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Under-Stairs Storage in City of London

From one end of the City of London to the other, we can design, make and fit under-stairs storage. Every job starts with a design visit, then a written quote.

Under-Stairs Storage across the City of London

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Under-stairs storage across the City of London

We design, make and fit under-stairs storage for homes of every age. Choose your neighbourhood from the list for local details.

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Under-stairs storage in the City of London: how it works

The space under a staircase is often the hardest-working spot in a house, and the least organised. Our under-stairs storage is planned around what you need to store, whether that is pull-out drawers, a run of cupboards or a mix of both. For a home in the City of London, it starts with a design visit to measure the space and talk it through. Most enquiries start with a vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go and a dark, wasted space under the stairs, and the answer is made at our workshop from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.

If anything comes up on the day, just ask. Most of the decisions were made at the measuring visit and set out in your quote, so fitting day is about putting it in place carefully and leaving everything tidy. The time the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote.

First you tell us about the stairs and what you’d like to store beneath them.
We come to measure, note any meters or fuse boards and go through the design, keeping the meters and fuse board easy to reach.
You receive a written quote for the storage we’ve discussed.
We make every part in our workshop, shaped to the angle of your stairs. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
We bring it to your home, fit it and leave it ready to use. Any meters stay easy to reach.

What affects the price in the City of London

Access to the room makes a difference too. Several flights of stairs, a small lift or a narrow hall can mean smaller sections and more carrying. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose.

What you get with us

300+ projects completed
Built around your room
Every quote follows a design visit
Built in our workshop and fitted in your home

Arranging a design visit

The design visit is where every quote starts. We measure the room properly, check how the walls and floors run and discuss the design with you. A quote in writing follows the visit, so you can take your time with it. To arrange the visit, message us from the contact page.

Local landmarks in City of London

Around City of London, we cover homes near St Olave Old Jewry, Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre and St Mary-at-Hill. Nearby too are Barts Health Archives (close by, under half a mile north-west), Fashion Retail Academy (within half a mile north-east), St Alphage Garden (under half a mile north) and Golden Fleece pub (within half a mile south). City of London has its own railway station: London Cannon Street station. Well-known places in the area include Gabriel's Wharf (0.8 miles south-west) and London Mithraeum (a few minutes’ walk south). Open spaces near City of London include Ludgate Hill.

Awkward spaces in homes across the City of London

Across the City of London, flats and conversions rarely come with enough storage. Under-stairs cupboards can add it without taking over the room.

Homes built between 1945 and 1972 make up about 40% of the housing in the City of London, with about 27% built since 2000, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. More than a third of the homes in the City of London (about 40%) were built between 1945 and 1972, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. 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. A quarter or more of the homes in the City of London (about 27%) were built since 2000, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Homes built since 2000 rarely have much storage, and they tend to have stud walls, so under-stairs cupboards are designed with fixings to suit.

Since August 2023, the Ultra Low Emission Zone has covered all of London, and red routes, run by TfL, have strict rules on stopping, so access to homes in the City of London is planned ahead of time.

City of London: The wider area includes historic houses like Mansion House, about 0.2 miles south-east. For a period home anywhere nearby, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks. If your children go to Fashion Retail Academy or a school nearby, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up.

Before and after fitting day

Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. Here are a few tips worth knowing:

Count the coats and pairs of shoes in daily use
Note the size of anything tall you want to store
Clear the space before the design visit if you can
Think about handles and how the fronts will look from the hall

We run each drawer and open each door with you before we go. If there’s a meter or fuse board, we make sure its door opens fully and the meter is easy to see. That way, nothing is left for you to sort out later.

Damp coats and shoes put moisture into a closed space. Let them dry before they go away, and leave the door open for a while after a wet day if the cupboard feels damp.

Pricing under-stairs storage in the City of London

We quote each job after the design visit, because no two rooms are the same. These are the things that affect it:

How big the furniture is
Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
Spray painting or hand painting
Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside

Tricky rooms take more time: uneven walls, sloping floors and angled ceilings all add scribing and cutting on site. That is reflected in the quote, which we write after seeing the room.

Helping us understand the room

When you contact us, these help most:

Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling
Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
The postcode, so we can plan the visit
Whether it’s a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift

Rough measurements are fine at the start. Everything is measured properly when we visit, along with the walls, floor and ceiling. To get started, use our contact form and tell us about the room. The written quote follows the visit.

Made for the room, or bought in a box?

For a few hooks and a shelf for the vacuum, a ready-made solution can do the job. Bespoke work earns its place when you want to use the whole space, from the tall end to the lowest corner. We are happy to talk through which suits you at the design visit.

Questions to ask before you hire anyone

How parking will work on your street
Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
Whether you’ll get a written quote, not just a figure

Boards, parts and paint

Spray-painted finish

Spray painting gives the fronts a very even surface. We apply it in our workshop, so treat it gently while it cures fully.

Moisture-resistant MDF

We use moisture-resistant MDF because it stays stable and gives a smooth surface for paint. It is used for the doors, fronts and side panels, where a smooth, even finish matters most.

Flat-pack or bespoke?

If you’re handy, a simple shelf or a standard wardrobe in a square room is a reasonable DIY job. It gets harder with sloping ceilings, out-of-level floors and lath-and-plaster walls, where scribing and fixings that suit the wall are important.

Standard units come in set widths and heights, so there is often a strip of wasted space at the side or above. Furniture we make is built to the room’s own sizes, so it can run to the ceiling and fill the width.

Questions from the City of London

How long does it take to fit under-stairs storage?

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. Because everything is made at our workshop, the work in your home is the fitting itself. We keep the hallway as clear as we can while we work.

How is under-stairs storage priced?

Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit. The mix of drawers, doors and shelves, and the finish you choose, all play a part. Everything is set out in a quote in writing after the visit.

Can you match the storage to my hallway?

Yes. The storage is spray-painted or hand-painted in a colour agreed with you. You can match it to the walls, the banisters or the skirting, so it looks like part of the house.

Should I send pictures?

Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot, especially with rough sizes. To send them, message us from the contact page.

Can under-stairs storage work around the fuse board?

Yes. The design keeps a clear way to the meter or fuse board, usually behind its own door. Meter readers and engineers need access, so we never box them in.

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.

What happens when you come to measure?

It is a chance to measure properly and talk through what you’d like. We look at the walls, floors and anything the furniture has to work around, and the written quote comes afterwards.