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Bespoke staircases in Peterlee

Bespoke timber staircases set out from a site survey, manufactured in our workshop and installed by our own fitters. Covering Peterlee 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 Peterlee

Handrails and Balustrades around Peterlee is a different job from one street to the next. Most of what we survey locally is colliery terraces, Georgian Durham city stock and Pennine stone housing, which is not built to any modern module. Set against cold upland winters with heavy rainfall, most joinery here eventually shows frost and saturation damage on unmaintained painted softwood. Our focus on this is continuous handrails whose wreaths and volutes flow without a visible break.

Manufacture only starts once the survey figures are agreed with you in writing. Rough dimensions and a couple of photographs are enough for us to price it properly.

Bear in mind for this area: Durham's cathedral setting carries World Heritage-level design scrutiny.

What we cover locally

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

Rise, going and headroom in Peterlee

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

Peterlee questions

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.

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.

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.

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.

Can you price from drawings?

Yes. Send a drawing set or a schedule and we will price against it. If anything is ambiguous we will query it before quoting rather than assume and reprice later.

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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