Bromley · London
Pratt's Bottom Under-Stairs Storage
Pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs, designed for your room in Pratt's Bottom. After a design visit and a quote in writing, it is made at our workshop and fitted in your home.
- A sloping corner nobody can reach
- Stairs open to a room, with clutter on show
- A hallway crowded with coats and shoes
Under-stairs storage for your home in Pratt's Bottom
How we make under-stairs storage for Pratt's Bottom
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. The result should look like part of the house, not an afterthought. We make under-stairs cupboards from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, and people most often get in touch about a tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out and a sloping corner nobody can reach.
With interwar houses or semis a big part of the picture around Pratt's Bottom, loft conversions are common, and they leave low eaves and sloping ceilings. Fitted storage can make use of the eaves, the bay or the hall. We build storage in lofts that are already converted or boarded.
The quote comes in writing, so you can read it at your own pace and talk it over at home. It records the design, the materials and the finish we discussed.
- Where
- Pratt's Bottom (BR6, TN14)
- Area
- Bromley
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it’s made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Under-stairs storage in Pratt's Bottom: local notes
About 45% of the homes in the area around Pratt's Bottom went up between 1945 and 1972, and about 22% between 1919 and 1939, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. That matters for under-stairs cupboards, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. A conservation area lies within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Pratt's Bottom, going by Historic England’s data. Conservation area controls are mainly about 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. If your street in Pratt's Bottom is in a controlled parking zone, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a parking bay suspension through the council may be needed. Let us know about parking at the measuring visit.
If your home is one of the older houses near All Souls' Church, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks. Down House, about 2.7 miles west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, pull-out drawers can reach right to the back of a deep under-stairs space.
Pratt's Bottom is about 3 miles north of Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley. From period terraces to newer flats in Pratt's Bottom, the furniture is designed around the room as we find it. Pratt's Bottom is one of the places in Bromley where we make under-stairs storage, and the borough has 49 places on our list.
Here we cover the BR6 and TN14 postcode area for under-stairs storage. We cover homes on streets such as Orchard Road, Runciman Close and Downs View Close, along with the roads around them, for under-stairs storage and any of our other fitted furniture. We also cover Chelsfield (1 mile north-east), Bopeep (1 mile north-east), Maypole (1 mile north-east) and Goddington (2 miles north). Other parts of Bromley we cover include Orpington (3 miles north), Bromley (6 miles north-west), Beckenham (8 miles north-west), St Mary Cray (3 miles north), Chislehurst (5 miles north-west) and Biggin Hill (4 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Pratt's Bottom
Our area takes in the homes around Green Street Green Primary School and the streets around them. Pratt's Bottom’s nearest station is Knockholt station, about 0.8 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Orpington Hospital (1.6 miles north-west).
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
Ready-made units are designed for shipping and quick assembly. Ours is designed for one staircase and made at our workshop to suit it, using birch plywood for strong drawer boxes and moisture-resistant MDF for painted fronts. The right choice depends on how hard you want the space to work. In an extended or opened-up house, old and new walls often meet slightly out of line, which shows up against standard furniture. Fitted pieces are scribed to both.
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. Size, the number of doors and drawers and the internal fittings make the biggest difference to the price.
Why work with us in Pratt's Bottom
- Scribed to uneven walls
- Built around your room
- Built in our workshop and fitted in your home
- Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
Read our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf and what to look for in a quote.
What it’s made from
Plinths and scribe strips
The floor under a staircase is rarely perfectly level. We set the storage level on a plinth or adjustable feet, so the doors and drawers run true.
Moisture-resistant MDF
Hallways see wet coats, shoes and umbrellas, so a moisture-resistant grade makes sense. It gives the painted fronts a smooth base, and stays stable once it is fitted.
Honest limits
Electrics, plumbing, gas, plastering and structural work aren’t part of what we do. Please bear these in mind too:
- Electrical work under the stairs, which your electrician carries out
- Painting the hallway walls and ceiling
- Changing where a meter sits, which is not carpentry
If in doubt, you can get in touch through our contact form and describe the room before you arrange a visit. How a job runs, step by step.
What it’s made from
- Pull-out drawers
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
Also near Pratt's Bottom
What else we make in Pratt's Bottom
Fitting day, step by step
Before anything is fixed, we set the furniture level. Floors are often out of level, so adjustable feet or a plinth take up the difference, and that keeps the doors and shelves true. Only then is it fixed to the wall, with fixings chosen to suit brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Loft stairs in an interwar house can be tight, with a low ceiling at the top, so pieces for a loft room are sized for the narrowest point. Elsewhere in the house, the route is usually more generous. The pieces are joined and fixed once in place.
- 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.
- We talk through drawers, cupboards and coat storage, and send a written quote, with the finish set out.
- The storage is built in our workshop and painted in your colour.
- The storage is fitted, scribed to the stairs and checked with you. The way to any meters is left clear.
Preparing the room
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
Starting with a design visit
To make a start, message us from the contact page and tell us a little about the room and roughly what you’d like. We then arrange a design visit to measure and discuss the design, and a quote in writing follows.
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Questions from Pratt's Bottom
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Pratt's Bottom?
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 is useful to let us know about parking at the measuring visit.
Does a conservation area in or near Pratt's Bottom affect fitted furniture?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character can require listed building consent from the council. If you’re unsure, the council can confirm.
Can you build storage around a gas meter or fuse board?
Yes. It is common to find a meter or fuse board under the stairs, and access has to be kept. At the design visit we measure around them and leave a clear way in. Moving a meter is not our work, so we design for where it is now.
Where is the furniture made?
It’s built in our workshop, to the design and sizes agreed after the design visit. After that, we fit it in your home.
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
Someone needs to be there to let us in. After that, you do not need to stay in the room, though we like to go over the furniture with you at the end.
Is it possible to have a desk built under the stairs?
In many homes it is possible, if the space is open to a room and tall enough at one end. A built-in desk with shelves above and drawers below can work well. New sockets or lights are for your electrician, and we leave a route for the cables.
Why people ask for under-stairs storage in Pratt's Bottom
After a hallway is redecorated, an old, tired cupboard under the stairs can stand out. Storage made for the space and painted to suit the hall finishes the job. Decorating is for your decorator, so it’s useful to tell us your plans early.
We’re often asked to help with:
- A dark, wasted space under the stairs
- Stairs open to a room, with clutter on show
- A hallway crowded with coats and shoes
- A fuse board that’s hard to get to
If you live in a flat close to Knockholt station, under-stairs cupboards are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room.
What to check before you book
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
- How parking will work on your street
- How doors and drawers are fitted