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Discover the wide variety of materials and finishes for your bespoke staircase.
We love to have options, the more options we have the more unique and special our chosen purchase is likely to be.
Having that individuality is important, particularly in the world of architectural design and structural engineering, so, to ensure we give our customer the ultimate bespoke product, we work with a wide range of materials and finishes to ensure they suit a variety of interior designs for workplaces, public spaces and homes.
What staircase design suits you?
Before you consider materials, it’s worth understanding the different types of staircase design you might like to have in your property.
Did you know, there is a variety of staircase structures for you to choose from? There’s of course, the spiral stairs, then there’s helical or curved staircases, straight stair designs like dog legged and cantilever or floating stairs.
Here at Spiral UK, we are the nations experts for bespoke manufacture of all of the above staircase types, so you’re safe in our hands! Visit our staircase design ideas page for lots of inspiration.
Lets get to the finishes and materials
So you’ve chosen the type of stairs you want / need and now we can get to the exciting bits… the materials and finishes.
There are many options available to make your staircase that extra special and unique from a combination of different materials and schemes, to a more traditional simplistic and subtle approach.
However you dream your staircase to look, chances are, we can make it happen.
So, lets have a look at the following materials:
Tread materials (the steps):
- Timber
- Stone
- Glass
- Concrete
- Vinyl overlay
- Carpet overlay
Treads can really enhance the look of the stair so considering whether you want them to stand out and really make an impact as a feature of your interior design, or blend into the background, is important to think about.
Our dedicated team of professional design engineers are on hand to talk you through all these options.
Balustrades
Defined as a row of small columns or balusters topped by a rail, balustrades comes in an assortment of shapes and sizes. We can offer ornate art deco style spindles or wooden uprights, through to full height sheet steel panels powder coated in bright colours or clad in timber.
Our parapet styles can create a lovely vintage look or structured glass panels can defuse light with modern bespoke staircase designs achieved through smooth lines and striking colour contrasts. Corten is also a stylish contemporary staircase material option.
Handrails
Handrails really add that beautiful final touch. They can be inset into balustrade or made in a range of hardwoods, mild or stainless steel. We can powder coat them or wrap them in materials like rope or leather.
Our experienced team of craftsmen are skilled in fabricating beautiful stainless-steel curved handrails for spiral staircases and helical stairs. We have our own dedicated stainless-steel area to work on specific staircase design requirements so we can avoid cross contamination and ensure an attractive finish to our handrails.
The finish
It really is up to you how your staircase looks at the end of the project; here at Spiral UK, we have perfected the art of crafting bespoke staircases to suit exactly what our customers need and want, and the results speak for themselves with us continuing to work on high-profile projects such as the Victorinox, Oxford Street and 110 Bishopsgate.
We are on hand and enthused to work alongside you, to guide you around options such as powder coating, site sprayed, lacquered or polished metalwork. We can provide samples of all materials and, in most cases, colour match to flooring and property interiors.
The options are endless, and we could sit here all day listing all the different varieties that would be available to you; the best thing to do is talk to one of our dedicated, friendly team members who will gladly explain the process and possibilities to you.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
The Spiral UK team.