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Under-Stairs Storage in Shacklewell
For homes in Shacklewell, we make under-stairs storage from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- Stairs open to a room, with clutter on show
- A fuse board that’s hard to get to
- Needing a compact spot for a laptop
Ask about under-stairs storage in Shacklewell
Why people ask for under-stairs storage in Shacklewell
In a smaller home, every bit of space counts. Turned into proper storage, it can hold the everyday things that would otherwise fill the hallway. It often eases the load on every other cupboard too.
Some of the things we are asked to solve include:
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
- A staircase with untidy space beneath it
- A sloping corner nobody can reach
- Storage that does not match the hallway
If you live in a period home close to Church of St Barnabas, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- Which materials they’ll use, named in the quote
- Who does any electrics, plumbing or gas work
- Have they thought about parking near you?
How we make under-stairs storage for Shacklewell
The space under a staircase is often the hardest-working spot in a house, and the least organised. Our under-stairs storage is planned around what you need to store, with pull-out drawers, cupboards or a combination of the two. For a home in Shacklewell, it starts with a design visit to measure the space and talk it through. If you are living with wanting a quiet corner for paperwork and a meter or fuse board buried behind clutter, under-stairs cupboards made from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish can solve it.
A large share of the homes around Shacklewell were built before 1919, and older houses have lots of odd corners: under the stairs, in the bay, along the hall and under the eaves of a converted loft. That’s where fitted storage comes in.
If the job needs another trade, such as an electrician or a plumber, we’ll tell you. The quote itself covers our work, from the design to the materials and finish.
- Location
- Shacklewell (N16, E8, E5)
- Area
- Hackney
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it’s made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Flat-pack or bespoke?
Long shelves are where off-the-shelf often struggles. 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.
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, which leaves standard units with gaps at the sides and top.
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How fitting day works
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, which keeps the lines straight. After that, it’s fixed to the wall using fixings that suit the wall, whether that’s solid brick, lath and plaster or plasterboard. Where a period house has been split into flats, the way in often goes through shared parts, so it helps to let neighbours know about fitting day. The sections are sized for the narrowest point on the route. Saturdays can be arranged.
- You contact us about the space under your stairs.
- At the design visit we measure the underside of the stairs and the floor, then talk through drawers, cupboards and coat storage.
- 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. The finish is sprayed in the workshop or painted by hand once it is in.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Getting a quote
The quote is built from the design visit. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. A quote in writing follows the visit, so you can take your time with it. To arrange the visit, get in touch through our contact form.
Advice
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
Many London terraces have been converted into flats, which often brings a shared hall and tight turns on the stairs. We plan the size of each section around it, once we’ve measured the way in.
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. We choose fixings to suit the wall.
Common questions about under-stairs storage
My house in Shacklewell is Victorian. Can you deal with uneven walls?
Yes. Walls in older houses are rarely flat or square, and floors are often out of level, so each piece is scribed to follow the wall and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet. Skirting, picture rails and cornices are met neatly or cut around. Older walls can be solid brick or lath and plaster, and the fixings are chosen to suit.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Rectory Road station?
Yes, homes across Hackney and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can tell us about the room on our contact form with a few details about the room, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
It needs a little planning: leaving ventilation behind and inside helps stop condensation. Damp treatment isn’t something we do, so any damp needs sorting first.
Which materials go into your under-stairs cupboards?
We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. MDF is stable and takes paint well, so it suits the doors and fronts, while birch plywood gives strength to the drawers and carcasses. Everything is finished by spray painting or hand painting.
Do you do the electrics?
No. Any new wiring, sockets or lights need an electrician, and some electrical work in homes is covered by Part P of the Building Regulations. We plan the furniture around where they’ll go.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
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.
Materials and finishes
Doors and drawer fronts
Any access door for a meter can be made to look like the other fronts. It opens fully so the meter stays easy to read. Around it, the other fronts can be drawers, doors or a mix.
Moisture-resistant MDF
MDF can be cut and shaped cleanly, which suits the angled panels under a staircase. We use a moisture-resistant grade, which stays stable and takes paint well. Most of what you see on the finished storage is MDF.
Making use of tricky spaces in Shacklewell
About 50% of the homes in the neighbourhood around Shacklewell went up before 1919, and about 18% between 1945 and 1972, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. We take that into account during the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. The National Heritage List has 36 entries within half a mile of the centre of Shacklewell. Older homes nearby may have original joinery, shutters or panelling worth keeping, and under-stairs cupboards can be designed to work around them. About 51% of households in the neighbourhood around Shacklewell live in purpose-built flats, the 2021 Census shows. For a flat, under-stairs cupboards are made in sections sized for the stairs, the lift and the doors. Building management rules on lifts, deliveries and working hours are worth checking early.
For a family home near The Petchey Academy, under-stairs cupboards can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home. If you live in a flat close to Rectory Road station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in.
Shacklewell is in the London Borough of Hackney, about 2 miles south of Shoreditch. Anywhere in Shacklewell, it works the same way: a design visit, a quote in writing, furniture made at our workshop and fitting in your home. Shacklewell is one of the places in Hackney where we make under-stairs storage, and the borough has 20 places on our list.
We make under-stairs storage across the N16, E8 and E5 postcode area for under-stairs storage. Streets in the area include Muir Road, Allen Road and Downs Road, and we cover homes on all of them for under-stairs storage. Main roads around Shacklewell include the A107. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the measuring visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. Close by, we also work in West Hackney (1 mile north), Dalston (1 mile south), Kingsland (1 mile south-west), Newington Green (1 mile west) and Mildmay (1 mile south-west). Other parts of Hackney we cover include Shoreditch (2 miles south), Manor House (2 miles north-west) and Hackney Marshes (2 miles east).
Around Shacklewell
Our area takes in the homes around Shacklewell Primary School, The Shacklewell Arms and Kingsland Secondary School. Shacklewell has its own railway station: Rectory Road station. Nearby you will also find Hackney Walk (0.9 miles south-east) and German Hospital (less than half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Woodberry Wetlands.