Under Basement Stair Storage

[BvilleBound]

Dear Jeff: We have a small beach house in Massachusetts where every square foot of storage matters. Remodeling was like remodeling a boat, with storage built into every available space. This included the space under the stairs. There is a landing near the bottom - so not as much room as you have under your stairs, but this solution might work for you as well - depending on the floorplan.

• We created a hallway past the end of the stairs, as shown in the photo below:
  
  
  
  
• We added a standard 'six panel' door, cut down, at the end, which opens into the hallway:
  
  
  
  
• This created a storage area - plus room for drawers:
  
  
  
  
• The drawers can be long because they are at the bottom of the triangle created by the stairs. We built custom drawer cases with furniture grade plywood - and strong 'full extension' ball bearing slides rated for 200 pounds. Pulled out, they extend into the hallway:
  
  
  

This created significant storage, easily accessed, plus good organization.

I hope this is helpful.

Mark

 

[JeffK]

Dear Jeff: We have a small beach house in Massachusetts where every square foot of storage matters. Remodeling was like remodeling a boat, with storage built into every available space. This included the space under the stairs. There is a landing near the bottom - so not as much room as you have under your stairs, but this solution might work for you as well - depending on the floorplan.

• We created a hallway past the end of the stairs, as shown in the photo below:
  
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• We added a standard 'six panel' door, cut down, at the end, which opens into the hallway:
  
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• This created a storage area - plus room for drawers:
  
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• The drawers can be long because they are at the bottom of the triangle created by the stairs. We built custom drawer cases with furniture grade plywood - and strong 'full extension' ball bearing slides rated for 200 pounds. Pulled out, they extend into the hallway:
  
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This created significant storage, easily accessed, plus good organization.

I hope this is helpful.

Mark

Thank you. I have larger, bulky boxes and items that I won't need access to more than once a year and doesn't need to be as elaborate.
You really have a nice setup.