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Under-stairs storage in The Burroughs, Barnet
Pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs, for homes in The Burroughs. After a design visit and a quote in writing, it’s made in our workshop and fitted in your home.
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
- A sloping corner nobody can reach
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
Need under-stairs storage in The Burroughs?
How we make under-stairs storage for The Burroughs
In many terraced houses, the gas meter, electricity meter or fuse board sits under the stairs. These must stay easy to reach for meter readers and engineers. We plan the storage around them, typically with a door that leaves them in clear reach, so the space works hard without hiding anything that matters. At the design visit in The Burroughs, we note what’s there and design around it. We make under-stairs cupboards from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed, and the things people most often want solved are nowhere to put coats, shoes and bags and a low corner too deep to reach into.
In an area where interwar homes or semis make up much of the housing, as around The Burroughs, loft conversions are common, and they leave low eaves and sloping ceilings. Fitted storage can make use of the eaves, the bay or the hall. We build storage in lofts that are already converted or boarded.
The written quote puts the design visit in writing: the layout and internal fittings, the materials and the finish. If you’d like to change anything, it’s easier before the furniture is made.
- Place
- The Burroughs (NW4, NW9, NW11)
- Borough
- Barnet
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Why people ask for under-stairs storage in The Burroughs
The low end of the space is normally the problem. You cannot stand up in it, and you can’t reach the back without kneeling. Drawers that slide out on runners turn that awkward corner into useful storage.
Requests we hear often include:
- Cleaning things with no proper home
- A sloping corner nobody can reach
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
- An under-stairs cupboard full of clutter
Near listed buildings like Church Farmhouse Museum, less than half a mile north of the centre of The Burroughs, 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.
What to check before you book
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Whether they can show you real projects they’ve done
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
- How they’ll get the furniture into the room
FAQs: under-stairs storage in The Burroughs
I live near Hendon station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Barnet and the rest of London. You can message us from the contact page to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in The Burroughs?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. It helps to let us know about parking at the measuring visit.
What is under-stairs storage made from?
We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. The doors and fronts are MDF, which is stable and paints well, and birch plywood is strong, so it suits drawer boxes and carcasses. Everything is finished by spray painting or hand painting.
What do you do at the measuring visit?
It is 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.
How is under-stairs storage priced?
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. It varies with the size of the space, how many drawers and doors you want, and the finish. For a quote, get in touch through our contact form to arrange a design visit.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
Uneven walls are normal in older London homes, and the furniture is made to deal with them. Edges are scribed to the wall, and adjustable feet or a plinth bring the furniture up to level.
From workshop to your room
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. On fitting day, we cut and scribe the furniture around these details. The time the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Semis and detached houses often have a front path or a side gate, which can make carrying in easier. Gates, paths and steps up to the door are part of the route we measure. Floors are covered from the door to the room, and the sections are assembled in place.
- It starts when you contact us with some details about the space.
- We come to measure, note any meters or fuse boards and talk through the design.
- A quote in writing follows, with the design, finish and fitting days set out.
- Your storage is built in our workshop and painted to the colour you chose. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We bring it to your home, fit it and leave it ready to use.
Before fitting day
- Tell us about parking near your home
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
Starting with a design visit
For a quote for under-stairs storage in The Burroughs, get in touch through our contact form. Let us know the room and the rough idea, with sizes if you have them. We’ll arrange a design visit, then send a written quote.
Advice
What affects the price in The Burroughs
Each piece is designed for one room, so each price is too. What affects it comes down to:
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- Parking near your home
We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
Getting in touch
A little information at the start saves time later. Where you can, include:
- Whether it’s a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift
- Your postcode and the borough
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
A quote begins with a few details from you: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of pictures if you can take them. When you are ready, send us a few details through our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and discuss the design, then send a quote in writing.
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Looking after your furniture
Looking after painted furniture is simple. A few things help it stay looking good:
- Look for meters, a fuse board or pipes before we visit
- Clear the space before the design visit if you can
- Think about what you will keep in each drawer
- Note the size of anything tall you want to store
Before we leave, we check every drawer and door with you. Any door to a meter or fuse board is checked so it opens fully and leaves the meter in view. That way, nothing is left for you to sort out later.
Every so often, look at the handles and hinges. A loose handle is easy to tighten before it works its way out. If a door drops or a drawer starts to catch, drop us a line using the contact form and let us know what’s happening.
Materials and finishes
Spray-painted finish
Spraying gives a smooth, even surface. It is done in our workshop, before the storage comes to your home. You choose the colour.
Plinths and scribe strips
The floor under a staircase is rarely perfectly level. A plinth or adjustable feet let us set the storage level, so the doors and drawers run true.
Under-stairs storage in The Burroughs: local notes
About 45% of the homes in the streets around The Burroughs went up between 1919 and 1939, and about 20% before 1919, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. There are 28 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of The Burroughs. Older homes nearby may have original joinery, shutters or panelling worth keeping, and the furniture can be designed around them rather than over them. The Ultra Low Emission Zone has covered all of London since it reached the outer boroughs on 29 August 2023. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in The Burroughs is covered by it. We plan parking and access with you at the measuring visit.
If you live in a flat close to Hendon station, the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in. If you live in a period home close to St Mary's Church, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks.
The Burroughs is part of the London Borough of Barnet, about 2 miles east of Finchley. Wherever you are in The Burroughs, it works the same way: we visit and measure, send a written quote, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. We cover places right across Barnet, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Every home in NW4, NW9 and NW11 is covered for under-stairs storage. If your home is on a street like Bell Lane, Eaton Road and Lodge Road, or close by, we can visit to measure up for under-stairs storage. Main roads around The Burroughs include the A41, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. Nearby, we also make under-stairs storage in Hendon (1 mile south-east), Colindale (1 mile west), Brent Cross (1 mile south-east), West Hendon (1 mile south-west) and The Hyde (1 mile south-west). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places such as Finchley (2 miles east), Barnet (4 miles north-east), Burnt Oak (2 miles north-west), East Finchley (2 miles east), Whetstone (4 miles north-east) and Edgware (3 miles north-west).
What’s near The Burroughs
Around The Burroughs, we cover homes near Brampton College, Kisharon College and The Claddagh Ring pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Hendon station, roughly 0.8 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Brent Cross Shopping Centre (0.8 miles south) and Church Farmhouse Museum (within half a mile north). Green spaces nearby include Copthall South Fields.