Manufacturing a helical staircase The precise curves of a helical staircases means the design and manufacturing process requires a level of skill, expertise and precision beyond that needed for a straight staircase. A comprehensive digital site survey is taken using state of the art measuring technology that is accurate to within 80 microns to capture …
Abbott-Wade staircases are fit for any movie star and over the years staircases have been important backdrops in many movie scenes (take our Movie Staircase Quiz). In this scene from the end of the 1942 movie Yankee Doodle Dandy, movie icon James Cagney plays the role of Broadway Showman George M Cohan and shows us how a real movie legend takes the stairs! It goes without staying – Don’t Try This At Home!
Choosing a staircase is not something you will do often throughout your lifetime. However, when faced with such a decision, you should think carefully and do your research first. A staircase is a focal feature of your home. Not only does it serve a function, but it can also add character to the room and it is important to select a staircase design that suits both you and the style of your property.
Our homes are special places. They are the places where we feel safest and most comfortable and it should be a privilege for someone to be invited into a place which is so precious to us. At Abbott-Wade we understand this and that trust it takes to allow someone to complete work in your home. That’s why we endeavour to be tidy tradesmen and to treat you home with the respect it deserves.
“There was minimal disruption you wouldn’t have known they’d been here.” – Mr & Mrs Slater, Blackburn
Stainless steel balustrades have become the latest trend in staircase renovations, as they can transform any plain, old room into a more current and contemporary space.
Here at Abbott-Wade Ltd, we offer our customers a premier range of stainless steel staircase parts, which can be combined with glass for a fresher feel or wood for a more traditional look.
“Entering our front door now is an entirely new and exciting experience!”
“A really outstanding job and we are very pleased with our beautiful new staircase. Adam & Anthony were superb, informing us all through the installation and delivering a great result and also keeping everything neat and tidy. Peter from a design perspective and Wiggy from Aftercare were also great and very professional. Thanks again!”
Glass remains a very popular choice for our customers. Back in 2016 we ran a series of articles about the process of producing our toughened balustrade glass to meet our high standards. We select experienced, proven glass suppliers carefully to ensure we can install excellent quality glass into our staircases. Our suppliers receive our glass drawings as a CAD file from our design team and then precision cut each panel before sending them for toughening.
The articles cover the glass cutting, toughening and bevelling processes as detailing of the standards we work to inline with the Glass & Glass Federations criteria.
