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Bespoke staircases in Gateshead

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

Open Riser Staircases in Gateshead rewards patience at the setting-out stage. You will find mostly Tyneside flats, Georgian Grainger Town frontages and coastal terraces in this area, and it moves as it ages. With cold North Sea exposure with high sustained wind in the mix, wind-driven rain penetration and rapid coating loss on seaward elevations is a question of when rather than whether. Where we put the effort is open treads that still satisfy the 100mm sphere rule under Part K.

Nothing goes into manufacture until a surveyor has checked each opening on site. Rough dimensions and a couple of photographs are enough for us to price it properly.

One thing that catches people out here: Tyneside flat stock has a distinctive paired-door detail worth replicating exactly.

What we cover locally

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

Rise, going and headroom in Gateshead

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, Tyne and Wear

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

Verified client, Tyne and Wear

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

Verified client, Tyne and Wear

Gateshead questions

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 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.

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 match an existing profile?

Yes. If you can supply a section, a photograph with a rule in shot, or an old unit, we can replicate the profile. For conservation work this is usually the condition the planning officer will apply.

Do you fit, or supply only?

Both. Supply-only is common for trade and contractor clients. For private clients we usually recommend supply and fit, because responsibility for the fit and the finish then sits in one place.

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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