Under-stairs storage in Temple Fortune, Barnet

How we price under-stairs storage

A few things affect what fitted furniture costs:

• The internal fittings
• How many doors and drawers there are
• The overall size of the piece
• Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls

We do not publish set prices, because each job is designed for a single room. Instead, we measure, go through the design and then quote in writing, naming the materials and finish. To start, tell us about the room on our contact form.

Before the design visit

To give us a picture of the room, it helps to include:

• Approximate measurements of the space
• What the furniture needs to hold
• A few photos of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
• The type of home and how the room is reached

Rough measurements are fine at the start. We measure everything properly at the measuring visit, including how level the floor and ceiling are. To get started, drop us a line using the contact form with some details about the room. You receive a quote in writing after the visit.

Do you need under-stairs storage in Temple Fortune?

The low end of the space is usually the problem. You cannot stand up in it, and you cannot reach the back without kneeling. Pull-out drawers solve that by bringing the back of the space to you.

If you recognise any of these, it is worth talking to us:

• A low corner too deep to reach into
• Nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board
• Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
• An old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall

For a family home near Garden Suburb Infant School, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up.

Questions to ask before you hire anyone

• A written quote that sets out the job
• How they’ll get the furniture into the room
• Will the doors close with even gaps?
• Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?

Our checklist for choosing a carpenter

How fitting works for under-stairs storage

The last stage of the day is the finish. If the furniture was spray painted in the workshop, we fill the fixing holes and touch up on site; if you chose hand painting, that can be done in the room once the furniture is fitted. Either way, the finish is the one set out in your quote. Hallways in period houses are often narrow, and the stairs turn sharply, so under-stairs cupboards are made in sections sized to get through. Floors, stairs and doorways are covered before anything is carried through.

1. It starts when you get in touch with a few details about the space.
2. We come to measure, note any meters or fuse boards and go through the design.
3. We send a quote in writing setting out the design, materials and finish.
4. Your storage is built in our workshop and painted to the colour you chose.
5. We fit it in your home, scribed to the stairs and the walls. Any meters stay easy to reach.

Before we arrive

• Make sure pets are kept safely away
• If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
• Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to

Getting a quote

To get a quote, get in touch through our contact form and tell us which room you have in mind. We then arrange a design visit to measure and go through the design, and a quote in writing follows.

Ask for a design visit

Advice

• Storage Ideas for Victorian and Edwardian Terraces
• Under-Stairs Storage: Ideas and What to Check