Havering · London
Under-Stairs Storage in Puddle Dock
Thinking about under-stairs storage in Puddle Dock? We start with a design visit and a written quote.
- Nowhere to put coats, shoes and bags
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
- An under-stairs cupboard full of clutter
Under-stairs storage for your home in Puddle Dock
Fitting day, step by step
Finishing comes last. If the furniture was spray painted in the workshop, we fill the fixing holes and touch up on site; hand painting, if that is what you chose, can be done in place once everything is fitted. The finish is always the one agreed in your quote. On fitting day, the sections are carried in, assembled, scribed to the wall and levelled. Hand-painted furniture can be finished on site; spray-painted pieces arrive finished from the workshop. Saturdays can be arranged.
- You get in touch and let us know 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.
- 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
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
Arranging a design visit
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it, when we’ve measured up and talked through the design. To arrange a visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
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About our under-stairs storage in Puddle Dock
Every staircase has its own shape. 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. It’s the part of the job a boxed unit simply can’t manage. If your home has open space under the stairs that collects clutter and needing a compact spot for a laptop, that’s what under-stairs cupboards are for, made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
In a family house, the hall and stairs typically carry the most clutter. With interwar houses, semis and detached homes a large part of the housing around Puddle Dock, 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.
A quote in writing follows the design visit. It sets out the design we have talked through, the materials and the finish, so you know exactly what you are getting.
- Where
- Puddle Dock (RM14)
- Borough
- Havering
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Pricing under-stairs storage in Puddle Dock
Not every room costs the same, and it comes down to:
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- Spray painting or hand painting
- The internal fittings
- Parking near your home
Parking is part of the price picture in London. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of the city, so a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension near your home. It helps to talk about parking at the measuring visit, so it can be planned.
Before the design visit
These details help when you contact us:
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- Rough sizes: width, height and depth
- The type of home and how the room is reached
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
To get a quote for under-stairs storage in Puddle Dock, fill in our short enquiry form. Tell us which room it is and roughly what you have in mind, with sizes if you have them. We will arrange a design visit, then send a quote in writing.
Before and after fitting day
Most of what helps is simple. What we’d suggest:
- Consider the colour of the hall, the stairs and the skirting
- Think about how your household uses coats and shoes
- Think about what you will keep in each drawer
- Make room so the whole space can be measured
Before we leave, we check every drawer and door with you. Any door to a meter or fuse board is checked so it opens fully and leaves the meter in view. That way, nothing is left for you to sort out later.
Check now and then that handles and hinges are tight. A loose handle is easy to tighten before it works its way out. If a door drops or a drawer starts to catch, send us a few details through our contact form and tell us what’s happening.
Flats, leases and landlords
If your flat is leasehold, check your lease before fixing furniture to the walls. Some leases need the building owner’s consent for alterations. We can’t advise on your lease.
For a rented home, access for the design visit and fitting day has to be agreed with the tenants. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf.
Your questions about under-stairs storage in Puddle Dock
I live near Upminster station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Havering and the rest of London. You can drop us a line using the contact form to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Can you make under-stairs storage for a home in Puddle Dock?
Yes, Puddle Dock is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Havering and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
Is it possible to have a desk built under the stairs?
In many homes it’s possible, if the space is open to a room and tall enough at one end. We can build a desk with shelves and drawers to suit the space. New sockets or lights are for your electrician, and we leave a route for the cables.
Should I send photos?
Yes. Pictures help us understand the room before the design visit, along with rough measurements. Show anything the furniture has to work around, like radiators or sockets.
What happens when you come to measure?
It’s a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We also check the walls and floors and note radiators, sockets and other things in the way, and the written quote comes afterwards.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
No. Sockets, switches and lighting are for your electrician. We will design around them.
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Why people ask for under-stairs storage in Puddle Dock
When a home is short on storage, the space under the stairs is too useful to waste. A well-designed under-stairs cupboard can take the coats, shoes, cleaning things and bags that would otherwise crowd the hall. It often eases the load on every other cupboard too.
People usually get in touch with us about things like these:
- A low corner too deep to reach into
- A staircase with untidy space beneath it
- Space under the stairs that is hard to use
- An old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall
For a flat near Upminster 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
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
- How they handle walls that are not straight
- Have they thought about parking near you?
Fitted storage in Puddle Dock
Homes built between 1945 and 1972 make up about 80% of the housing in the area around Puddle Dock, with about 11% built between 1919 and 1939, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). That matters for under-stairs cupboards, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Puddle Dock include Franks Farmhouse (Grade II), less than half a mile north-west. 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. About 80% of homes in the neighbourhood around Puddle Dock were built between 1945 and 1972, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Post-war homes often have fewer nooks than older houses, so under-stairs cupboards add storage that was never built in, with fixings chosen for the wall.
For families living near The James Oglethorpe Primary School, under-stairs cupboards can be planned around what a family needs to keep, from coats and bags to sports kit. If your home is one of the older houses near Moor Lane Church, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks.
Puddle Dock is part of the London Borough of Havering, about 5 miles west of Romford. Puddle Dock is part of the area we cover, and the process is the same everywhere we work. In Havering, Puddle Dock is one of the places we cover, and the borough has 22 places on our list.
Every address in RM14 is within our area for under-stairs storage. We also cover the places around Puddle Dock: Cranham (1 mile west), North Ockendon (1 mile south), Upminster (2 miles west), Upminster Bridge (2 miles west) and Emerson Park (3 miles west). Across the rest of Havering, our area takes in Romford (5 miles west), Hornchurch (3 miles west), Gallows Corner (4 miles north-west), Heath Park (4 miles west), Elm Park (4 miles west) and Collier Row (6 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Puddle Dock
In Puddle Dock, that includes homes near Hall Mead School. The closest station to Puddle Dock is Upminster station, about 1.9 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia (1.7 miles west). For a walk, there is Cranham Brickfields.