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Hatch End Under-Stairs Storage
Under-stairs storage in Hatch End: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- An old cupboard door that does not suit the hall
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
- The low end of the space going to waste
Under-stairs storage in Hatch End
About our under-stairs storage in Hatch End
Under-stairs cupboards often hold a gas meter, an electricity meter or the fuse board. They need to stay accessible, so readings and safety checks can still be made. Our designs keep a clear way to them, often behind their own door, so you gain storage without losing access. At the design visit in Hatch End, we note what’s there and design around it. People typically come to us about an old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall and coats and shoes piling up in the hall; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
Around Hatch End, interwar houses or semi-detached and detached homes make up a good part of the housing. In a typical 1930s house, storage tends to hide in the bay, under the stairs and in the box room. Any meters or fuse board under the stairs stay accessible, and the storage is planned around them.
Once you’ve read the quote and decided to go ahead, the furniture is made in our workshop. The quote sets out the agreed design, materials and finish, so you can check every detail beforehand.
- Place
- Hatch End (HA5, HA2, HA3)
- Borough
- Harrow
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What happens on fitting day
There isn’t much for you to do on fitting day. Someone needs to let us in, and it helps to have the room cleared beforehand, as agreed at the design visit. After that, it is over to us: the floors are covered, the sections come in and the fitting begins. How long the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and your quote sets out the fitting days. In a 1920s or 1930s house, the hall and stairs are typically straightforward, but the route in is still measured, not just the room. Under-stairs cupboards arrive in sections and are assembled in place, with floors protected throughout.
- You get in touch and let us know what’s under the stairs now, including any gas meter, electricity meter or fuse board.
- We visit to measure the slope and the floor, and agree a design that keeps any meter or fuse board accessible.
- 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.
Preparing the room
- Arrange any electrical changes with your electrician in advance
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
Getting a quote
To make a start, drop us a line using the contact form and tell us a little about the room and roughly what you’d like. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and a written quote follows.
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What else we make in Hatch End
What we don’t do
We are carpenters, so some jobs belong to other trades. It helps to know these before you plan the job:
- Making good the walls and ceiling, which is for a plasterer or decorator
- Any wiring or new lights, which need an electrician
- Any work on gas pipes or appliances
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can fill in our short enquiry form and we will give you a straight answer. Our process from visit to fitting.
Materials and parts
- Hand-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Pull-out drawers
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
Practical tips
People planning under-stairs storage often ask about these. They’re worth knowing whatever the room:
- Think about what you will keep in each drawer
- Mention any parking rules on your street
- Clear the space before the design visit if you can
- Note the size of anything tall you want to store
When we’ve 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.
Don’t store things in front of the meter or fuse board. Readers and engineers need to reach them, and you may need to as well. With its own door, the meter stays in reach without much effort.
Questions we’re often asked
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Hatch End?
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’s useful to tell us about parking at the measuring visit.
Is Hatch End in the area you cover for under-stairs storage?
Yes. Hatch End is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Harrow and London. To get started, you can get in touch through our contact form with some details.
What is under-stairs storage made from?
We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. MDF is stable and takes paint well, so it suits the doors and fronts, while birch plywood gives strength to the drawers and carcasses. The finish is spray-painted or hand-painted.
Is it possible to fit storage around a meter under the stairs?
Yes. The design keeps a clear way to the meter or fuse board, typically behind its own door. Access matters for readings and safety checks, so we design around it.
How long does it take to fit under-stairs storage?
How long fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Because everything is made at our workshop, the work in your home is the fitting itself. We know the hall is a busy route, so we keep it as clear as possible.
What happens when you come to measure?
We measure the space and discuss the design, materials and finish. We also check the walls and floors and note radiators, sockets and other things in the way, and the written quote comes afterwards.
How it is made
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting on site lets the storage be finished alongside the woodwork around it. Marks can be touched in without much trouble. Paint needs time to cure fully, so it is best treated gently at first.
Birch plywood
Birch plywood is made in layers, which makes it strong and stable. It goes into the carcasses, the shelves and the drawer boxes, with the edge either shown or painted.
Flats, blocks and rented homes
If your building is on a red route or a busy main road, unloading takes some planning. TfL runs the red routes, and the stopping rules are strict, so tell us about it during the design visit.
If the property is let, we will need access agreed with the tenants, at times that suit them. An agent can arrange access for you, and the written quote can go to whoever needs it.
Making use of awkward spaces in Hatch End
In the area around Hatch End, the largest groups of homes date from between 1945 and 1972 (about 38%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 28%), 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. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Hatch End include East End Farm Cottage (Grade II*), less than half a mile south, and Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II*), about 0.5 miles south-west. If you live in a listed building, fixing into or taking out original features like panelling can need listed building consent. It is worth speaking to the council’s conservation officer before the design is final. More than a third of the homes in the streets around Hatch End (about 38%) were built between 1945 and 1972, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Homes from that era tend to have little built-in storage, so under-stairs cupboards make a real difference, with fixings chosen for the wall.
Close to Headstone Manor Recreation Ground? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and under-stairs cupboards can give those things a place. If you live in a flat close to Hatch End station, it helps to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day. Headstone Manor, about 1 mile south-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, the space under the stairs may hold the meters or the fuse board, and the cupboards are planned around them.
Hatch End is about 2 miles south-east of Harrow, in the London Borough of Harrow. We design and make under-stairs storage for homes in Hatch End, as part of our work in every London borough. Across Harrow, we cover Hatch End, along with the rest of the borough.
Every home in HA5, HA2 and HA3 is covered for under-stairs storage. If your home is on a street like Love Lane, Moss Lane and Tudor Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for under-stairs storage. Neighbouring places we cover for under-stairs storage include Headstone (1 mile east), Harrow Weald (2 miles east) and Belmont (2 miles east). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places like Harrow (2 miles south-east), Stanmore (3 miles east), Wealdstone (2 miles east), Little Stanmore (4 miles east), Greenhill (2 miles south-east) and South Harrow (3 miles south). Hatch End is one of the larger places we cover in Harrow.
Around Hatch End
We fit furniture in homes around Nower Hill High School and The Moon & Sixpence pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Hatch End station, roughly 0.6 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St. George's Shopping Centre (2 miles south-east) and Heath Robinson Museum (0.8 miles south-west).