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Waddon Under-Stairs Storage
Under-stairs storage in Waddon: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. We visit to measure and go through the design, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it.
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
- Struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter
- Nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board
Under-stairs storage in Waddon
Pricing under-stairs storage in Waddon
The price reflects the time and materials the job needs. That depends on:
- Access to the room, like stairs, lifts and narrow halls
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- The width and height of the space
- Spray painting or hand painting
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
Before the design visit
To give us a picture of the room, it is useful to include:
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Any ideas or images you have saved
- Where you live, with the postcode
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
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, message us from the contact page.
Under-stairs storage in Waddon
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, usually with a door that leaves them in clear reach, so the space works hard without hiding anything that matters. At the design visit in Waddon, we note what’s there and design around it. We make under-stairs cupboards from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish, and the usual reasons to get in touch are coats and shoes piling up in the hall and a dark, wasted space under the stairs.
Whether your home in Waddon is a period house, an interwar semi, a post-war flat or a newer build, there’s normally a space that could work harder. Fitted storage can make it useful, with drawers, shelves, hanging or a seat depending on the space. Walls could be brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard, so we check before choosing fixings.
The quote names the materials: moisture-resistant MDF, birch plywood or both, depending on the design. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Place
- Waddon (CR0, CR2, SM6)
- Area
- Croydon
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Caring for painted furniture
A little care keeps the finish looking good, whether it was spray painted or hand painted. Here are our suggestions:
- Plan decorating around the fitting
- Let us know about parking at the design visit
- Make room so the whole space can be measured
- Look for meters, a fuse board or pipes before we visit
We run each drawer and open each door with you before we go. 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.
Closing drawers fully helps keep the runners and fronts in good order. A quick sort every so often stops drawers getting too heavy. Deal with any wet shoes or umbrellas before they mark the base.
From workshop to your room
On the morning of the fitting, we start by protecting your floors and the route from the front door to the room. The sections built in our workshop come in next. How long the fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Whatever the age of your home, the furniture is fitted to the walls you have, scribed where walls bow and levelled where floors slope. Spray-painted pieces arrive finished; hand-painted ones can be finished on site.
- First you tell us about the stairs and what you’d like to store beneath them, and whether the meters or fuse board are in there.
- At the design visit we measure under the stairs and plan the drawers and doors with you.
- We send a written quote setting out the design, materials and finish.
- Your storage is made in our workshop and painted to the colour you chose.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the stairs and the walls. Any meters stay easy to reach.
How to prepare
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
How to get a quote
Getting a quote starts with some details: which room it is, rough sizes and a couple of pictures if you can take them. When you are ready, use our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and go through the design, then send a written quote.
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Your questions about under-stairs storage in Waddon
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Waddon station?
Yes, homes across Croydon and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can drop us a line using the contact form with some details about the room, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Waddon?
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. Let us know what parking is near you at the design visit.
Should I send pictures?
Yes. Pictures help us understand the room before the design visit. Show anything the furniture has to work around, such as radiators or sockets.
Can you match the storage to 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 looks like part of the house.
How is under-stairs storage priced?
Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit. It varies with the size of the space, how many drawers and doors you want, and the finish. For a quote, send us a few details through our contact form to arrange a design visit.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
That’s normal in older homes, and it is what scribing is for. We scribe the edges to follow the wall and set the furniture level on adjustable feet or a plinth.
More for homes in Waddon
Flats, leases and landlords
In a managed block, the building manager or concierge may need notice before we arrive. If there is a lift, it may need booking, and its size matters when we plan the sections. Tell us about it when you get in touch.
In conversions and newer blocks, many internal walls are timber or metal stud with plasterboard. We choose fixings to suit the wall.
Under-stairs storage in Waddon: local notes
The biggest shares of homes in the area around Waddon were built before 1919 (about 29%) and since 2000 (about 25%), 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 7 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Waddon. Being near listed buildings does not make a home listed, and you can check any address on Historic England’s list. Controlled parking zones are common across London, and Croydon sets its own rules. Where a street in Waddon is controlled, a van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension from the council. Tell us what the parking is like at the design visit.
For a flat near Waddon station, under-stairs cupboards are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Airport House, 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. If you live in a period home close to Church of St George, pull-out drawers can reach right to the back of a deep under-stairs space.
Waddon is within the London Borough of Croydon, about 2 miles north of Thornton Heath. We cover Waddon as part of our work across Croydon, and the process is the same everywhere we work. We cover places right across Croydon.
We cover every part of CR0, CR2 and SM6. We cover homes on streets like Abbey Road, Alton Road and Epsom Road, along with the roads around them, for under-stairs storage and any of our other fitted furniture. Other places close to Waddon include Old Town (1 mile north-east), Bandonhill (1 mile west), Beddington (1 mile north-west), Russell Hill (1 mile south-west) and Roundshaw (1 mile south-west). Elsewhere in Croydon, we also cover Thornton Heath (2 miles north), Coulsdon (4 miles south), Purley (2 miles south), Upper Norwood (4 miles north), Selhurst (3 miles north-east) and South Norwood (3 miles north-east).
What’s near Waddon
Around Waddon, we cover homes near The Waddon Hotel, Rutherford School and St Andrew's CofE School and the streets around them. Waddon has its own railway station: Waddon station. Other landmarks nearby include Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (0.6 miles south-west) and Purley War Memorial Hospital (1.7 miles south). For a walk, there’s Roundshaw Downs.
Where other trades come in
We’d rather be clear about where our work stops:
- Plastering and decorating around the new storage
- Moving a gas or electricity meter, which is arranged through your energy supplier
- Gas pipework, which needs a Gas Safe engineer
If in doubt, you can get in touch through our contact form and describe the room. How it works.
What it’s made from
- Spray-painted finish
- Hand-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Pull-out drawers
- Birch plywood
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves