Timber Staircases

Timber Staircases From Palgrave Brown

Palgrave Brown’s specialist joinery division is centrally located at the company’s Staffordshire site, allowing rapid and easy access to the UK motorway network offering an excellent base for distribution nationwide. Our team of specialists, designers, skilled joiners and craftspeople combine traditional woodworking techniques with the very latest manufacturing procedures to deliver high performance staircases along with other bespoke timber products and joinery ancillaries from porch canopies to door casings.

With today's pressure to complete jobs on time and on budget, there's no time to be lost when it comes to final delivery and assembling of all the components on site. With years of experience serving the needs of the building industry, from national house builders to independent specialists, Palgrave Brown's service has all the thoughtful extras to help save our customers precious time on busy sites.

Standard Joinery Product Range Flat pack gallows brackets Landing return baluster kits Space saving staircase Bottom winder staircase with balustrade

Even though staircases are something that many of us use every day of our lives, the terminology used in their design and creation is not so common. Having an idea as to what components make up a staircase makes talking about them easier and deciding what specification you would like simpler, as well as ensuring you get what you really want! Here at Palgrave Brown we pride ourselves on customer service and want to make your experience of buying staircases a great one. So to help you make the right decisions and get the staircase you really want here are some of the key terms involved in their design and manufacture. Storey height – The over all height of the staircase from finished floor to finished floor of the floor above. Over all string – The width of the staircase from the outside of the string to outside of the opposing string. Tread rise – The height of each individual step making up the staircase. Tread going – The depth of each individual step making up the staircase from front of riser to front of riser. Newel – Vertical post positioned primarily at the foot and top of the stairs as well as corners to support the flight and the balustrade system. Newel cap/drop – A finishing piece which caps the newel post top or base Winders – ‘Kite’ shaped treads which form a turn in the staircase. Landing return – Balustrade returning from the top newel of the stairs along a horizontal landing. Raking balustrade – Balustrade which runs parallel with the flight of stairs at an angle. Base rail – Capping for the exposed string or landing which supports and holds the balusters in place. Handrail – Running between newels, the handrail supports the balustrade system and offers a comfortable grab rail to ease assent or descent of the stairs. Pitch – The angle at which the staircase resides. Tread – Horizontal component of each step in the staircase which is trodden upon. Riser – Vertical component of each step which prevents users falling through the staircase. String – The primary structural component of a staircase, supports the treads and risers and runs up the outside of the structure from base to top. Bullnose – A feature used on the bottom tread which is rounded and curves through 90 degrees into the newel rather than running straight into the side. Curtail – A feature of the bottom tread which is rounded and curves through 180 degrees into the newel Balustrade – Comprises of handrail, base rail, balusters and infill to create a barrier to prevent users falling off the staircase or off the landing. Baluster – Also referred to as a spindle, vertical posts which form a barrier to protect users from falling off the staircase or landing.