Bespoke staircases in Willington
Bespoke timber staircases set out from a site survey, manufactured in our workshop and installed by our own fitters. Covering Willington 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 Willington
We take a fair volume of Bespoke Staircases work across Willington, and almost none of it repeats. You will find mostly colliery terraces, Georgian Durham city stock and Pennine stone housing in this area, and it moves as it ages. Add cold upland winters with heavy rainfall to that and frost and saturation damage on unmaintained painted softwood becomes the usual trigger for replacement. Everything we do here comes back to setting out so the rise and going work on the day, not just on paper.
A surveyor visits first and records the real dimensions, at several points on each opening. Send us sizes and a photograph and we will come back with a fixed written price.
One local point to factor in: Durham's cathedral setting carries World Heritage-level design scrutiny.
What we cover locally
- Bespoke Staircases in Willington
- Cut String Staircases in Willington
- Open Riser Staircases in Willington
- Cantilever Staircases in Willington
Survey visits in Willington are usually booked within a week. There is no charge for the survey and no obligation to proceed.
Made to size for Willington
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.
Learn more →Open Riser Staircases
Contemporary open-tread stairs meeting Part K.
Learn more →Cantilever Staircases
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 Willington
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, 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 DurhamWillington questions
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.
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.
Will the finish need maintaining?
A factory-applied microporous finish typically needs inspection every three to five years, sooner on exposed coastal elevations. Maintaining it is far cheaper than letting a coating fail and the timber take up water.
Do you take a deposit?
Not before the measured survey. A deposit is only requested once the survey is complete and you have approved the final schedule and price.
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.
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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