Enfield · London
Botany Bay Under-Stairs Storage
Thinking about under-stairs storage in Botany Bay? We start with a design visit and a quote in writing.
- Stairs open to a room, with clutter on show
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
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Under-stairs storage in Botany Bay
Under-stairs storage isn’t only for houses. Maisonettes, split-level flats and homes with stairs down to a lower floor often have usable space beneath the steps. The parts we make in our workshop are sized to get through the doors and hallways on the way in. The same careful process applies to any home in Botany Bay. We make under-stairs cupboards from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and the usual reasons to get in touch are an under-stairs cupboard full of clutter and a sloping corner nobody can reach.
Across London, neighbouring streets can be decades apart in age, and so do the tricky corners, from bays and stairs to halls and eaves. The furniture is made for the space as it is. Meters, fuse boards and boilers keep the access they need.
Our quotes are written in plain words, without jargon. You will see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, all taken from the design visit.
- Location
- Botany Bay (EN2)
- Area
- Enfield
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Why bespoke in Botany Bay?
Period walls are rarely flat, and floors are often out of level. Ready-made units leave gaps that need filler pieces. Our storage is scribed to the walls and stairs and set level, so the lines look right. Off-the-shelf furniture comes in set sizes, and real rooms rarely match them, so it leaves gaps at the ends and empty space above. Fitted furniture is made to the room.
There’s no price list, because each job is designed for a single room. We measure up, discuss the design and send a written quote. To start, get in touch through our contact form.
Why us?
- Designed for the room you have
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
- Every quote follows a design visit
- 300+ projects completed
See our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf or what to look for in a quote.
From workshop to your room
Getting everything level comes first. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference, and that keeps the doors and shelves true. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. On fitting day, each piece is fitted to the room’s own walls, with scribing where they wander and packing where floors dip. Spray-painted pieces arrive finished; hand-painted ones can be finished on site.
- First you tell us about the stairs and what you’d like to store beneath them, and whether the meters or fuse board are in there.
- We visit to measure the space and discuss the design with you.
- We send a quote in writing setting out the design, materials and finish, for you to read through.
- The drawers, doors and carcasses are built in our workshop. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the stairs and the walls.
How to prepare
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician beforehand
Starting with a design visit
We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it. To arrange a visit, use our contact form.
Advice
Nearby places to Botany Bay
What else we make in Botany Bay
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. We choose fixings to suit the wall.
Blocks of flats often have their own rules on lift bookings, entry systems and times for trades. Tell us about them during the design visit.
What under-stairs storage cannot fix
As carpenters, we leave some work to other trades. These are worth knowing before you plan:
- Moving gas pipes under the stairs
- Any wiring or new lights, which need an electrician
- Making good the walls and ceiling, which is for a plasterer or decorator
If you’re not sure what’s possible in your room, you can drop us a line using the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer. How it works.
What it’s made from
- Pull-out drawers
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
Fitted storage in Botany Bay
About 36% of the homes in the streets around Botany Bay went up between 1973 and 1999, and about 29% between 1945 and 1972, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Botany Bay include Holly Hill Farmhouse (Grade II), about 0.6 miles north-west. Listing covers the inside of a building as well as the outside, so works that affect a listed home’s character, like removing original joinery, can need listed building consent. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. About 29% of homes in the streets around Botany Bay were built between 1945 and 1972, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Post-war homes often have fewer nooks than older houses, so under-stairs cupboards add storage that was never built in, fixed to suit concrete, block or brick.
Forty Hall, about 2.5 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, pull-out drawers can reach right to the back of a deep under-stairs space. If you live in a flat close to Crews Hill 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. If your children go to St. John's Senior School or a school nearby, under-stairs cupboards can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home.
Botany Bay is about 5 miles south-east of Edmonton, in the London Borough of Enfield. Botany Bay is part of the area we cover, and the process is the same everywhere we work. We cover places right across Enfield, large and small.
We cover every part of EN2 for under-stairs storage. Our area takes in homes on streets like The Ridgeway and East Lodge Lane, along with the roads around them, whether you want under-stairs storage or another piece made for the room. Main roads around Botany Bay include the A1005. We also cover the places around Botany Bay: Cockfosters (2 miles south-west), Grange Park (2 miles south-east), Hadley Wood (2 miles south-west), World's End (2 miles south) and Oakwood (2 miles south). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places like Edmonton (5 miles south-east), Enfield (3 miles south-east), Palmers Green (4 miles south), New Southgate (4 miles south), Enfield Chase (2 miles south-east) and Bush Hill Park (3 miles south-east).
What’s near Botany Bay
Around Botany Bay, we cover homes near The Robin Hood pub and Highlands School. For rail, the closest station is Crews Hill station, about 1 mile north-east. Well-known places in the area include Chase Farm Hospital (1.2 miles south-east).
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
If you’re handy, a simple shelf or a standard wardrobe in a square room is a reasonable DIY job. Sloping ceilings, uneven floors and lath-and-plaster walls make it harder, because scribing and the right fixings start to matter.
Questions we’re often asked
I live near Crews Hill station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Enfield and the rest of London. You can fill in our short enquiry form to arrange a design visit.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Botany Bay?
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 during the design visit, so we can plan the day around it.
Can you fit a small desk under the stairs?
It depends on the height and how open the space is. At the design visit we’ll say whether a desk makes sense there. If it does, a compact desk with shelving can suit paperwork and a laptop.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
It needs a little planning: leaving ventilation behind and inside helps stop condensation. We don’t treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.
How much does under-stairs storage cost?
The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. The mix of drawers, doors and shelves, and the finish you choose, all play a part. Everything is set out in a quote in writing after the visit.
Are drawers or cupboards better under the stairs?
Many designs use both. Deep pull-out drawers suit the shallow end under the bottom steps, while a cupboard at the tall end takes coats, the vacuum or an ironing board. We talk it through at the measuring visit.