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Under-stairs storage in Romford, Havering
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. We make under-stairs storage for homes in Romford, each designed at a visit to your home.
- An old cupboard door that does not suit the hall
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- Nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board
Need under-stairs storage in Romford?
Under-stairs storage in Romford: what you get
Where the space under the stairs opens onto a room, a compact desk can fit beneath it. We can build a desk with shelves above and a drawer or two below. If you’d like a socket or a light, your electrician fits it and we plan the furniture around it. It is worth talking through during the design visit in Romford. Most enquiries start with a meter or fuse board buried behind clutter and stairs open to a room, with clutter on show, and the answer is made in our workshop from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
With interwar houses or semis a big part of the picture around Romford, loft conversions are common, and they leave low eaves and sloping ceilings. Those spaces, along with bays and hallways, are where fitted storage can add the most. We build storage in lofts that are already converted or boarded.
A written quote is the clearest record of what we have agreed. It describes the under-stairs cupboard we’ve designed for the room, what it is made from and how it’s finished, and the workshop works from it.
- Location
- Romford (RM1, RM7, RM11, RM2)
- Borough
- Havering
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
How fitting day works
When the fitting is done, we tidy the room and lift the floor protection. Before we go, we look over the finished furniture with you and answer any questions. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. In a 1930s house with a converted loft, the stairs to the loft room are often steeper than the main flight, so any section going up there is sized for them. The main stairs in houses of that age are normally straighter. The pieces are joined and fixed once in place.
- You contact us about the space under your stairs.
- We visit to measure the space at several points along the slope, as stairs and walls are rarely square in older houses.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- In our workshop we build every part from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, following the slope we measured.
- On fitting day the units are set level and scribed to follow the stairs and walls.
Before fitting day
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
Starting with a design visit
You don’t need exact measurements to get started. We measure everything properly at the measuring visit, including how level the floor and ceiling are. To arrange it, tell us about the room on our contact form with a few details about the room. You receive a written quote after the visit.
Advice
Practical tips
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. Here are a few tips worth knowing:
- Make a list of what you want to store before the design visit
- Think about how your household uses coats and shoes
- Plan decorating around the fitting
- Tell us about anything bulky that needs to fit
Heavy items are best kept in the lower drawers. It helps the runners and keeps the storage working well. Shelves are made for the things you told us about at the measuring visit, so it is worth keeping to that plan.
Keep the doors and drawers closed when the space is not in use. Overfilled drawers put strain on the runners, so it pays to sort them now and then. Deal with any wet shoes or umbrellas before they mark the base.
Nearby places to Romford
What else we make in Romford
Flats, conversions and lettings
In a flat, the route in matters as much as the room. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so the furniture can be made in sections that fit through without a struggle.
We also make and fit furniture for landlords furnishing a let, often to make the most of a small or tricky room. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
Making use of awkward spaces in Romford
Homes built between 1919 and 1939 make up about 32% of the housing in the area around Romford, with about 30% built since 2000, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. 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. There are 10 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Romford. Being near listed buildings does not make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. About 30% of homes in the area around Romford were built since 2000, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Newer homes often have little built-in storage, and their walls are normally plasterboard on studs, so under-stairs cupboards are designed with fixings to suit.
If your children go to Concordia Academy or a school nearby, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit. Close to Lodge Farm Park? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and under-stairs cupboards can give those things a place.
Romford is in the London Borough of Havering. Homes in Romford are part of the area we cover for under-stairs storage. We cover places right across Havering, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Postcode districts we cover here for under-stairs storage: RM1, RM7, RM11 and RM2. You’ll find streets here such as High Street, Market Place and Market Link, and homes on each of them are within our area for under-stairs storage. Romford is near the A1251; on busy main roads, unloading under-stairs cupboards takes a little planning. Nearby, we also make under-stairs storage in Rush Green (1 mile south-west), Collier Row (1 mile north), Rise Park (1 mile north), Becontree Heath (1 mile south-west) and Chadwell Heath (2 miles west). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places like Hornchurch (2 miles south-east), Gallows Corner (2 miles north-east), Elm Park (2 miles south), Rainham (4 miles south), Upminster (3 miles east) and Ardleigh Green (2 miles east). Being one of the larger places in Havering, Romford is covered for under-stairs storage and everything else we make.
Around Romford
In Romford, that includes homes near Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls, The Moon & Stars pub and St. Edward's Church of England School, among other places. Romford has its own railway station: Romford station. Nearby you’ll also find The Brewery (a few minutes’ walk south-west) and Oldchurch Hospital (under half a mile south). Open spaces near Romford include The Chase Nature Reserve.
The problems under-stairs storage solve
Others are looking for a small place to work. If the space opens onto a room, a compact desk with shelves above can sit beneath the stairs. It will not replace a full home office, but it suits paperwork and a laptop.
Under-stairs storage can help with:
- A staircase with untidy space beneath it
- Cleaning things with no proper home
- Struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter
- An old cupboard door that does not suit the hall
Near listed buildings like Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor, under half a mile north of the centre of Romford, older homes may keep original joinery that under-stairs cupboards can be designed around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features.
Before you hire any carpenter
- Whether you will get a written quote, not just a figure
- How parking will work on your street
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?
- How the doors are hung and adjusted
Common questions about under-stairs storage
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in Romford?
Yes, Romford is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Havering and the rest of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and go through the design, and then we send a quote.
Do you cover homes near Romford station?
Yes, homes across Havering and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can tell us about the room on our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Do I need to be in when you fit?
We need someone to let us in at the start of the day. It also helps to have someone around at the end, so we can go over the finished furniture together.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are largely about how buildings look from outside, and furniture inside a house does not normally need it. In a listed building, check with the council’s conservation officer before any work.
Which materials go into your under-stairs cupboards?
Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish. Birch plywood holds screws well, which matters for drawers that carry weight. The materials and finish are agreed in your quote.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, so ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps. Any damp needs sorting by the right specialist before fitting.
What we don’t do
Before you plan the job, it helps to know what we do not do:
- Moving gas pipes under the stairs
- New sockets, lights or wiring, which are for your electrician
- Altering or cutting into the stairs
If you are not sure what’s possible in your room, you can get in touch through our contact form and we will give you a straight answer before you arrange a visit. How a job runs, step by step.
Materials and parts
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
- Pull-out drawers
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Hand-painted finish