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Bespoke staircases in Coxhoe

Bespoke timber staircases set out from a site survey, manufactured in our workshop and installed by our own fitters. Covering Coxhoe and the wider County Durham 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 Coxhoe

Most Cut String Staircases enquiries we take in Coxhoe start with an opening that is not a standard size. With colliery terraces, Georgian Durham city stock and Pennine stone housing making up much of the area, off-the-shelf sizes rarely line up. Add cold upland winters with heavy rainfall to that and frost and saturation damage on unmaintained painted softwood becomes the usual trigger for replacement. In practice that means the cut string profile, where any inaccuracy shows immediately.

We survey before anything is cut, so the schedule reflects the opening as built rather than as drawn. Tell us the problem rather than the solution and we will advise on both.

One local point to factor in: Durham's cathedral setting carries World Heritage-level design scrutiny.

What we cover locally

Survey visits in Coxhoe are usually booked within a week. There is no charge for the survey and no obligation to proceed.

Rise, going and headroom in Coxhoe

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.

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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, County Durham

“Dry-assembled in the workshop first, so installation day was genuinely uneventful.”

Verified client, County Durham

“No squeaks at all a year on, which was the whole reason we replaced the old one.”

Verified client, County Durham

Coxhoe questions

How long does a typical order take?

Most made-to-size orders run six to ten weeks from survey to delivery. Conservation and heavily detailed work can take longer, and we confirm the lead time in writing at quotation rather than leaving it open.

What guarantee do you provide?

Ten years on workmanship, covering manufacture and the factory-applied finish. Where we install, the installation is covered too. It is issued in writing with the handover paperwork.

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.

Can you match an existing profile?

Yes. If you can supply a section, a photograph with a rule in shot, or an old unit, we can replicate the profile. For conservation work this is usually the condition the planning officer will apply.

Can you work on a listed building?

Yes, and a significant share of our work is listed or conservation area. We can supply drawings and section details to support a listed building consent or planning application, though the consent itself remains the owner's responsibility.

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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