Haringey · London
Stroud Green Under-Stairs Storage
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. Our work on under-stairs storage in Stroud Green starts with a design visit, and everything is made at our workshop.
- A dark, wasted space under the stairs
- Storage that doesn’t match the hallway
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
Need under-stairs storage in Stroud Green?
Your questions about under-stairs storage in Stroud Green
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in Stroud Green?
Yes. Stroud Green is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Haringey and London. To get started, you can tell us about the room on our contact form with a few details.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Stroud Green?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor’s permit, a paid parking bay or a bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. It’s useful to let us know about parking during the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Is it possible to have a desk built under the stairs?
That depends on the shape of your stairs and the room beside them. At the design visit we’ll say whether a desk makes sense there. Where it works, it makes a neat spot for a laptop and paperwork.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, we can arrange Saturdays. Let us know when you first get in touch, and we’ll see what we can do.
Do pictures help?
Yes. They give us a feel for the space before we visit. Show anything the furniture has to work around, like radiators or sockets.
Should I choose drawers or cupboards under the stairs?
The answer depends on your stairs and what you’ll keep there. 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.
Under-stairs storage in Stroud Green
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. We will look at whether it suits your stairs when we visit in Stroud Green. If you are living with nowhere to put coats, shoes and bags and an under-stairs cupboard full of clutter, that is what under-stairs cupboards are for, made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Outside walls in houses from before 1919 are usually solid brick, which can be cold, so storage against it is designed with ventilation behind. A large share of the homes around Stroud Green date from then. Any damp is dealt with before storage goes in.
After the design visit, we send you a quote in writing. It describes the design we discussed, the materials and the finish.
- Where
- Stroud Green (N4, N8, N19)
- Area
- Haringey
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Fitting day, step by step
On the morning of the fitting, we start by protecting your floors and the route from the front door to the room. Next, we carry in the sections built in our workshop, a piece at a time. How long fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. In houses converted into flats, the route in may include a shared hall and stairs, so neighbours may appreciate a note before fitting day. Each section is sized for the tightest door or turn. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
- 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.
- We send a quote in writing for the storage.
- The drawers, doors and carcasses are built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, cut to the angle of the stairs.
- 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’s in.
How to prepare
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Starting with a design visit
We quote once we’ve seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and discuss the design with you, then send a written quote. Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. To arrange a visit, message us from the contact page.
Related advice
Tips worth knowing
The finish lasts best with a little care, whether it was spray painted or hand painted. These practical tips help:
- Think about handles and how the fronts will look from the hall
- Empty the cupboard so we can measure every corner
- Check whether your meters or fuse board are under the stairs
- Note the size of anything tall you want to store
Decorating around the storage is for your decorator, and it is best to protect the new paintwork while they work. Tape on fresh paint can pull it off, so keep it away from the doors and drawers. Should you have a question about the storage, get in touch through our contact form and we’ll help.
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. Wipe up any spills, especially near the floor, before they dry.
When you need someone else
Not everything around under-stairs storage is carpentry, from an electrician to a plumber or a Gas Safe engineer. Here is what to bear in mind:
- Any work on gas pipes or appliances
- Altering or cutting into the stairs
- Painting the hallway walls and ceiling
Not sure whether your space suits under-stairs storage? You can send us a few details through our contact form and we will tell you. How a job runs, step by step.
What it is made from
- Spray-painted finish
- Pull-out drawers
- Birch plywood
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
Made for the room, or bought in a box?
Off-the-shelf units are made for flat walls and square corners, and the space under a staircase is neither. A ready-made unit tends to leave gaps at the slope and wasted space at the back. Bespoke storage is designed and cut to the shape of your stairs. It’s a bigger investment than a flat-pack unit, and the return is in the space it uses. The two recesses beside a chimney breast are seldom an identical size, which means a matching pair of ready-made units seldom fits both. Each side can be made to its own size.
Getting to the room affects the job as well. Several flights of stairs, a small lift or a narrow hall can mean smaller sections and more carrying. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose.
What you get with us
- Saturday work by arrangement
- Made in our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Scribed to uneven walls
- 300+ projects completed
Flats, leases and landlords
In conversions and newer blocks, many internal walls are timber or metal stud with plasterboard. We choose fixings to suit the wall, after checking the walls at the measuring visit.
If your flat is leasehold, check your lease before fixing furniture to the walls. A lease can require consent from the building owner for alterations, which is worth sorting early. We cannot advise on your lease.
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Making use of tricky spaces in Stroud Green
The biggest shares of homes in the neighbourhood around Stroud Green were built before 1919 (about 73%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 9%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). 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. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Stroud Green include Hornsey Town Hall (Grade II*), about 0.6 miles west, and The Salisbury Public House (Grade II*), about 0.6 miles north-east. Works inside a listed home that affect its character, for example removing original joinery or fixing into it, may need listed building consent from the council. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. Many London boroughs run controlled parking zones, and Haringey sets its own rules. If parking near you is controlled, a visitor permit or a bay suspension may be needed, and the council arranges suspensions, often with notice. Let us know about parking during the design visit.
Close to Stationers Park? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and under-stairs cupboards can give those things a place. For a flat near Harringay 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. For an older house near Holy Trinity, pull-out drawers can reach right to the back of a deep under-stairs space.
Stroud Green is part of the London Borough of Haringey, about 2 miles north-east of Tottenham. Our work covers every London borough and the City of London, Stroud Green included. We cover places right across Haringey, large and small.
We cover every part of the N4, N8 and N19 postcode area. You’ll find streets here such as Ella Road, Lorne Road and Ridge Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for under-stairs storage. Main roads around Stroud Green include the A1201. If your home is on one of them, tell us during the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. If you’re just outside Stroud Green, we also cover Finsbury Park (1 mile south-east), Crouch End (1 mile west), Hornsey (1 mile north-west), Turnpike Lane (1 mile north) and Upper Holloway (1 mile south-west). Across the rest of Haringey, our area takes in Tottenham (2 miles north-east), Wood Green (2 miles north), Tottenham Green (2 miles north-east), South Tottenham (2 miles east), Seven Sisters (2 miles east) and Bowes Park (2 miles north).
Landmarks near Stroud Green
In Stroud Green, that includes homes near Woodberry Down School, Hornsey School for Girls and Beaconsfield pub and the streets around them. Stroud Green has its own railway station: Harringay station. Other landmarks nearby include City of London Maternity Hospital (0.7 miles south-west) and Arsenal Football Club Museum (1.4 miles south). Not far away are Railway Fields and Highgate Hill.