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Bespoke staircases in Fownhope

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

Half the Cantilever Staircases problems we fix in Fownhope started as a sizing assumption. With black-and-white villages, cider-farm outbuildings and rural stone cottages making up much of the area, off-the-shelf sizes rarely line up. With wet westerly weather and long damp winters in the mix, sustained wetting decay at ground-contact and threshold level is a question of when rather than whether. The value is in the hidden steelwork that makes a floating tread genuinely safe, not in the timber bill.

We check on site before committing anything to the saw, and we query what does not add up. Ask us for a figure and you will get one, with the lead time stated alongside it.

A local consideration we always raise: rural properties often need full frame renewal rather than piecemeal repair.

What we cover locally

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

Rise, going and headroom in Fownhope

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, Herefordshire

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

Verified client, Herefordshire

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

Verified client, Herefordshire

Fownhope questions

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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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