Havering · London
Under-stairs storage in Gallows Corner, Havering
Few London rooms are perfectly square, and we scribe the furniture to follow the walls. Our work on under-stairs storage in Gallows Corner starts with a design visit, and everything is made in our workshop.
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
- A staircase with untidy space beneath it
Need under-stairs storage in Gallows Corner?
Looking after your furniture
People planning under-stairs storage often ask about these. They’re worth knowing whatever the room:
- Look for meters, a fuse board or pipes before we visit
- Plan decorating around the fitting
- Decide whether you’d like coats on hooks or on a rail
- Consider the colour of the hall, the stairs and the skirting
A soft, damp cloth is the best way to keep the fronts clean. Avoid scourers and harsh chemicals, and dry the surface after wiping. The edges of drawers and the areas around handles pick up marks first.
Sharp tools and heavy boxes can chip a painted edge. Put tools in a case so they do not knock the paint. Minor chips can be touched up with the matching colour.
About our under-stairs storage in Gallows Corner
Where a staircase is open to a living space, the storage under it becomes part of the room. That calls for clean lines, well-fitted doors and a finish that suits the rest of the room. Fronts can be plain or panelled, with handles chosen to suit the room. In Gallows Corner or anywhere else, the aim is storage that looks considered, not added on. Most enquiries start with nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board and the low end of the space going to waste, and the answer is made at our workshop from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Coats, shoes, bags and the vacuum cleaner all need somewhere to go in a family house. Around Gallows Corner, where interwar homes, semis and detached houses make up a big part of the housing, well-planned storage by the door or under the stairs can take a lot of it. Anything that needs to stay reachable, like meters or a fuse board, is designed around.
We write quotes in plain English. You’ll see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, taken from what we agreed at the visit.
- Location
- Gallows Corner (RM3, RM2, RM11)
- Area
- Havering
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Materials and finishes
Birch plywood
Birch plywood is made in layers, which makes it strong and stable. We use it for carcasses, shelves and drawer boxes, with the edge either shown or painted.
Plinths and scribe strips
The floor under a staircase is rarely perfectly level. A plinth or adjustable feet let us set the storage level, so everything opens and closes as it should.
Fitting day, step by step
With the carcasses fixed and level, we hang any doors and fit any drawers or lids. We adjust each one so the gaps line up and it closes cleanly. How long fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Semis and detached houses often have a front path or a side gate, which can make carrying in easier. Gates, paths and steps up to the door are part of the route we measure. Floors are covered from the door to the room.
- To begin, drop us a line using the contact form; a brief note on the space and what it holds now is plenty.
- At the design visit we measure the space and plan the storage around the meters, so readers and engineers can still reach them.
- You receive a quote in writing 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.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the stairs and the walls, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
Getting a quote
Rough sizes are fine at the start. Everything is measured properly when we visit. To arrange it, drop us a line using the contact form and tell us about the room. The written quote follows the visit.
Advice
Also near Gallows Corner
What else we make in Gallows Corner
What we don’t do
It helps to know what’s outside our work before you plan:
- Any wiring or new lights, which need an electrician
- Gas pipework, which needs a Gas Safe engineer
- Relocating meters, which your energy supplier deals with
Not sure whether your space suits under-stairs storage? You can use our contact form and we’ll tell you before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
Materials and parts
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Pull-out drawers
- Hand-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
Pricing under-stairs storage in Gallows Corner
The price for your room depends on:
- The overall size of the piece
- How many doors and drawers there are
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
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, which the quote allows for. Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design.
What to send when you contact us
You don’t need exact measurements or a plan. It is enough to send:
- Approximate measurements of the space
- Examples of the look you are after
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
The design visit is where every quote starts. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. A written quote follows the visit. To book one, get in touch through our contact form.
Under-stairs storage in Gallows Corner: local notes
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 37% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Gallows Corner, with about 37% built between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Near the centre of Gallows Corner, Historic England’s list includes The Royal Liberty School (Grade II*), about 0.5 miles south. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. Many London boroughs run controlled parking zones, and Havering sets its own rules. If your road in Gallows Corner falls in a zone, the van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. We ask about parking at the design visit, so we can plan the day around it.
For a family home near Royal Liberty School, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up. Living in a block of flats near Gidea Park station? Then it’s useful to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day. The wider area includes historic houses like Hare Hall, about 0.5 miles south. For a period home anywhere nearby, under-stairs cupboards are scribed to walls and stair strings that are rarely straight.
Gallows Corner is within the London Borough of Havering, about 2 miles south-west of Romford. Wherever you are in Gallows Corner, the process is the same: we visit and measure, send a written quote, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. In Havering, Gallows Corner is one of the places we cover.
Every home in RM3, RM2 and RM11 is within our area for under-stairs storage, from the main roads to the quieter streets. You will find streets here like Ewan Road, Briar Road and Bell Avenue, and we cover homes on all of them for under-stairs storage. Close by, we also work in Gidea Park (1 mile west), Ardleigh Green (1 mile south), Heath Park (1 mile south), Emerson Park (1 mile south-east) and Hornchurch (2 miles south). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places like Romford (2 miles south-west), Elm Park (3 miles south), Collier Row (2 miles west), Rainham (5 miles south), Upminster (3 miles south-east) and South Hornchurch (5 miles south). As one of the bigger places in Havering, Gallows Corner is covered for under-stairs storage and everything else we make.
Near you in Gallows Corner
Around Gallows Corner, we cover homes near Havering College of Further and Higher Education, The Ship Public House and Ardleigh Green Junior School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Gidea Park station, roughly 0.8 miles south-west. A little further out are Harold Wood Hospital (0.6 miles east) and The Mercury Mall (1.5 miles south-west). Not far away are Bedfords Park.
Questions we’re often asked
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Gidea Park station?
Yes. We cover all of Havering and the rest of London. To get started, you can message us from the contact page with a few details about the room.
Is Gallows Corner in the area you cover for under-stairs storage?
Yes, Gallows Corner is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Havering and the rest of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and discuss the design, followed by a quote.
Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by arrangement. Let us know when you first get in touch, and we’ll see what we can do.
Do I need to be in when you fit?
Someone needs to let us in at the start of the day. It is good to have someone there at the end to look over the work with us.
Can I send pictures before the visit?
Yes, they help. Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space. To send them, use our contact form.
How long will the fitting take?
The time the fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. The storage is made in our workshop first, so the time in your home is spent fitting. We keep the hallway as clear as we can while we work.