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Welcome to First Step Designs, Bristol's first choice for transforming worn, outdated, or unsafe stairs into architectural features that complement your home. As the UK's leading staircase design, manufacturing, and renovation company, we specialise in helping homeowners and interior designers return graded and listed properties to their original charm, update contemporary staircases to better fit modern interior standards, and bring quality-of-life improvements, such as integrated LED lighting, to old stairs.
Choosing First Step Designs as your staircase renovation partner means working with staircase specialists who value innovation and exceptional craftsmanship. Recently featured on Grand Designs and as winners of the 2024 Build It Awards for Best UK Staircase, you can rest assured that we bring unrivalled expertise, creativity, and attention to every project—consistently delivering staircases that exceed expectations.
Reach out to our design team for a zero-obligation discussion of your renovation vision, accurate 3D renders of how we can transform your stairs, or a same-day quote.
At First Step Designs, we have strong opinions about the role that stairs play in the home. They're the largest and most visible feature in your home, and do more than connect floors; they add a sense of personality, character, and uniqueness to a home. Stairs that subtly complement other design features and aesthetic choices make a home a more beautiful and liveable space.
We bring this philosophy to every renovation project we work on, making deliberate design choices that suit your vision for your home. Whether preserving original period details or considering introducing sleek and modern elements, we work to create staircases for beautiful and liveable homes.
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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.
Renovating your staircase can significantly increase your home's liveability, safety, and resale value. Choosing the right moment, however, can be tricky.
We recommend considering a staircase remodelling when:
Yes, you can. Most staircase renovations focus on renovating the parts you see and use every day, like balustrades, handrails, newel posts, and treads. Our team is more than capable of resolving any minor structural issues we come across, but our goal is to transform an old staircase into something new without the need for removing or rebuilding the entire staircase.
First Step Designs takes the worry and uncertainty about your staircase renovation completely out of the picture. Working closely with our clients, our design team iterates through many 3D designs, finding the right combination of materials, finishes, layouts, and accessories to complement your home and vision.
We encourage our clients to view our inspiration gallery to find styles and features that inspire. Using this as a starting point, we craft original renovation concepts, making sure that every last detail is a deliberate choice and nothing is left to chance.
As the leading UK supplier of bespoke staircase renovations, we're confident that our design team can make the renovation process a pleasure and your new stairs something to look forward to.
This again depends on the specifics of the project. For smaller renovations, First Step Designs usually completes the process—from initial consultation through to final inspection—in around 4 weeks. More complex projects that require significant custom design or fabrication work typically take closer to 8 to 10 weeks.
Most installations are completed within 2 or 3 days, but simpler jobs may only require a single day in your home.
£4,000 + VAT to £9,000 + VAT, depending on several key factors including project scope, materials choices, design complexity, and installation difficulty.
For a more accurate estimate tailored to your renovation needs, please get in touch with our design team. For more information on renovation project pricing, along with project specifications and images, check out our blog on How much does a staircase renovation cost?
