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Bespoke staircases in Essex

Bespoke timber staircases set out from a site survey, manufactured in our workshop and installed by our own fitters. Serving Essex and the surrounding 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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Quote for Essex

Free survey across the county.

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10-year workmanship guaranteeFree measured surveyFSC-certified timberUK-wide deliveryFixed-price quotations

What we see in Essex

If Bespoke Staircases in Essex were straightforward, there would be a stock size for it. The housing here is largely estuary bungalows, 1930s ribbon development and timber-framed village stock, and that shapes what will actually fit. Set against the driest climate in the UK with sharp summer heat, most joinery here eventually shows shrinkage cracking and glazing bead failure from repeated drying cycles. In practice that means setting out so the rise and going work on the day, not just on paper.

The site visit comes first, because assumptions made in an office get paid for on site. Send what you have, even if it is only a phone photo, and we will take it from there.

Local factor worth flagging early: low rainfall shifts the risk from rot toward movement and seal failure.

Rise, going and headroom in Essex

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, Essex

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

Verified client, Essex

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

Verified client, Essex

Essex questions

Do you cover Essex?

Yes. We cover the whole of Essex including Chelmsford, Colchester, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea and the surrounding villages. Low rainfall shifts the risk from rot toward movement and seal failure. Because the driest climate in the UK with sharp summer heat, we allow for it at survey stage rather than discovering it on the day.

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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