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Under-Stairs Storage in Chelsfield
We make under-stairs storage in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood for homes in Chelsfield. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Needing a compact spot for a laptop
- An old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall
- The low end of the space going to waste
Under-stairs storage designed for your room
How fitting day works
At the end, we tidy up. Before we go, we look over the finished furniture with you and answer any questions. How long fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Some interwar and suburban streets have driveways, which can make unloading easier, so it’s worth mentioning at the design visit. Otherwise, details of permits or nearby bays help. Floors and doorways are protected while the pieces come in.
- It starts when you contact us about the space under your stairs. It’s useful to say whether the meters are under there.
- We visit to measure and talk about how you’ll use the space.
- Your quote sets out the design, the materials and the finish. Take your time to look through it.
- We make the drawers, doors and carcasses in our workshop.
- The storage is fitted and set level, ready for the first coats and shoes.
How to prepare
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
How to get a quote
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it, once the room is measured and the design talked through. For a quote, get in touch through our contact form.
Related advice
Under-stairs storage in Chelsfield: what you get
Not every staircase is in a house. A maisonette, a split-level flat or a staircase down to a lower floor can all leave space underneath. We measure the space and the route in, so the sections made at our workshop fit through the front door and along the hall. The same careful process applies to any home in Chelsfield. We make under-stairs cupboards from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and the things people most often want solved are a meter or fuse board buried behind clutter and space under the stairs that’s hard to use.
Walls in houses from between the wars are typically straighter than in older ones, but seldom perfect. Much of the housing around Chelsfield 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.
The quote comes in writing, so you can read it at your own pace and share it with anyone else involved. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Place
- Chelsfield (BR6)
- Area
- Bromley
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Making use of tricky spaces in Chelsfield
Homes built between 1945 and 1972 make up about 59% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Chelsfield, with about 18% built between 1919 and 1939, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Chelsfield include Church of St Martin of Tours (Grade II*), less than half a mile south-west, and Crosshall (Grade II), less than half a mile south-east. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. All of London, Bromley included, is inside the ULEZ. It applies to the vans that deliver and fit furniture in Chelsfield, as it does anywhere else in London. Parking and access are planned during the design visit.
Lullingstone Castle, about 3 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage. For families living near Chelsfield Primary School, under-stairs cupboards can be planned around what a family needs to keep, from coats and bags to sports kit.
Chelsfield is about 2 miles north-west of Orpington, within the London Borough of Bromley. Chelsfield is part of the area we cover. In Bromley, Chelsfield is one of the places we cover.
Every address in BR6 is covered for under-stairs storage. If your home is on a street such as Orlestone Gardens, Warren Road and Bucks Cross Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for under-stairs storage. Other places close to Chelsfield include Maypole (1 mile south-east), Bopeep (1 mile south-east), Goddington (1 mile north-west) and Pratt's Bottom (1 mile south-west). Across the rest of Bromley, our area takes in Orpington (2 miles north-west), Bromley (6 miles north-west), Beckenham (8 miles north-west), St Mary Cray (2 miles north), Chislehurst (5 miles north-west) and Biggin Hill (5 miles south-west).
Around Chelsfield
Our area takes in the homes around Five Bells Public House, St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School and Harris Academy Orpington. For rail, the closest station is Chelsfield station, roughly 0.8 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Orpington Hospital (1.4 miles west) and London Borough of Bromley Museum (1.7 miles north-west).
Pricing under-stairs storage in Chelsfield
Not every room costs the same, and it comes down to:
- The internal fittings
- Parking and unloading on your street
- How big the furniture is
- How easy it is to get the furniture into the room
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
What we need to know
Some details help us understand the job before we visit. When you contact us, it is useful to send:
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Approximate measurements of the space
- What the furniture needs to hold
You don’t need exact measurements to get started. Everything is measured properly when we visit, including how level the floor and ceiling are. To arrange it, message us from the contact page. You receive a quote in writing after the visit.
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Could you do it yourself?
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. If the walls are straight and the space suits standard sizes, it often does the job.
Cost matters, and it is fair to say so: flat-pack is normally cheaper to buy. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is tricky, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Questions we’re often asked
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Chelsfield station?
Yes, homes across Bromley and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can get in touch through our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Does a conservation area in or near Chelsfield affect fitted furniture?
Typically not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character can require listed building consent from the council. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
Should I choose drawers or cupboards under the stairs?
It depends on the shape of the space and what you want to store. Drawers make the low end useful, because you pull the back of the space to you. At the tall end, a cupboard is often better for coats and the vacuum.
Could the space under my stairs take a desk?
In many homes it’s possible, if the space is open to a room and tall enough at one end. We can build a desk with shelves and drawers to suit the space. New sockets or lights are for your electrician, and we leave a route for the cables.
What materials do you use for under-stairs storage?
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. Your quote confirms the materials and finish.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
It is a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We look at the walls, floors and anything the furniture has to work around, then send a quote in writing.
Is it time for under-stairs storage?
Sometimes the reason is a meter reading or an engineer’s visit, and the struggle to reach the meter. Good storage can keep these in clear reach behind their own door, while the rest of the space is put to proper use.
A few of the things people ask us to solve are these:
- Open space under the stairs that collects clutter
- Nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board
- An under-stairs cupboard full of clutter
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
If you live near Hewitt's Chalk Bank, under-stairs cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
What to check before you book
- Are the boards named, like MDF or plywood?
- Who does any electrics, plumbing or gas work
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
Where other trades come in
As carpenters, we leave some work to other trades. It’s useful to know these before you plan the job:
- New sockets, lights or wiring, which are for your electrician
- Making good the walls and ceiling, which is for a plasterer or decorator
- Structural changes to the staircase itself
If you are 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 goes into it
- Spray-painted finish
- Pull-out drawers
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves