Bespoke staircases in Ludlow
Bespoke timber staircases set out from a site survey, manufactured in our workshop and installed by our own fitters. Covering Ludlow and the wider Shropshire 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 Ludlow
Ask three firms about Staircase Renovation in Ludlow and you will get three different answers. The building stock is medieval timber framing, Ironbridge industrial housing and border farmsteads, so we expect variation before we ever pick up a tape. What accelerates it is Welsh border rainfall with high sustained humidity, and fungal decay in poorly ventilated frame cavities follows sooner than owners expect. What we concentrate on is curing movement and squeak rather than just covering it over.
A surveyor visits first and records the real dimensions, at several points on each opening. Photographs and approximate sizes are all we need to start.
One thing that catches people out here: one of the densest concentrations of listed timber-framed buildings in England.
What we cover locally
- Bespoke Staircases in Ludlow
- Cut String Staircases in Ludlow
- Open Riser Staircases in Ludlow
- Cantilever Staircases in Ludlow
Survey visits in Ludlow are usually booked within a week. There is no charge for the survey and no obligation to proceed.
Made to size for Ludlow
Every item below is manufactured to your dimensions.
Bespoke Staircases
Designed and set out from your actual floor-to-floor height.
Learn more →Cut String Staircases
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.
Learn more →Handrails and Balustrades
Continuous handrails, volutes, spindles and newel posts.
Learn more →Loft Conversion Stairs
Space-saving flights for tight loft openings.
Learn more →Staircase Parts
Newels, spindles, strings and treads supplied loose.
Learn more →Rise, going and headroom in Ludlow
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, Shropshire“Dry-assembled in the workshop first, so installation day was genuinely uneventful.”
Verified client, Shropshire“No squeaks at all a year on, which was the whole reason we replaced the old one.”
Verified client, ShropshireLudlow questions
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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