For most people this stays just a pipe dream because they get the wrong people in for a quote. Builders don’t know the ins and outs of designing a stair, so they up the price so they can get a specialist to supply them. Carpenters design and build you a timber stair but are lost when it comes to glass and steel. Steelworkers will put you in a nice stair and balustrade, but it will look industrial with an industrial price tag. All these trades will quote high, and that’s what puts most people off.

But  all’s not lost. The key is simply to manage the project yourself. Get the best people in for each component part. That way they remain happy doing what they do best, and are not spooked into overpricing. All you need to have to achieve this is a superb drawing done by someone who’s lived and breathed staircase design. And that’s where I come in!

Send me an email with your questions or send details of your pipe dreams to quotes at design-in-steel.co.uk and I’ll see what I can do.

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