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Bespoke Stair gate

An elderly customer was becoming increasingly concerned about accidentally falling down the stairs in the middle of the night when she wished to leave her bedroom for the bathroom. She had to pass by the top of the stairs from her bedroom as…

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Under Stairs Storage Solution

Storage unit under the stairs

Here is a storage solution to an under-stair space, using reclaimed pine and MDF grilled fronts.

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Installation of a Wooden Staircase

Wooden Stairs

The customer had a metal spiral staircase which had seen better daysand which they didn’t like, so a replacement was planned and fitted, usinghemlock wood for the spindles and handrails, finishing in an oil to enhancethe apperance of the wood.

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Continuous Handrail.

An elderly customer required a continuous handrail from the top to the bottom of a winding staircase. This was essential as they found it difficult to let go and remain steady before grabbing the next section. By providing this handrail…

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Understair cupboard door.

Using American white Oak and Oak veneered MDF for the panels this ‘cupboard front’ complements the Oak veneered doors that I fitted throughout the house. 

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Mopstick Handrail

This Softwood Mopstick handrail with black brackets fitted to an elderly gentleman’s staircase in Southampton. As I have said in past posts none of us are getting younger. The customer gratefully informed me that having this handrail will enable him…

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Unpainted Crown Cap Handrail

This crown cap handrail was left unpainted so that the grain and beauty of the wood can be seen, with this in mind I took my time selecting the wood for a clean straight grain without any knots. The sweep…

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Stair Refurbishment

The above is a boarded stair, as opposed to using spindle’s, this was popular in the 1970s and 80s. It is no longer allowed unless the gap between each board or boards and hand/base rail is less than 100mm (4”)…

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Creaking stair case

Stiffening a stair case in lords wood Southampton. This stair case in a property in lordswood, Southampton had become springy and was creaking, the glue originally used had degraded and the wedges were loose, the joining of the treads to …

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Low level under stair storage in Southampton

This is a great idea for the type of small house that has no separate hallway but instead has stairs in the living room. The customer wanted somewhere for  their T.V., the usual box of tricks, and several miscellaneous electrical…

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