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Under-Stairs Storage in Roundshaw
Planning under-stairs storage for a home in Roundshaw? It starts with a design visit to measure and talk through ideas, then a quote in writing.
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
- The low end of the space going to waste
- An under-stairs cupboard full of clutter
Under-stairs storage for your home in Roundshaw
Flats, blocks and rented homes
If your building is on a red route or a busy main road, getting the furniture from the van to the door needs planning. TfL runs the red routes, and the stopping rules are strict, so it’s worth raising at the design visit.
Many London terraces have been converted into flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. We plan the size of each section around it.
Under-stairs storage in Roundshaw
Deep pull-out drawers bring the back of the space within reach. Instead of crawling in to find something, you slide the drawer out and everything is in view. Cupboards suit the taller end, where coats can hang and a vacuum cleaner can stand. Many designs for homes in Roundshaw combine the two. If your home has a tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out and nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board, under-stairs cupboards made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand can solve it.
Floors in newer homes are often finished and easy to mark, so they’re protected while storage is fitted. Around Roundshaw, many homes date from 2000 onwards, and their plasterboard walls need fixings into the studs or made for the board. The storage can sit on its own plinth or be scribed over the skirting.
Everything we agree during the design visit goes into the written quote: the layout and internal fittings, the materials and the finish. If something is not quite right, tell us before anything is made.
- Location
- Roundshaw (SM6, CR8, CR0)
- Borough
- Sutton
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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What else we make in Roundshaw
Under-stairs storage in Roundshaw: local notes
About 40% of the homes in the neighbourhood around Roundshaw went up since 2000, and about 27% between 1973 and 1999, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. Near the centre of Roundshaw, Historic England’s list includes Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade II), about 0.5 miles north-west, and Church of St Mark (Grade II), about 0.6 miles south. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. Parking controls in London are set borough by borough, so Sutton has its own. If your road in Roundshaw falls in a zone, the van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. Let us know about parking at the design visit.
If you live in a period home close to St. Paul's, pull-out drawers can reach right to the back of a deep under-stairs space. For families living near Wallington Primary Academy, under-stairs cupboards can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home. Living in a block of flats near Wallington station? Then it helps to book the lift and tell the concierge before fitting day.
Roundshaw is within the London Borough of Sutton, about 3 miles west of Sutton. Anywhere in Roundshaw, it works the same way: a design visit, a quote in writing, furniture built in our workshop and fitting in your home. Roundshaw is one of the places in Sutton where we make under-stairs storage, and the borough has 17 places on our list.
Design visits and fitting in SM6, CR8 and CR0 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets here such as Link Lane, Milton Road and Redwing Road, and we cover homes on all of them for under-stairs storage. Other places close to Roundshaw include Russell Hill (1 mile east), Bandonhill (1 mile north), Peaks Hill (1 mile south), Waddon (1 mile north-east) and Wallington (1 mile north-west). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places such as Sutton (3 miles west), Carshalton (2 miles north-west), The Wrythe (2 miles north-west), North Cheam (4 miles west), Benhilton (3 miles north-west) and Sutton Common (4 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Roundshaw
Our area takes in the homes around The Whispering Moon pub, Wilson's School and The John Fisher School and the streets around them. The closest station to Roundshaw is Wallington station, roughly 0.9 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St George's Walk (2 miles north-east) and Purley War Memorial Hospital (1.2 miles south-east). For a walk, there is Duppas Hill and Roundshaw Downs.
When you need someone else
We’re carpenters, so some jobs belong to other trades. These are worth knowing before you plan:
- Reshaping or rebuilding the staircase
- Gas pipework, which needs a Gas Safe engineer
- Changing where a meter sits, which isn’t carpentry
If in doubt, you can send us a few details through our contact form and describe the room. Our process from visit to fitting.
Materials and parts
- Pull-out drawers
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
Materials and finishes
Birch plywood
Drawers under the stairs often carry heavy things, from shoes to the vacuum cleaner. That is why we make drawer boxes from birch plywood, which is strong and holds screws firmly. Long shelves benefit from it too.
Hand-painted finish
Hand painting can be done on site after fitting. It’s easy to touch up if it gets marked, which helps in a well-used hall.
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. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Stud walls can carry pipes and cables, so we check before drilling, with heavier pieces tied into the studs. Any new sockets or plumbing are for your electrician or plumber.
- To begin, send us a few details through our contact form; a brief note on the space and what it holds now is plenty.
- We visit to measure the slope and the floor, and agree a design that keeps any meter or fuse board accessible.
- A quote in writing 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
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
Ask for a quote
If you know what you want, say so; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. The design is talked through at the visit, once we’ve measured, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To start, message us from the contact page.
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Questions from Roundshaw
Is Roundshaw in the area you cover for under-stairs storage?
Yes. Roundshaw is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Sutton and London. To get started, you can get in touch through our contact form with some details.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Wallington station?
Yes. We cover all of Sutton and the rest of London. To get started, you can fill in our short enquiry form with some details about the room, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
What happens during the design visit?
We measure the room, check how level the walls and floors are and go through the design with you. We’ll also ask about access and parking, and a quote in writing follows.
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, normally behind its own door. Access matters for readings and safety checks, so we design around it.
Are drawers or cupboards better under the stairs?
It depends on the shape of the space and what you want to store. Pull-out drawers suit the low, deep end, as they bring the back within reach. Cupboards suit the tall end, for coats or a vacuum cleaner.
Does fitted furniture need planning permission?
Typically not. Inside a house, fitted furniture doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings can require listed building consent for works that affect their character, so check with the council first.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Shop-bought shelves can sag over a long span. Span, depth and the weight on it decide whether a shelf sags, so a long run needs a thicker shelf, a stiffening lip or a support. We design shelves with that in mind.
What you pay for with bespoke is mainly the fit: edges scribed to the wall, a level base on a sloping floor and a neat line where the furniture meets the ceiling. In an older room, standard units rarely manage that.