About the service
A basement or cellar is one of the most useful rooms in a house, yet the most underestimated when it comes to storage. Cardboard boxes fall apart, wire shelves from the hardware store rust within a year, and things end up stacked directly on the floor, where one damp week can ruin everything. I build storage furniture specifically for these underground spaces, where humidity and temperature fluctuations and low ceilings rule out regular furniture that works fine upstairs.
The foundation of every project is material selection, because the basement finds and punishes any weak solution within a single season. I work with moisture-resistant plywood, kiln-dried edged boards with treatment for everything touching the concrete floor, and stainless steel or galvanized fasteners throughout the structure — no ordinary drywall screws and chipboard that swell and crumble in damp air. I make shelves not solid but slatted: air circulates freely around jars, boxes and containers, which noticeably reduces the stale smell and mold spots that solid shelves accumulate over winter.
I plan the layout based on how you actually use the space. For preserves and canning — shallow reinforced shelves with a small lip at the front so jars don't roll, spaced to standard jar height without wasted space above each row. Seasonal items — holiday décor, off-season clothing, camping gear — go higher in deeper sections, since they're accessed less often and a step stool is no problem. Supplies, backup water and tools get separate zones sized on-site, not squeezed into a standard module. The entire structure sits on adjustable feet several centimeters above the concrete, so slow seepage from the floor drain or a sudden damp spot never reaches the plywood.
Installation usually takes two to four days depending on the room size and whether we need to work around existing plumbing, electrical panels or sump pumps — all common in basements, and I account for this in planning, not during installation. I assemble modules in my workshop and install them on-site — this minimizes dust and disruption at your home. Before handover, I load each shelf and balance the system, and discuss the weight limit for each section so the structure lasts years, not sagging after the first big harvest or holiday season of boxes.
If your basement or cellar is now just a place where things get stacked and forgotten, I'm ready to turn it into storage you can truly rely on. Write the approximate dimensions and what you plan to store — I'll put together a plan and firm estimate.
The foundation of every project is material selection, because the basement finds and punishes any weak solution within a single season. I work with moisture-resistant plywood, kiln-dried edged boards with treatment for everything touching the concrete floor, and stainless steel or galvanized fasteners throughout the structure — no ordinary drywall screws and chipboard that swell and crumble in damp air. I make shelves not solid but slatted: air circulates freely around jars, boxes and containers, which noticeably reduces the stale smell and mold spots that solid shelves accumulate over winter.
I plan the layout based on how you actually use the space. For preserves and canning — shallow reinforced shelves with a small lip at the front so jars don't roll, spaced to standard jar height without wasted space above each row. Seasonal items — holiday décor, off-season clothing, camping gear — go higher in deeper sections, since they're accessed less often and a step stool is no problem. Supplies, backup water and tools get separate zones sized on-site, not squeezed into a standard module. The entire structure sits on adjustable feet several centimeters above the concrete, so slow seepage from the floor drain or a sudden damp spot never reaches the plywood.
Installation usually takes two to four days depending on the room size and whether we need to work around existing plumbing, electrical panels or sump pumps — all common in basements, and I account for this in planning, not during installation. I assemble modules in my workshop and install them on-site — this minimizes dust and disruption at your home. Before handover, I load each shelf and balance the system, and discuss the weight limit for each section so the structure lasts years, not sagging after the first big harvest or holiday season of boxes.
If your basement or cellar is now just a place where things get stacked and forgotten, I'm ready to turn it into storage you can truly rely on. Write the approximate dimensions and what you plan to store — I'll put together a plan and firm estimate.
