Staircases
Spiral staircases for Bromley homes and gardens
Where the footprint is too tight for straight steps, a spiral gets you from a balcony to the garden, a roof terrace to the street or a first floor to the ground in a footprint not much bigger than a dining table.
Where a spiral makes sense
- Balcony to garden so a first-floor living room gets its own way outside.
- Roof terraces and flat roofs where a straight stair would take up the whole terrace.
- Secondary escape routes where the regulations allow a spiral and space rules out anything else.
- Basement and lightwell access in town houses and flats.
Diameter, direction and treads
The diameter decides how comfortable the stair is to use: 1.4 m to 1.6 m suits everyday use, 1.2 m works for occasional access. We check the headroom and the door swing at the top, choose a clockwise or anticlockwise turn to suit the landing, and set the number of treads so each step is an even height. Treads are galvanised grating or chequer plate; balusters are vertical bar at the spacing the regulations require, with a continuous handrail.
Finish
Hot-dip galvanised as standard, powder coated in any colour on top. Black is the most popular on period houses; anthracite grey on newer ones.
Fitting
A spiral arrives in sections and is assembled and bolted to a concrete pad and to the balcony or wall at the top. Most go up in a day.
Free site survey
Tell us what you are after. We will measure up, draw it and price it.
Photograph the spot on your phone, add roughly how high the door sits above the ground, and we can start from there. Or just ring the workshop in Bromley.
07828 730 888 Monday to Saturday 7.30am to 6pm, messages picked up in the evening