Bespoke staircases in Sawston
Bespoke timber staircases set out from a site survey, manufactured in our workshop and installed by our own fitters. Covering Sawston and the wider Cambridgeshire area.
- Made to size from a measured survey, never cut down from stock
- FSC-certified timber with chain-of-custody paperwork
- Fixed written quotation with the lead time stated
- 10-year workmanship guarantee in writing
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Bespoke staircases in Sawston
Cantilever Staircases in Sawston is rarely a catalogue job. With college-town Georgian stock, fenland brick farmhouses and rapid new-build growth making up much of the area, off-the-shelf sizes rarely line up. Locally you are contending with the driest region in the UK with exposed fen wind, so shrinkage and joint opening rather than rot in most inland stock is the fault we are called out to. Our focus on this is the hidden steelwork that makes a floating tread genuinely safe.
A surveyor visits first and records the real dimensions, at several points on each opening. Get in touch and we will be straight with you about cost and timescale.
A detail specific to this area: college and listed stock in Cambridge demands exact historic replication.
What we cover locally
- Bespoke Staircases in Sawston
- Cut String Staircases in Sawston
- Open Riser Staircases in Sawston
- Cantilever Staircases in Sawston
Survey visits in Sawston are usually booked within a week. There is no charge for the survey and no obligation to proceed.
Made to size for Sawston
Every item below is manufactured to your dimensions.
Bespoke Staircases
Designed and set out from your actual floor-to-floor height.
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Open-sided stairs with the treads exposed at the string.
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Contemporary open-tread stairs meeting Part K.
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Floating treads with concealed structural support.
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Re-treading, re-balustrading and squeak elimination.
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Continuous handrails, volutes, spindles and newel posts.
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Space-saving flights for tight loft openings.
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Newels, spindles, strings and treads supplied loose.
Learn more →Rise, going and headroom in Sawston
Three numbers decide whether a staircase is comfortable or awkward, and they are the first things we measure.
Rise
Maximum 220mm per step for a private stair under Part K. Consistent to within 5mm across the whole flight, because the foot notices what the eye does not.
Going
Minimum 220mm. Rise and going together must satisfy the pitch rule, which is why a flight cannot simply be shortened to fit a smaller opening.
Headroom
2m measured vertically from the pitch line. This is the constraint that most often forces a winder instead of a straight flight.
What clients tell us
Feedback collected directly from completed projects. Full written references are available on request before you commit.
“The headroom was tight and they redesigned the winder rather than telling us it could not be done.”
Verified client, Cambridgeshire“Dry-assembled in the workshop first, so installation day was genuinely uneventful.”
Verified client, Cambridgeshire“No squeaks at all a year on, which was the whole reason we replaced the old one.”
Verified client, CambridgeshireSawston questions
Is the timber certified?
All our stock is FSC certified and chain-of-custody documentation is supplied with the order, which most main contractors and specifiers now require for their records.
Do you work in hardwood or softwood?
Both. Engineered hardwood is the default where movement or exposure is a concern, and slow-grown softwood is often the better value choice for painted work in sheltered positions. We will tell you which we would specify and why.
What if the opening is out of square?
Most older openings are. The survey records the actual dimensions at several points and the unit is manufactured to suit, which is the main reason we survey rather than work from the sizes given over the phone.
Do you deliver nationwide?
Yes, we deliver across England, Wales and Scotland. Delivery is priced into the quotation so there is no separate charge added later.
How do you handle glazing?
Standard double glazed units for most work, and slim-cavity units where a conservation officer has restricted sightlines. Single glazing with putty lines is available where the consent requires it.
Talk to us about your project
Free, no obligation, and a fixed figure in writing. We will tell you honestly if what you are asking for is not the right answer.
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