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Under-stairs storage in Hadley Wood, Enfield
Pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs, designed for your room in Hadley Wood. We measure, design and quote first, then make it in our workshop and fit it.
- A sloping corner nobody can reach
- An old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall
- A hallway crowded with coats and shoes
Under-stairs storage for your home in Hadley Wood
What affects the cost of under-stairs storage
The price for your room depends on:
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- The overall size of the piece
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
The finish affects the cost: spray painting is done in the workshop, while hand painting can be done on site. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
What to send when you contact us
To help us picture the room, please include:
- Any ideas or images you have saved
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
If you know what you want, say so; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To arrange a visit, get in touch through our contact form.
Under-stairs storage in Hadley Wood
No two staircases are quite the same. The underside slopes, the side of the stairs runs at its own angle and the floor below is rarely perfectly level. We scribe the storage to the stairs and the walls, so it looks as though it has always been there. That is something a standard unit cannot do, in Hadley Wood or anywhere else. Most enquiries start with storage that doesn’t match the hallway and wanting a quiet corner for paperwork, and the answer is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
A good share of the homes around Hadley Wood were built between 1945 and the early 1970s. Homes from that era tend to have simpler shapes than older houses, with fewer recesses, which means under-stairs cupboards can add storage that was never built in. Walls may be concrete, block or brick, so fixings are chosen for the wall.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF, birch plywood or both, depending on the design. The finish is stated too, whether that is spray painting or hand painting.
- Location
- Hadley Wood (EN4, EN5)
- Area
- Enfield
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it’s made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Is it time for under-stairs storage?
A hallway full of shoes and coats is a common reason to get in touch. With a rail, hooks and shoe drawers under the stairs, the hall stays clear, and the family has an obvious place to put things.
A few of the things people ask us to solve include:
- A staircase with untidy space beneath it
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
- A fuse board that’s hard to get to
For families living near Livingstone Primary and Nursery School, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit.
Choosing a carpenter
- Real projects you can actually look at
- How they handle walls that are not straight
- Will other trades be needed, and who arranges them?
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
Questions from Hadley Wood
Does a conservation area in or near Hadley Wood affect fitted furniture?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character may need listed building consent from the council. If you’re unsure, the council can confirm.
How do you fit under-stairs storage in a flat in Hadley Wood?
At the design visit, we measure the way in not just the room. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. It helps to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
What happens when you come to measure?
It’s 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, and the written quote comes afterwards.
Do I need to be in when you fit?
We need access, so someone has to let us in. After that, you don’t need to stay in the room.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
No. Electrical work isn’t something we do; it is a job for your electrician. We can allow for cable routes in the design, and new sockets should be in place before fitting day.
Do pictures help?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot, particularly with rough measurements. You can send them when you message us from the contact page.
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What it is made from
Hand-painted finish
A hand-painted finish can be applied once the storage is in place. It is easy to touch up later. Paint needs time to cure fully, so it is best treated gently at first.
Birch plywood
The drawers under a staircase can carry a real load. Birch plywood suits them, as it is strong and holds screws well. It also suits longer shelves.
Making use of awkward spaces in Hadley Wood
In the streets around Hadley Wood, the largest groups of homes date from between 1945 and 1972 (about 31%) and between 1973 and 1999 (about 25%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Hadley Wood include Camlet House (Grade II), under half a mile north-east, and Hadley Wood Golf Club House (Grade II), less than half a mile north-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. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. Strict stopping rules apply on red routes, which TfL runs. Where a home in Hadley Wood is on or beside a main road, it helps to mention that at the measuring visit. We can then plan where the van will stop.
Living in a block of flats near Hadley Wood station? Then check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in. For an older house near St Paul's Church, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
Hadley Wood is part of the London Borough of Enfield, about 6 miles south-east of Edmonton. We design and make under-stairs storage for homes in Hadley Wood and the rest of Enfield. Hadley Wood is one of 26 places on our list for Enfield.
Every home in EN4 and EN5 is within our area for under-stairs storage, from the main roads to the quieter streets. You’ll find streets here such as Hertford Road, Bartrams Lane and Parkgate Avenue, and homes on each of them are within our area for under-stairs storage. If you’re just outside Hadley Wood, we also cover Cockfosters (1 mile south-east), Monken Hadley (1 mile west), New Barnet (1 mile south), Barnet (1 mile south-west) and Underhill (1 mile south-west). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places like Edmonton (6 miles south-east), Enfield (4 miles east), Palmers Green (4 miles south-east), New Southgate (4 miles south), Enfield Chase (3 miles east) and Bush Hill Park (4 miles east).
Local landmarks in Hadley Wood
Around Hadley Wood, we cover homes near JCoSS, The Hadley Hotel and Trent School Cockfosters. Hadley Wood’s nearest station is Hadley Wood station, about 0.5 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Spires Shopping Centre (1.4 miles west) and Barnet General Hospital (2 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Covert Way.
Before and after fitting day
People planning under-stairs storage often ask about these. They’re worth knowing before and after fitting:
- Clear the space before the design visit if you can
- Let us know about parking near your home
- Bring paint colours you like to the design visit
- Let us know about anything bulky that needs to fit
When you load the drawers, put the heaviest things low and towards the front. It helps the runners and keeps the storage working well. Shelves are made for the things you told us about during the design visit, so stick to that and they’ll stay straight.
Damp coats and shoes put moisture into a closed space. Let them dry before they go away, and air the cupboard if it feels damp.
Fitting day, step by step
You will not need to do much on the day. Someone needs to let us in, and the room should already be cleared. After that, it is over to us: the floors are covered, the sections come in and the fitting begins. The time the fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Post-war blocks often have shared stairwells and lifts, so under-stairs cupboards are made in sections sized for each. If the building has rules on lift use or working hours, it helps to tell us at the measuring visit.
- It starts with a few details from you about the space.
- At the design visit we measure and plan how you will use the space.
- We send a quote in writing covering the design, materials and finish.
- We make the drawers and cupboards in 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.
- New paint needs time to cure fully, so open and close things gently at first.
Before fitting day
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Point out meters, boilers and fuse boards near the furniture
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician beforehand
Arranging a design visit
To make a start, get in touch through our contact form and tell us a little about the room and what you want the furniture to do. We then arrange a design visit to measure and talk through the design, and send you a written quote afterwards.