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Under-stairs storage in Crews Hill, Enfield
Under-stairs storage for your home in Crews Hill: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. We visit to measure and discuss the design, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it.
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
- A fuse board that is hard to get to
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
Under-stairs storage designed for your room
How we make under-stairs storage for Crews Hill
In a narrow hallway, the stairs may offer the only spare room for coats and shoes. A hanging section, shoe drawers and a shelf for keys keep everything off the floor. With a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, it sits quietly in the hall. It’s a small change that makes a busy hallway feel ordered. People normally come to us about space under the stairs that’s hard to use and struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter, and the answer is built in our workshop from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Rooms in post-war homes tend to be simple, with plain skirting and no cornice, so fitted storage can be crisp and simple to match. Many homes around Crews Hill date from the post-war decades. Every space is still measured on site, as nothing is assumed to be square.
If the job needs another trade, like an electrician or a plumber, we’ll tell you. Our quote covers the carpentry: the design, the materials and the finish.
- Where
- Crews Hill (EN2)
- Borough
- Enfield
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Before and after fitting day
A few practical points help before and after fitting day. Here are some things worth bearing in mind:
- Note the things that need a home under the stairs
- Let us know about parking near your home
- Mention any decorating plans so the work can be timed well
- Find out what sits in the space now, from meters to pipes
When we have finished fitting, the drawers and doors are ready to use. Paint needs time to cure fully, so treat the new finish gently at first. Avoid sticky tape, heavy knocks and harsh cleaners while it hardens.
Keep the way to the meter or fuse board clear. You may need to reach them yourself in a hurry, so leave the path open. With its own door, the meter stays in reach without much effort.
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Common questions about under-stairs storage
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in Crews Hill?
Yes. Crews Hill is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Enfield and London. You can use our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Crews Hill?
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. It helps to tell us about parking during the design visit, so we can plan the day around it.
My walls are not straight. Is that a problem?
That’s normal in older homes, and it is what scribing is for. We scribe the edges to follow the wall and set the furniture level on adjustable feet or a plinth.
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
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.
Can I send photos before the visit?
Yes. They give us a feel for the space before we visit. It helps to show radiators, sockets and anything else on the wall.
How long does it take to fit under-stairs storage?
The time the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Drawers, doors and carcasses are all made in the workshop before we arrive. If you’d like the fitting on a Saturday, that can be arranged.
What it’s made from
Plinths and scribe strips
Walls are rarely flat and floors rarely level, in older homes especially. Scribe strips and a plinth take up the difference. That keeps the lines neat all round.
Doors and drawer fronts
A door for the meter or fuse board can match the rest of the fronts. It opens fully so the meter stays easy to read. Around it, the other fronts can be drawers, doors or a mix.
When is bespoke worth it?
Shop-bought shelves can sag over a long span. Span, depth and the weight on it decide whether a shelf sags, so a long run needs a thicker shelf, a stiffening lip or a support. We design shelves with that in mind.
Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there is typically a gap left over at the top or at one end. Furniture we make is built to the room’s own sizes, so it can use the full height and width.
What it costs
A few things affect what fitted furniture costs:
- The number of doors and drawers
- How square the room is
- The internal fittings
- Access to the room, such as stairs, lifts and narrow halls
Getting to the room affects the job as well. Narrow halls, tight stairs or a small lift may mean the furniture is made in more sections, and that is part of the price. Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured.
Before the design visit
Ahead of the design visit, we will typically ask about:
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Your postcode and the borough
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- The type of home and how the room is reached
You don’t need exact measurements to get started. We measure everything properly at the design visit. To get started, fill in our short enquiry form and tell us about the room. You receive a written quote after the visit.
Fitted storage in Crews Hill
Homes built between 1945 and 1972 make up about 36% of the housing in the streets around Crews Hill, with about 34% built before 1919, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. Part of Crews Hill is in a conservation area, 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 largely about how buildings look from outside. If in doubt, the council’s planning team can confirm. On TfL’s red routes, the rules on stopping and loading are strict. If your home in Crews Hill is on or near a main road, tell us during the design visit. We can then plan where the van will stop.
If you live in a period home close to Church of St John the Baptist, the space under the stairs may hold the meters or the fuse board, and the cupboards are planned around them. For families living near St John's CofE Primary School, under-stairs cupboards can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Glasgow Stud Farmhouse, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features.
Crews Hill is about 4 miles south-east of Edmonton, part of the London Borough of Enfield. Design visits and fitting in Crews Hill can be on a Saturday, by prior arrangement. Crews Hill is one of the places in Enfield where we make under-stairs storage, and the borough has 26 places on our list.
We cover every part of EN2. Our area takes in homes on streets like Rosewood Drive, Theobalds Park Road and Whitewebbs Road, for under-stairs storage and any of our other fitted furniture. Other places close to Crews Hill include Clay Hill (1 mile south-east), Gordon Hill (1 mile south-east), Forty Hill (2 miles south-east), Enfield Chase (2 miles south) and Enfield (2 miles south). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places such as Edmonton (4 miles south-east), Palmers Green (4 miles south), New Southgate (5 miles south), Bush Hill Park (3 miles south), Upper Edmonton (5 miles south) and Oakthorpe Park (5 miles south).
Local landmarks in Crews Hill
The streets we cover here include those near Chace Community School and The Plough pub, among other places. Crews Hill has its own railway station: Crews Hill station. Nearby you will also find Chase Farm Hospital (1 mile south).
How fitting works for under-stairs storage
You’re welcome to ask questions while we work. The design, materials and finish were settled before anything was made, so fitting day is about putting it in place carefully and leaving the room tidy. The time the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Communal stairs in older blocks often have tight landings, so sections are sized for both the stairs and any lift. Where the building has a caretaker or managing agent, it helps to tell them before fitting day. We cover the floors in shared areas on the way in.
- It starts with some details from you about the space.
- At the design visit we measure and plan how you’ll use the space.
- A quote in writing follows.
- The storage is made at our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, and run through each drawer and door with you.
- Treat the fresh paintwork gently while it cures; a hand-painted finish is easy to touch up later.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Keep pets in another room while we work
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
Arranging a design visit
We quote once we’ve seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and talk through the design with you, and the written quote comes after. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. To book a design visit, message us from the contact page.