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Bespoke staircases in Lowestoft

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

The Cut String Staircases we make for Lowestoft is set out from a survey, not a size chart. Because the area is mainly colour-washed timber-framed cottages, wool-town merchant houses and coastal stock, no two openings measure quite the same. Then there is dry easterly climate with strong coastal salt exposure, which reliably produces lime-render and timber junction failure where movement opens the seal given enough seasons. The value is in the cut string profile, where any inaccuracy shows immediately, not in the timber bill.

Nothing is ordered until someone has stood in front of the opening with a tape. A quick call or a photograph of the opening is usually enough to get you a price.

Local factor worth flagging early: Lavenham-style timber framing needs specialist scribed repair, not replacement.

What we cover locally

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

Rise, going and headroom in Lowestoft

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, Suffolk

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

Verified client, Suffolk

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

Verified client, Suffolk

Lowestoft 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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