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Under-stairs storage in Upminster Bridge, Havering
Pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs, for homes in Upminster Bridge. After a design visit and a written quote, it is made in our workshop and fitted in your home.
- Struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter
- A low corner too deep to reach into
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
Under-stairs storage in Upminster Bridge
When you need someone else
We design, make and fit the furniture. That means:
- Painting the hallway walls and ceiling
- Structural changes to the staircase itself
- Any work on gas pipes or appliances
Not sure whether your space suits under-stairs storage? You can get in touch through our contact form and we’ll tell you. Our process from visit to fitting.
Materials and parts
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Spray-painted finish
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Pull-out drawers
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
Under-stairs storage in Upminster Bridge: what you get
Under-stairs storage is not only for houses. Maisonettes, split-level flats and homes with stairs down to a lower floor often have usable space beneath the steps. We measure the space and the route in, so the sections made in our workshop fit through the front door and along the hall. The same careful process applies to any home in Upminster Bridge. People usually come to us about nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board and coats and shoes piling up in the hall; the furniture is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
In an area where interwar homes or semis make up much of the housing, as around Upminster Bridge, many have had the loft converted, leaving low eaves and sloping ceilings. Those spaces, along with bays and hallways, are where fitted storage can add the most. We build storage in lofts that are already converted or boarded.
The quote comes in writing, so there’s time to read it properly. It records the design, the materials and the finish we discussed.
- Where
- Upminster Bridge (RM14, RM11, RM12)
- Area
- Havering
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it’s made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Flat-pack or bespoke?
Cost matters, and it is fair to say so: off-the-shelf furniture normally costs less up front. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is awkward, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
The real difference is in the fit: scribed edges, a level base on an uneven floor and furniture that meets the ceiling, skirting and picture rail. Off-the-shelf furniture can’t usually do that in an older room.
What affects the cost of under-stairs storage
A few things affect what fitted furniture costs:
- The internal fittings
- The number of doors and drawers
- How big the furniture is
- Parking near your home
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. Size, the number of doors and drawers and the internal fittings make the biggest difference to the price.
Getting in touch
What helps most when you first contact us:
- Approximate measurements of the space
- Where you live, with the postcode
- Whether it is a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift
- Anything in the way, like radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
Rough measurements are fine at the start. Everything is measured properly when we visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To get started, send us a few details through our contact form and let us know about the room. You receive a written quote after the visit.
Nearby places to Upminster Bridge
More for homes in Upminster Bridge
Making use of tricky spaces in Upminster Bridge
About 60% of the homes in the area around Upminster Bridge went up between 1919 and 1939, and about 28% between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). It is a good starting point, though every room is still measured, as two homes of the same age rarely match. There are 9 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Upminster Bridge. Being near listed buildings doesn’t make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. About 28% of homes in the streets around Upminster Bridge were built between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Post-war homes often have fewer nooks than older houses, so under-stairs cupboards add storage that was never built in, fixed to suit concrete, block or brick.
For a flat near Upminster station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as Church of St Laurence, 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 a family home near Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit.
Upminster Bridge is about 3 miles north-west of Romford, within the London Borough of Havering. Upminster Bridge is part of the area we cover. Across Havering, we cover Upminster Bridge.
We cover every part of RM14, RM11 and RM12 for under-stairs storage. Streets in the area include Holme Road, Hacton Lane and Lime Avenue, and homes on each of them are within our area for under-stairs storage. We also cover the places around Upminster Bridge: Upminster (1 mile east), Hornchurch (1 mile west), Emerson Park (1 mile north), Cranham (1 mile east) and Hacton (1 mile south). Across the rest of Havering, our area takes in Romford (3 miles north-west), Gallows Corner (3 miles north-west), Elm Park (2 miles west), Collier Row (4 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles south-west) and Ardleigh Green (2 miles north-west).
What’s near Upminster Bridge
We fit furniture in homes around The Crumpled Horn pub and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Upminster station, about 0.5 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find St George's Hospital (1.2 miles south-west) and Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia (1 mile north-east). Not far away are Hornchurch Cutting.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
If the property is let, we’ll need access agreed with the tenants, at times that suit them. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf.
In a flat, the route in matters as much as the room. At the design visit, we measure the stairs, the landings, any lift and the doors, so each section is sized to get through without a struggle.
Common questions about under-stairs storage
I live near Upminster station. Is that in your area?
Yes. We cover all of Havering and the rest of London. To get started, you can send us a few details through our contact form with a few details about the room.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Upminster Bridge?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. 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’s useful to tell us about parking at the measuring visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Are drawers or cupboards better 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. At the tall end, a cupboard is often better for coats and the vacuum.
Do pictures help?
Yes, they help. Pictures of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space, particularly with rough measurements. To send them, fill in our short enquiry form.
Can under-stairs storage work around the fuse board?
Yes. Meters and fuse boards often sit under the stairs, and they need to stay accessible. At the design visit we measure around them and leave a clear way in. Moving a meter is not our work, so we design for where it is now.
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.
What happens on fitting day
In older rooms, the furniture normally has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. On fitting day, we cut and scribe the furniture around these details, so it sits neatly against the room. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. In a 1930s house with a converted loft, the stairs to the loft room are often steeper than the main flight, so pieces for a loft room are sized for the narrowest point. The main stairs in houses of that age are typically straighter. Each section is assembled and fixed in the room.
- 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.
- Your written quote sets out the design, materials and finish.
- The drawers, doors and carcasses are made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, cut to the angle of the stairs.
- We fit the storage in your home, trimming the edges so they meet the stairs neatly. The finish is sprayed in the workshop or painted by hand once it’s in.
Preparing the room
- Let us know about any meters, fuse boards or boilers in the area
- Keep pets in another room while we work
- Clear the area where the furniture is going
Arranging a design visit
The quote is built from the design visit. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and go through the design with you. A quote in writing follows the visit for you to look over. To arrange the visit, drop us a line using the contact form.