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Under-stairs storage in Petts Wood, Bromley
Under-stairs storage in Petts Wood: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. Every piece is made in our workshop and fitted in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
- Nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board
- A low corner too deep to reach into
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Under-stairs storage in Petts Wood: what you get
In many terraced houses, the gas meter, electricity meter or fuse board sits under the stairs. These must stay easy to reach for meter readers and engineers. Our designs keep a clear way to them, often behind their own door, so the space works hard without hiding anything that matters. If you are not sure what’s under your stairs in Petts Wood, we will look when we visit. Most enquiries start with open space under the stairs that collects clutter and needing a compact spot for a laptop; the furniture is made from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
A good part of the housing around Petts Wood is interwar, semi-detached or detached. If yours is a 1920s or 1930s house, the bay window at the front, the space under the stairs and the box room are the usual places to gain storage. Any meters or fuse board under the stairs stay accessible, and the storage is planned around them.
A quote in writing follows the design visit. It describes the design we discussed, the materials and the finish.
- Location
- Petts Wood (BR5, BR6, BR2)
- Borough
- Bromley
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
The problems under-stairs storage solve
After a hallway is redecorated, an old, tired cupboard under the stairs can stand out. New storage, painted in a colour chosen for the hall, can tie it together. If decorating is planned, it is worth mentioning at the measuring visit so the work can be timed sensibly.
Under-stairs storage can help with:
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- Storage that doesn’t match the hallway
- A staircase with untidy space beneath it
If your home is one of the older houses near St Francis Church, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks.
Before you choose who makes it
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from
Under-stairs storage for homes in Petts Wood
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 71% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Petts Wood, with about 21% built between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how under-stairs cupboards are fixed and fitted. The centre of Petts Wood is within about a quarter of a mile of the Station Square, Petts Wood Conservation Area. Conservation area controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. If in doubt, the council’s planning team can confirm. Many London boroughs run controlled parking zones, and Bromley sets its own rules. Depending on your street in Petts Wood, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a council bay suspension may be needed. We ask about parking at the measuring visit, so the day can be planned around it.
For a flat near Petts Wood station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in. The wider area includes historic houses like Bromley Palace, about 2.6 miles north-west. If your own home is a period one, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
Petts Wood is in the London Borough of Bromley, about 1 mile east of Orpington. Design visits and fitting in Petts Wood can be on a Saturday, by prior arrangement. We list Petts Wood among 49 places we cover in Bromley.
Design visits and fitting in BR5, BR6 and BR2 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Our area takes in homes on streets like Tent Peg Lane, Ryecroft Road and Beaumont Road, along with the roads around them, for under-stairs storage and any of our other fitted furniture. We also cover Crofton (1 mile south), Broom Hill (1 mile south-east), Southborough (1 mile west), Locksbottom (1 mile south-west) and Bromley Common (2 miles west). Elsewhere in Bromley, we also cover Bromley (3 miles west), Beckenham (5 miles west), Chislehurst (2 miles north), Penge (6 miles west), Anerley (6 miles west) and Crystal Palace (7 miles west).
Near you in Petts Wood
Around Petts Wood, we cover homes near Daylight Inn and Bromley High School. There is a railway station in Petts Wood itself: Petts Wood station. Nearby you’ll also find Bridgeways Day Hospital (1.5 miles west) and Crofton Roman Villa (1.2 miles south-east). For a walk, there is Summer Hill.
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What affects the cost of under-stairs storage
To work out the quote, we look at:
- How square the room is
- The number of doors and drawers
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- Parking and unloading on your street
Access to the room makes a difference too. Several flights of stairs, a small lift or a narrow hall can mean smaller sections and more carrying, and that is part of the price. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose.
What to send when you get in touch
To help us picture the room, please include:
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- How you want to use the space
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Rough sizes: width, height and depth
A quote begins with a few details from you: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of photos if you can take them. To send them, use our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and talk through the design, then send a written quote.
How fitting works for under-stairs storage
If anything comes up on the day, just ask. The design, materials and finish were settled before anything was made, so the day itself is about careful fitting. How long the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and your quote sets out the fitting days. A front path or side gate can make the carry from the van simpler. We measure the path, any steps and the front door as part of the route. Floors, stairs and doorways are protected on the way in.
- You get in touch and tell us what’s under the stairs now, including any gas meter, electricity meter or fuse board.
- At the design visit we measure the space and plan the storage around the meters, so readers and engineers can still reach them.
- A written quote follows, setting out the design, materials and finish.
- The storage is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with access to the meters planned in.
- The storage is fitted and set level, and the meter access is checked with you.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Empty the space we’ll be working in
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
Arranging a design visit
To make a start, drop us a line using the contact form and tell us a little about the room and what you want the furniture to do. From there, we arrange a design visit to measure up and talk through your ideas, and send you a quote in writing afterwards.
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Materials and finishes
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 the doors and drawers run true.
Moisture-resistant MDF
Moisture-resistant MDF is stable and takes paint well. It suits the doors, drawer fronts and panels of an under-stairs cupboard, where a smooth, even finish matters most.
Common questions about under-stairs storage
Can you make under-stairs storage for a home in Petts Wood?
Yes. Petts Wood is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Bromley and London. You can send us a few details through our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Does a conservation area in or near Petts Wood affect fitted furniture?
Usually not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. If your home is listed, internal works that affect its character may need listed building consent, so check with the council first. If you’re unsure, the council can confirm.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
It is 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, then send a written quote.
Can you match the storage to my hallway?
Yes. The colour is your choice and is agreed in the quote. We can spray it in the workshop or hand-paint it in your home. Either finish can follow a colour already in the hall.
Which works best under the stairs, drawers or cupboards?
It depends on the shape of the space and what you want to store. Drawers make the low end useful, because you pull the back of the space to you. Cupboards suit the tall end, for coats or a vacuum cleaner.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
It needs a little planning: ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps avoid condensation and mould. We don’t treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.
Flats, conversions and lettings
In a managed block, the building manager or concierge may need notice before we arrive. If there is a lift, it may need booking, and its size matters when we plan the sections. Let us know about it when you get in touch.
Mansion blocks and purpose-built blocks often have house rules about lifts, entry systems and when trades can come in. Let us know about them during the design visit, so fitting day is planned around them.