Newham · London
Three Mills Under-Stairs Storage
Few London rooms are perfectly square, and we scribe the furniture to follow the walls. Our work on under-stairs storage in Three Mills starts with a design visit, and everything is built in our workshop.
- Open space under the stairs that collects clutter
- The low end of the space going to waste
- Nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board
Under-stairs storage for your home in Three Mills
What happens on fitting day
If anything comes up on the day, just ask. Most of the decisions were made at the design visit and set out in your quote, so fitting day is about putting it in place carefully. How long the fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Newer homes often have finished floors, painted walls and new doors that mark easily, so everything on the way in is covered before the sections arrive. Corners and door frames are covered as well. The sections are assembled in the room.
- You get in touch with a few details and, if you like, a sketch. It helps to say whether the meters are under there.
- At the design visit, we look at the stairs, the hall and what you need to store.
- A written quote follows, with the fitting days agreed.
- Your storage is built in our workshop, cut to the angle of your stairs.
- The storage is fitted and set level, ready for the first coats and shoes.
Before we arrive
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Tell us about parking near your home
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
Getting a quote
To get a quote, use our contact form and let us know which room you have in mind and roughly what you’d like. We then arrange a design visit to measure and talk through the design, and a quote in writing follows.
Advice
Under-stairs storage for homes in Three Mills
We make each under-stairs cupboard in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Birch plywood is strong and holds screws well, which suits drawer boxes that carry weight, while MDF takes paint well for the doors and fronts. Once painted, by spray or by hand, it’s brought to your home in Three Mills and fitted. Most enquiries start with a hallway crowded with coats and shoes and a low corner too deep to reach into, and the answer is made at our workshop from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted.
Newer homes often have plain spaces left as they are: a recess beside the stairs, a gap by a window, an empty cupboard. Around Three Mills, many homes were built since 2000, and fitted storage can make spaces like that far more useful. The layout inside is planned to use the full depth.
Everything we agree at the measuring visit goes into the written quote: the layout, what goes inside, the materials used and the finish. If you’d like to change anything, it is easier before the furniture is made.
- Location
- Three Mills (E3, E15, E14)
- Area
- Newham
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Making
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Contact
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Making use of tricky spaces in Three Mills
About 56% of the homes in the area around Three Mills went up since 2000, and about 17% between 1945 and 1972, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. It’s a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of Three Mills include Tide Mill (known As the House Mill) (Grade I), under half a mile north-west, and Church of St Mary Stratford Bow (Grade II*), less than half a mile west. For a listed home, internal works that affect its character may need listed building consent from the council, for instance removing or fixing into original panelling. Check with the council’s conservation officer first. Red routes are run by TfL, with tight limits on where and when vehicles can stop. If your street in Three Mills joins a main road, it is worth telling us during the design visit. That way we can plan where to load and unload.
If your home is one of the older houses near St Mary's Church, pull-out drawers can reach right to the back of a deep under-stairs space. Close to Bob's Park? Living near green space often means muddy boots, bikes and outdoor kit, and under-stairs cupboards can give those things a place. Sutton House, about 2.4 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, under-stairs cupboards are scribed to walls and stair strings that are rarely straight.
Three Mills is about 1 mile east of Plaistow, within the London Borough of Newham. Wherever you are in Three Mills, it works the same way: a design visit, a quote in writing, furniture made at our workshop and fitting in your home. We cover places right across Newham, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
Every home in E3, E15 and E14 is within our area for under-stairs storage, from the main roads to the quieter streets. If your home is on a street such as Gay Road, Bruce Road and Edgar Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for under-stairs storage. We also cover Mill Meads (1 mile north), Bromley (1 mile south-west), Old Ford (1 mile north-west), Bow (1 mile west) and Bow Common (1 mile south-west). Other parts of Newham we cover include Canning Town (2 miles south-east), Forest Gate (2 miles north-east), East Ham (3 miles east), Upton Park (2 miles east), Upton (2 miles north-east) and Plashet (3 miles north-east).
Near you in Three Mills
We fit furniture in homes around Rose and Crown pub, Manorfield Primary School and London International School of Performing Arts, among other places. Three Mills’s nearest station is West Ham station, about 0.5 miles east. A little further out are London Gas Museum (less than half a mile south) and Stratford Centre (1 mile north). For a walk, there’s Old Ford Island.
Honest limits
Some parts of a job need another trade, like an electrician, a plumber or an engineer on the Gas Safe Register. Here’s what to know:
- Making good the walls and ceiling, which is for a plasterer or decorator
- Electrical work under the stairs, which your electrician carries out
- Altering or cutting into the stairs
Not sure whether your space suits under-stairs storage? You can message us from the contact page and we’ll tell you. How a job runs, step by step.
What it’s made from
- Spray-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Pull-out drawers
How we price under-stairs storage
Every room is different, so every job is quoted on its own. These are the things that affect it:
- Spray painting or hand painting
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- The overall size of the piece
There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. Bigger pieces use more board and take longer to make and fit, so size is the starting point. After that, the number of doors and drawers, the internal fittings and the finish all play a part.
Getting in touch
A little information at the start saves time later. If you can, send:
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- Your postcode and the borough
- Approximate measurements of the space
- What the furniture needs to hold
A quote begins with some details from you: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of photos if you can take them. When you’re ready, drop us a line using the contact form. We will then arrange a design visit and follow it with a quote in writing.
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. A lease can require consent from the building owner for alterations. We can’t advise on your lease.
If your building is on a red route or a busy main road, unloading takes some planning. Red routes are run by TfL and have strict stopping rules, so it is worth raising at the design visit.
Also near Three Mills
What else we make in Three Mills
What it’s made from
Spray-painted finish
Spray painting suits flat, panelled and angled fronts alike. We do it in our workshop, where the finish can be kept even. The colour is your choice.
Plinths and scribe strips
In older houses, walls and floors are seldom straight. We use scribe strips at the walls and a plinth at the floor to take up the difference. That keeps the lines neat all round.
Common questions about under-stairs storage
Do I need permission for fitted furniture in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. If your home is listed, works inside that affect its character may need listed building consent, so check with the council first. The council’s planning or conservation team can tell you if in doubt.
I live near West Ham station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Newham and the rest of London. You can fill in our short enquiry form to arrange a design visit.
Is it possible to match the colour of my hallway?
Yes. We paint the storage in the colour you choose, by spray or by hand. It can match the walls, the stairs or the woodwork, so it sits quietly in the hall.
How long will the fitting take?
The time the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. We make every part in our workshop, so the time at your home is spent fitting. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
What happens 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.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
It can be done with some care: leaving ventilation behind and inside helps stop condensation. We do not treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.