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Under-stairs storage in Falconwood, Bexley
For homes in Falconwood, we make under-stairs storage from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The finish is spray painted or hand painted, in a colour agreed with you.
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- A dark, wasted space under the stairs
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
Ask about under-stairs storage in Falconwood
Questions from Falconwood
Can you make under-stairs storage for a home in Falconwood?
Yes, Falconwood is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Bexley and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Falconwood?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor’s permit, a paid parking bay or a bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know what parking is near you during the design visit.
Does fitted furniture need planning permission?
Not normally. Fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission, even in a conservation area. If the building is listed, works affecting its character may need listed building consent, so ask the council’s conservation officer.
Should I choose drawers or cupboards under the stairs?
Often a mix works best. Deep pull-out drawers suit the shallow end under the bottom steps, and a cupboard at the tall end handles taller things. We talk it through during the design visit.
How is under-stairs storage priced?
The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. Drawers usually involve more work than plain shelving, and the finish makes a difference too. We set it all out in a written quote.
Can the under-stairs storage be painted to match the hall?
Yes. You choose the colour, and we agree it before the work starts. A spray-painted finish is done in our workshop, and a hand-painted one can be done on site. Both can be matched to a colour you already have.
Under-stairs storage in Falconwood
We make each under-stairs cupboard in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Birch plywood is strong and holds screws well, which suits drawer boxes that carry weight, while MDF takes paint well for the doors and fronts. Once painted, by spray or by hand, it is brought to your home in Falconwood and fitted. Most enquiries start with stairs open to a room, with clutter on show and a fuse board that’s hard to get to; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish.
An interwar house tends to have truer walls than a Victorian one, though rarely square corners. Around Falconwood, interwar houses, semis and detached homes make up a big part of the housing, and every piece is still scribed where it meets the wall. Each piece is levelled on site, so doors, lids and drawers line up.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, each used where it suits the job. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Location
- Falconwood (DA16, DA15, SE9)
- Borough
- Bexley
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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What prompts under-stairs storage in Falconwood
Others are looking for a small place to work. Where the space is open to a room, a built-in desk with shelves can fit there neatly. It won’t replace a full home office, but it suits paperwork and a laptop.
Requests we hear often include:
- A sloping corner nobody can reach
- Nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board
- A hallway crowded with coats and shoes
- Stairs open to a room, with clutter on show
If you live in a flat close to Welling station, the route in is measured as well as the room, and the sections are sized to fit it.
Before you choose who makes it
- Are the boards named, such as MDF or plywood?
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
- Have they thought about parking near you?
Bespoke under-stairs storage or ready-made?
Ready-made drawers come in set depths, and the space under a staircase is often deeper than any of them. Bespoke drawers are made to the depth you have, so the back of the space is used too. Each one is sized for what it will hold, from shoes to the vacuum cleaner. Doors, windows and radiators rarely leave a gap that matches a standard width, so ready-made furniture often ends up in the wrong place. Fitted furniture is designed around them.
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
What you get with us
- More than 300 projects completed
- Designed for the room you have
- Saturdays by prior arrangement
- A spray or hand-painted finish
See our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf or what a quote should include.
What it’s made from
Plinths and scribe strips
Floors under the stairs are often out of level. We set the storage level on a plinth or adjustable feet, so everything opens and closes as it should.
Moisture-resistant MDF
Moisture-resistant MDF is stable and takes paint well. It is used for the doors, fronts and side panels, where the finish is most on show.
Before and after fitting day
Most of what helps is simple. What we’d suggest:
- Find out what sits in the space now, from meters to pipes
- Let us know about parking during the design visit
- Let us know about anything bulky that needs to fit
- Consider the colour of the hall, the stairs and the skirting
Once the fitting is done, the storage is ready to use. Paint needs time to cure fully, so treat the new finish gently at first. Keep tape, sharp knocks and strong cleaners away from it while it settles.
Every so often, look at the handles and hinges. A loose handle is easy to tighten before it works its way out. If a drawer stops running smoothly, fill in our short enquiry form and describe it.
How fitting day works
You won’t need to do much on the day. We need someone to let us in at the start, and the room should already be cleared. From there, we protect the floors, bring the furniture in and get on with the fitting. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Loft stairs in an interwar house can be tight, with a low ceiling at the top, so any section going up there is sized for them. The main stairs in houses of that age are normally straighter. Each section is assembled and fixed in the room.
- You tell us about the stairs and what you’d like to store.
- We measure the space, the slope and the floor, and note any meters or fuse boards.
- The design is agreed and a quote in writing follows.
- The storage is made at our workshop and painted in your colour.
- We fit it in your home and check every drawer and door with you. The way to any meters is left clear.
Before fitting day
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
How to get a quote
We quote once we’ve seen the room. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, then send a quote in writing. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. To book a design visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
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Making use of awkward spaces in Falconwood
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 73% of the housing in the area around Falconwood, with about 13% built between 1945 and 1972, 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. TfL’s red routes have strict stopping rules. If your home is on or just off a main road, it’s useful to mention it. We will plan where the van can stop. The ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) now covers the whole of London, Bexley included. That includes the vans that bring and fit furniture in Falconwood. We plan parking and access with you during the design visit.
For families living near Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit. Close to Shoulder of Mutton Green? Under-stairs cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
Falconwood is within the London Borough of Bexley, about 2 miles south of Sidcup. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and Falconwood is part of that. Falconwood is one of the places in Bexley where we make under-stairs storage, and the borough has 27 places on our list.
Here we cover the DA16, DA15 and SE9 postcode area for under-stairs storage. We cover homes on streets like Hook Lane, Gordon Road and Kent Avenue, whether you want under-stairs storage or another piece made for the room. Neighbouring places we cover for under-stairs storage include Blackfen (1 mile south), East Wickham (1 mile north), Avery Hill (1 mile south-west), Shooter's Hill (1 mile north-west) and New Eltham (2 miles south-west). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places like Sidcup (2 miles south), Erith (4 miles north-east), Bexley (2 miles south-east), Belvedere (3 miles north-east), Northumberland Heath (3 miles east) and Lessness Heath (3 miles north-east).
Around Falconwood
We fit furniture in homes around Harris Academy Falconwood and The Plough and Harrow pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Falconwood is Welling station, roughly 0.5 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Memorial Hospital (1.4 miles north-west) and Greenwich Borough Museum (1.8 miles north).