Bespoke staircases in Livingston
Bespoke timber staircases set out from a site survey, manufactured in our workshop and installed by our own fitters. Covering Livingston and the wider Scotland Central Belt 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 Livingston
Staircase Renovation in Livingston rewards patience at the setting-out stage. With sandstone tenements, Georgian New Town terraces and post-war housing schemes making up much of the area, off-the-shelf sizes rarely line up. The other factor is cold wet winters with strong westerly exposure, which is why sash and case failure in tenement stock and cill decay at stone junctions is the most common reason people call us. Everything we do here comes back to curing movement and squeak rather than just covering it over.
Nothing goes into manufacture until a surveyor has checked each opening on site. Get in touch and we will be straight with you about cost and timescale.
Local factor worth flagging early: Scottish sash and case construction differs from English box sash and needs matching.
What we cover locally
- Bespoke Staircases in Livingston
- Cut String Staircases in Livingston
- Open Riser Staircases in Livingston
- Cantilever Staircases in Livingston
Survey visits in Livingston are usually booked within a week. There is no charge for the survey and no obligation to proceed.
Made to size for Livingston
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.
Learn more →Staircase Renovation
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 Livingston
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, Scotland Central Belt“Dry-assembled in the workshop first, so installation day was genuinely uneventful.”
Verified client, Scotland Central Belt“No squeaks at all a year on, which was the whole reason we replaced the old one.”
Verified client, Scotland Central BeltLivingston questions
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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