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At First Step Designs, we specialise in transforming worn, dated, or unsafe staircases into head-turning focal points across Cheshire. Over the last decade, we’ve performed dozens of staircase renovations in Cheshire, helping homeowners enhance their interiors with beautifully designed staircases that complement their aesthetic and increase property values. Whether looking to modernise your home, improve safety, or simply trying to refresh a tired staircase, trust First Step Designs to get the job done right the first time around.
Choosing First Step Designs means choosing the leading UK staircase design, manufacture, and installation company. In addition to winning the 2024 Build It Award for Best Staircase and being featured on Grand Designs, we’re working on increasingly high-profile projects around the nation.
With our team on your side, you can expect nothing but bespoke service and quality. We don’t believe in off-the-shelf and meticulously design and manufacture every last component to perfection, consistently ensuring staircase renovations of the highest quality, craftsmanship, and durability.
Reach out to First Step Designs for a zero-obligation discussion of your staircase renovation needs today.
Your staircase is the largest piece of furniture in your home. It gets daily use, and you can’t help but notice it. For this reason, we believe that a staircase should be more than simply functional—it should be a design feature that demands attention, drawing your gaze and enhancing your home’s beauty and liveability. As the leading staircase renovators in Cheshire, our expert team stands ready to bring your renovation ideas to life with precision and an eye for detail. From new oak cladding that preserves the character in period homes to installing striking glass balustrades for a more modern look and everything in between, no staircase renovation is too big a challenge for First Step Designs.
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Visit our Inspiration Gallery and like the photos that inspire you. When you’re done, simply click on ‘See My Favourites’ to contact us through our portal.
We’ll get back to you to discuss your project and provide an accurate quotation within 24 hours, all without a visit to your home.
Alternatively, give us a call at +44 1782 959300 to get started right away!
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Following a quotation a qualified designer will visit your home to survey your staircase and discuss final detailing and design options.
One visit it all we need, the next people you see will be our installation team!
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After you've approved your installation drawings, we roll up our sleeves and start crafting. Some created by hand, while others benefit from cutting-edge production techniques.
We have a deep passion for creative woodworking
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Our unique French Polishing studio allows us to create a range of beautiful finishes to complement your home.
Not only protecting the timber but enhancing its natural beauty in a range of colours and textures.
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Our experienced Staffordshire-based installation team will breathe new life into old stairs—professionally and the first time around—over the course of the next 48 to 72 hours.
Our 5-step process to professionally refurbished stairs couldn’t be simpler.
As mentioned above, your staircase matters. You see and use it multiple times daily, it affects how safe and livable your home is, and it has the potential to seriously boost—or harm—your home’s resale value. A well-planned staircase renovation not only enhances your home’s aesthetics but also makes it a safer and more comfortable environment.
First Step Designs recommends that you consider a staircase renovation if:
Absolutely. Staircase renovations focus on the visible elements of a staircase, replacing or refinishing worn treads, balustrades, handrails, and more, while leaving the underlying support structure in place. Wherever possible, our team will gladly fix minor structural flaws; however, the point of a staircase renovation is to end up with beautiful stairs that complement your home without the hassle or costs of completely replacing them.
Sanding down a flaking staircase and applying a fresh coat of paint is easy; understanding how every aspect of the job and all the renovation possibilities may contribute to the final look and feel is something else entirely.
Our design team is expert at guiding renovation clients through their options, ensuring that every change or upgrade complements your home’s style. We work collaboratively with our clients over a period of days or weeks, going over possible styles, material choices, finishes, and staircase accessories, designing truly unique makeovers and renovation concepts.
As the highest-rated staircase company in the UK, boasting an unrivalled 5.0 Google rating from more than 110 reviews, we’ve proven time and time again that we’re the right team to help you choose a staircase renovation that makes an impact.
This again depends on several factors; however, First Step Designs can complete a full renovation, from initial contact to the final quality checks, in as few as 4 weeks. Major renovations that require lots of custom design and fabrication may take up to 8 or 10 weeks.
We typically complete the renovation work in your home over 2 or 3 days, while minor renovations may be completed in a single day.
Bespoke staircase renovations may vary significantly in price depending on the scope of the project, renovation complexity, material choices, and installation difficulty. At First Step Designs, our renovation projects typically cost anywhere between £4,000 + VAT and £9,000 + VAT.
For more information on renovation costs and examples of our previous renovations, with costs and specifications, please visit our How Much Does a Staircase Renovation Cost? blog post.
