Glass Staircase Renovation — Derby
Dated spindles removed and replaced with toughened glass panels, white square newel posts, and a hand-planed solid oak handrail — no visible fixings, completed in two days at a Derby property.
■ Glass Staircases ■ Derby ■ June 2023
This staircase renovation was carried out at a residential property in Derby. The original balustrade had the typical features you see in 1990s and early 2000s houses in this area — round painted spindles, a plastic-capped handrail, and a closed string that made the hallway feel darker and more enclosed than it needed to be. The customer wanted something cleaner and more contemporary without changing the staircase structure itself.
We removed all the existing spindles, handrail, and baserail. The staircase structure and string were left completely intact — this is a renovation, not a rebuild. New white square newel posts were fitted in place of the original round ones. The sharper profile works better alongside the flat oak components and gives the whole installation a more considered, less off-the-shelf appearance.
The handrail is the standout detail. It\\\'s a solid oak rail worked from a single piece — hand planed rather than machined, so the surface has a smoother feel underhand and the grain reads clearly along the full run. Matching solid oak baserail and newel caps carry the material consistently from hallway level to landing. Both the handrail and baserail are precision grooved along their inner face.
The toughened glass panels drop directly into those grooves and are glued in place. No external clamps, no visible brackets, no hardware sitting on the surface of the glass. The finish is clean from every angle — from the hallway below, from the landing above, and looking down the staircase. The glass opens the space significantly: light from the landing window now travels straight down through the balustrade instead of being blocked by solid spindles.
The work was completed in two days. The staircase was back in use the same evening.
This type of renovation is very common across Derby\\\'s suburban housing stock — Allestree, Mickleover, Littleover, Chellaston — where 1980s to 2000s semis and detached houses have staircases that are structurally fine but visually dated. If your staircase looks like it did when the house was built, send us a photo and we\\\'ll advise on options and give you a ballpark price.
Send us a photo and rough sizes — we'll give you a ballpark price the same day.
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