Stairs done

[BotusBuild]

One of the things we paid someone to do for us.

 

Spines are powder coated. Cabling for lights runs inside the spines. Steps made from walnut kitchen worktops. Spindles are solid walnut. Glass is 10mm toughened from Cornwall Glass.

 

Why walnut? It goes with the breakfast bar made from the walnut tree we cut down, also made by same person (Principle  Constructions based in Cornwall).

 

[-rick-]

Nice!

 

Thats the first time I've seen the transparent blocking approach to having an open stair that complies with regs. Be interested how that works out (cleaning, etc).

 

Handrail to be installed on the right?

[BotusBuild]

No plans for a handrail at this point in time

[BotusBuild]

16 minutes ago, -rick- said:

cleaning

Dusters on the toes of our slippers 😀

[-rick-]

13 minutes ago, BotusBuild said:

No plans for a handrail at this point in time

 

It's a regs requirement isn't it?

[BotusBuild]

10 minutes ago, -rick- said:

It's a regs requirement isn't it?

It is (part K). It'll get done sometime before completion signoff 🙂 

[MPH243]

I like the walnut and that it came from your tree. It is also very different colour from nearly all the other stairs you see now.

Edited 23 hours ago by MPH243

[crispy_wafer]

That’s interesting, and very nice, you must be pleased and proud of that?  It’s nice you’ve incorporated something you chopped down too.

[Big Jimbo]

Looks fab. Well done. Just make sure you coat the timber with something that is UV resistant. Otherwise, in the same way as Mapel turns a bit orange in the sun. Your Walnut will "Fade to Grey" as the song said.

[crispy_wafer]

Can I ask how you lifted the stairs.  I’ve got a steel mono spine and, on my own trying to work out methods to lift and manoeuvre.

[BotusBuild]

19 minutes ago, crispy_wafer said:

Can I ask how you lifted the stairs.

Three men and a rope. The two spines are separate pieces.

[Oz07]

Lovely. Any idea of a ballpark figure. I've been considering a cut string staircase for upcoming project. Won't be as wow factor as that but will be something different from the usual white string oak handrail carpeted stairs job. 

[BotusBuild]

2 hours ago, Big Jimbo said:

Just make sure you coat the timber with something that is UV resistant

Osmo oiled 👍🏻

[BotusBuild]

36 minutes ago, Oz07 said:

Any idea of a ballpark figure.

Just shy of £10k

[-rick-]

6 minutes ago, BotusBuild said:

Just shy of £10k

 

How much of that is the wood? Walnut is pricey, but so is the cost of getting someone to mill down your own tree. Curious how that stacks up?

[BotusBuild]

@-rick-, note that none of the milled wood is in the staircase, thats just in the breakfast bar.

 

The wood for the staircase was about £2200

[Russell griffiths]

Some of our building regs are bloody ridiculous 

[ProDave]

Once signed off, I would remove the glass panel from under the bottom tread.  It adds nothing to safety and will impede the hoover.