Haringey · London
Tottenham Hale Under-Stairs Storage
For homes in Tottenham Hale, 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.
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
- The low end of the space going to waste
- Struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter
Under-stairs storage for your home in Tottenham Hale
Pricing under-stairs storage in Tottenham Hale
Every room is different, so every job is quoted on its own. These are the things that affect it:
- Awkward walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- The overall size of the piece
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- How many doors and drawers there are
No two rooms cost the same to furnish, because the size, the layout and the finish all vary. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. You’ll see the figure in your written quote, after the design visit.
Helping us understand the room
The more you can tell us at the start, the better the design visit goes. It’s useful to include:
- A few photos of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
- Rough sizes: width, height and depth
Photos help us understand the room before we visit. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them tell us a lot about the space, especially with rough measurements. To send them over, fill in our short enquiry form, and we’ll suggest a time for a design visit.
Under-stairs storage for homes in Tottenham Hale
Not every staircase is in a house. A maisonette, a split-level flat or a staircase down to a lower floor can all leave space underneath. The parts we make in our workshop are sized to get through the doors and hallways on the way in. The same careful process applies to any home in Tottenham Hale. People normally come to us about an old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall and a fuse board that’s hard to get to, and the answer is made at our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
A hall in a home built since 2000 is often compact, with several doors leading off it, which leaves little wall for storage. Around Tottenham Hale, many homes were built since 2000, so that is worth planning for. Even a shallow run can hold coats and shoes without crowding the doors.
Our quotes are written in plain words. They say what will be made, what it is made from and how it will be finished, taken from what we agreed at the visit.
- Where
- Tottenham Hale (N17, N15, E17)
- Borough
- Haringey
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it is made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Contact
- The contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Where bespoke earns its keep is in rooms that aren’t square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths.
A confident DIYer can manage simple shelves or a standard wardrobe in a square room. Sloping ceilings, uneven floors and lath-and-plaster walls make it harder.
Under-stairs storage in Tottenham Hale: local notes
In the streets around Tottenham Hale, the largest groups of homes date from the years since 2000 (about 35%) and before 1919 (about 27%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. We take that into account during the design visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. 6 conservation areas have at least part of their area within a mile of central Tottenham Hale. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. All of London, Haringey included, is inside the ULEZ. Vans bringing furniture to Tottenham Hale fall under it, just as they do across the rest of London. How the van gets to your door is planned at the design visit.
For a flat near Tottenham Hale station, each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like The Ferry Boat Inn, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features. For families living near Ferry Lane Primary School, under-stairs cupboards can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home.
Tottenham Hale is about 1 mile north-west of Tottenham, part of the London Borough of Haringey. We design and make under-stairs storage for homes in Tottenham Hale and the rest of Haringey, as part of our work in every London borough. Across Haringey, we cover Tottenham Hale.
Every address in N17, N15 and E17 is within our area for under-stairs storage, from the main roads to the quieter streets. We cover homes on streets such as High Road, Reed Road and Hale Road, whether you want under-stairs storage or another piece made for the room. If you are just outside Tottenham Hale, we also cover Tottenham Green (1 mile west), South Tottenham (1 mile south-west), Tottenham (1 mile north-west), Seven Sisters (1 mile south-west) and Broadwater Farm (1 mile north-west). Other parts of Haringey we cover include Noel Park (2 miles west), Wood Green (2 miles west), Crouch End (3 miles west), Turnpike Lane (2 miles west), Duckett's Green (2 miles west) and Finsbury Park (2 miles south-west).
Near you in Tottenham Hale
The streets we cover here include those near Gladesmore Community School, The Ferry Boat Inn and Ada College and the streets around them. Tottenham Hale has its own railway station: Tottenham Hale station. Other landmarks nearby include 17 & Central (1.6 miles east) and North Middlesex University Hospital (1.8 miles north).
What happens on fitting day
However carefully a piece is made in the workshop, it still has to meet the room, and fitting day is where that happens. Few walls in older London homes are truly flat or square, so each edge that meets a wall is scribed to follow it, until the line is tight. How long the fitting itself takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Newer developments sometimes have their own parking and loading rules, so let us know what applies at the measuring visit. On fitting day, the sections are carried in, assembled and fixed. Saturdays can be arranged.
- It starts when you get in touch about the space under your stairs.
- We visit to measure and talk about how you will use the space, and check where the meters and fuse board sit.
- Your quote sets out the design, the materials and the finish. Take your time to look through it.
- We make the drawers, doors and carcasses in our workshop. The materials are moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The storage is fitted and set level, ready for the first coats and shoes, with the finish sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
How to prepare
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Ask for a quote
If you know what you want, say so; if you do not, that’s fine, and we can work it out together. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote that follows sets it out. To start, drop us a line using the contact form.
Related advice
Boards, parts and paint
Spray-painted finish
Spraying gives a smooth, even surface. We spray in the workshop, so the finish is complete before fitting. The colour is agreed with you.
Pull-out drawers
Some pull-outs are tall, with a rail for coats or room for a vacuum. Lower drawers suit shoes, bags and boxes. The design visit is where we agree the mix.
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Looking after your furniture
Getting the most from under-stairs storage starts with the planning and carries on after fitting day. These are worth keeping in mind:
- Decide whether you’d like coats on hooks or on a rail
- Think about handles and how the fronts will look from the hall
- Mention any parking rules on your street
- Note the size of anything tall you want to store
If you chose a hand-painted finish, small marks can be touched in. Keep a little of the paint, or a note of the colour, for later. Spray-painted fronts have a smooth, even finish that wipes clean.
Damp coats and shoes put moisture into a closed space. Let them dry before they go away, and air the cupboard if it feels damp.
FAQs: under-stairs storage in Tottenham Hale
My home in Tottenham Hale is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
We measure the route in not just the room: the stairs, landings, lift and doors. The furniture is made in sections that fit the stairs and lift, and put together in the room. It’s useful to check any building rules and your lease before fitting day.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Tottenham Hale?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run controlled parking zones. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. It helps to let us know about parking at the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Do I need to be at home on fitting day?
We need someone to let us in. It also helps to have someone around at the end, so we can go over the finished furniture together.
Can you come on a Saturday?
Yes, by arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you get in touch.
How many days does the fitting take?
That depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and your quote sets out the fitting days. The design visit gives us what we need to plan it.
Who chooses the colour?
You choose it, and it is agreed with you before painting. Whichever finish you pick, it is in the colour you have chosen.