A kit staircase adapted to the millimetre, fitted in two days
The project at a glance
- The starting point
- An off-the-shelf beech spiral staircase, which did not match the room
- The adaptation
- Lower sections cut down, a Douglas fir platform as the first step
- The railing
- Simple Douglas fir balusters, built on site with the client's own wood
- The timeframe
- Two days of fitting, adaptation included
Bespoke is not always the right answer
In this restored part of the farmhouse, the two floors had to be linked without paying the price of a staircase built fully bespoke. The client bought an off-the-shelf beech spiral staircase; it still had to fit into a room it was never meant for: cutting down the lower sections, building a small platform to serve as the first step, and adjusting the markings against a wall that was seriously out of level.
A railing built on site, with the client's own wood
Upstairs, the is ringed by a railing with simple balusters, built right there on site with Douglas fir the client already had: reclaimed wood, in the spirit of the whole renovation. Two days of work in all, for an off-the-shelf staircase no homeowner could have fitted in such an unusual situation. That is also what the trade is about: knowing when bespoke is the answer, and when a clever solution is enough.
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