls to lifts and parking, so we look at both during the design visit.
Woodford: For a family home near Woodbridge High School, under-stairs cupboards can be planned around what a family needs to keep, from coats and bags to sports kit. If you live in a period home close to St Barnabas' Church, under-stairs cupboards are scribed to walls and stair strings that are rarely straight.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Period walls are rarely flat, and floors are often out of level. Standard units show the gaps, and filler strips can only hide so much. We scribe each under-stairs cupboard to follow the walls and the stairs, and set it level on a plinth or adjustable feet.
Before you hire any carpenter
- Are the boards named, such as MDF or plywood?
- How the doors are hung and adjusted
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
Materials and finishes
Doors and drawer fronts
We make the fronts from moisture-resistant MDF and finish them in the colour you choose. Their edges are cut to follow the angle of the stairs, keeping the lines neat.
Spray-painted finish
Spraying gives a smooth, even surface. It’s done in our workshop, before the storage comes to your home. You choose the colour.
Flat-pack or bespoke?
The real difference is in the fit: scribed edges, a level base on an uneven floor and furniture that meets the ceiling, skirting and picture rail. In an older room, standard units rarely manage that.
If you’re handy, a simple shelf or a standard wardrobe in a square room is a reasonable DIY job. It gets harder with sloping ceilings, out-of-level floors and lath-and-plaster walls, because scribing and the right fixings start to matter.
When you need someone else
We’d rather be clear about where our work stops:
- Structural changes to the staircase itself
- Gas pipework, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
- New sockets, lights or wiring, which are for your electrician
What prompts under-stairs storage
Many people struggle with the shallow, sloping end under the bottom steps. It’s too low to stand in and too deep to reach into. Drawers that slide out on runners turn that tricky corner into useful storage.
Some of the things we are asked to solve are these:
- Open space under the stairs that collects clutter
- A fuse board that’s hard to get to
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
- A sloping corner nobody can reach
Common questions about under-stairs storage
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, we can arrange Saturdays. Just mention it when you get in touch.
Can you fit furniture to uneven walls?
Walls and floors that are not true are part of the job in older homes. We trim the edges to follow the wall and level the base.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
We need someone to let us in. It also helps to have someone around at the end, so we can go over the finished furniture together.
What is under-stairs storage made from?
Our storage is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, then painted. Birch plywood holds screws well, which matters for drawers that carry weight. The materials and finish are agreed in your quote.
What happens when you come to measure?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and discuss the design with you. We’ll also ask about access and parking, and a quote in writing follows.
Could the space under my stairs take a desk?
That depends on the shape of your stairs and the room beside them. At the design visit we will say whether a desk makes sense there. If it does, a compact desk with shelving can suit paperwork and a laptop.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
It can be done with some care: leaving ventilation behind and inside helps stop condensation. Damp treatment is not something we do, so any damp needs sorting first.