How much do floating staircases cost?
So, you’re considering adding a floating staircase to your home? Good call! They look incredible, open up a room, and increase property value. Realistically, you’re looking at anywhere between £15,000 and £25,000 plus VAT.
Over the past 10 years, First Step Designs has helped dozens of homeowners install the floating staircases of their dreams. Examples of our in-house designed, fabricated, and installed floating staircases at different starting price points include:
Floating Staircases at Different Price Points
Mill Lane: Open metal staircase | Starting from £18,300 plus VAT
The Mill Lane project by First Step Designs showcases a floating open metal staircase with a quarter landing. It's finished with white oak treads and matte black accents, incorporating side-fixed glass balustrades and stained rails for a modern feel at a lower cost.
Learn more about the Mill Lane project.
Foxdales: Central spine staircase | Starting from £22,470 plus VAT
The Foxdales project features a central spine staircase with embedded toughened glass balustrade, an increasingly popular design choice. These premium materials, coupled with a more complex fabrication and installation process, contribute to the project's higher costs.
Learn more about the Foxdales project.
Little Bushey Lane: Cantilever staircase | Starting from £24,240 plus VAT (per staircase)
The Little Bushey Lane project featured a floating cantilever staircase with Ebony oak tread's and toughened glass balustrades. A cantilever design requires structurally adapting a supporting wall, making this kind of project more timely and costly.
Learn more about the Little Bushey Lane project.
What Drives the Price of Floating Staircases?
Several factors will determine the final price tag of your floating staircase. Of these, the choice between central spine or cantilever floating stairs, material preferences, design complexity, and detailing choices will have the biggest impact.
Although central spine staircases are technically their own type of stairs, designed correctly, they can have a floating appearance. Central spine staircases are roughly 15% cheaper than cantilever floating stairs, which are more difficult to manufacture and install.
Material preferences and design complexity go hand in hand. More expensive types of wood or metal alloys increase the final bill, and so does having to machine and assemble complex pieces or joints.
Other design and detailing costs that also play a role include the number of steps, newel posts, and balustrades, as well as detailing or decorative elements and labour costs.
Contact First Step Designs to discuss your floating staircase plans with our in-house design team, obligation-free and free of charge.
How to get an accurate and same-day floating staircase quote
First Step Designs has made it easy to get an accurate same-day quote for a floating staircase addition to your home. Whether you’ve done your homework and know exactly what you want, or you’re still playing around with the idea and just looking for more information at this point, feel free to get in touch with First Step Designs today.
While we’re happy to walk you through different examples of floating staircases, preparing the following items for us in advance can help us get a more accurate picture of what you have in mind.
- Design preference: images of floating stairs (central spine or cantilever) and in materials that you like, for example, wood, metal, or glass.
- Project details: photos, room dimensions, or architectural drawings of where you would like your stairs.
- Project budget: you do not have to disclose your budget; however, giving us a rough idea allows us to come up with realistic designs that will fit within your budget.
Reach out to us with this information and we’ll get back to you with a same-day, personalised, and accurate quotation of a guaranteed jaw-dropping floating staircase.
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