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March 7, 2023October 7, 2016 by Eddie Ping

As a small family-run business, we appreciate the importance of expertise and specialist knowledge. If you think your expert insight would be of interest to our customers why not get in touch? Whether you can advise on stair carpets or you’re an interior designer with great ideas for hall decoration, maybe you’re an estate agent …

Turn economic groans into hurrahs for your homes: It’s time to invest in your property

March 7, 2023October 1, 2016 by Eddie Ping

Brexit came as a surprise to many of us and the economists reported the events with caution and suggested an economic slowdown. This can be bad news for homeowners looking to make a sale as there is usually a reduced demand for housing as buyers become more nervous and are put off buying. In turn, this often leads to a reduction in the value of a home which is very bad news, especially if you’re downsizing as you stand to lose more on the home you are selling than the you would save on the home you are buying.

Watch: Combining Walnut, Stainless Steel & Glass

March 7, 2023September 21, 2016 by Eddie Ping

Combining different materials in a staircase can be a design masterstroke if it’s done right! This staircase refurbishment at the prestigious Margaret Dabbs treatment centre in Cheltenham not only combines walnut stringers, treads and risers with stainless steel and glass but also sets it against a stunning feature stone wall.

The Mighty Oak

March 7, 2023September 14, 2016 by Eddie Ping

We may never learn exactly what magic allows such an impressively large tree to fit inside such a tiny acorn, but with a mature oak tree producing 2,200 acorns a year there’s plenty more miracles still waiting to grow.

We are proud to unveil our new website

March 7, 2023September 9, 2016 by Eddie Ping

In the same way that customers contact us to tell us that that their old stairs are tired and in need of updating, the same had become true of our old website which had serviced us well for several years but needed a renovation of it’s own.

Maximising small staircases

March 7, 2023September 1, 2016 by Eddie Ping

The best things come in small packages. Not true of bank balances, but often true of many staircases. While we’ve installed some grand staircases over the years, the majority of us are slightly less well-endowed when it comes to our stairs. Many of the family homes we visit may only consist of two and a half newel posts – but size, after all, isn’t everything.

Oversized newels in an oak and glass staircase renovation

Staircase Stories: James and Shelagh, Warwickshire

January 23, 2024August 21, 2016 by Eddie Ping

When Chartered Surveyor James – from Shakespeare’s own county and with the Bard’s grace and eloquence, had decided that his current staircase did nothing to compliment the original architecture of his home. James and his wife Shelagh decided the time was right to breath new life into their stairs with a call to Abbott-Wade. Chunky, oversized oak newel posts replaced those of the original staircase with embedded glass securing the balustrade.

“After thirty years, the house at last feels ‘all of a piece’; the cornerstone of the aesthetic is now in place. The historic and the contemporary are now in harmony. A very satisfactory, and very satisfying, result.” – James & Shelagh

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