Why Choose a Floating Staircase?

A cantilevered staircase, often referred to as a floating staircase, can transform your home, bringing in light and creating a striking architectural feature. The design offers the illusion that the steps are suspended in mid-air, without any visible support. Starting at £14,999.00 plus VAT, this stunning design can be the centerpiece your home deserves. Consult with our experts to explore the possibilities.

Introducing a new staircase design allows you to add a unique charm to your home, something that might be difficult to achieve with simple renovation work. Whether you’re aiming for a contrast in a rustic setting or a seamless match in a modern home, our custom floating staircases can become the highlight of your living space.

At vpstairs.com, our goal is to enhance light, space, and aesthetic appeal, ensuring that every one of our designs leaves a lasting impression. Our expert craftsmen and designers work closely with clients to create bespoke staircase solutions. From the initial design consultation to the final installation, we ensure that your vision becomes a reality.

What Is a Floating Staircase?

What Is a Floating Staircase?
A floating staircase features treads that appear to be suspended without visible supports, giving an illusion of weightlessness. This cantilevered design allows the installation of the steel framework and temporary balustrade early in construction, even before the roof is added. Once the main construction work like plastering and decoration is finished, we install solid cantilevered treads along with wrought iron or glass balustrades to complete the staircase, minimizing any potential damage during the building phase.

The Advantages of Floating Staircases

The Advantages of Floating Staircases

When choosing the perfect staircase for your home, many factors come into play. A floating staircase offers several advantages over traditional designs, both aesthetically and functionally.

Floating staircases are excellent for optimizing space. They take up less room than conventional staircases, making them an ideal option for smaller homes where space is valuable. Additionally, they are highly customizable, allowing you to tailor the design to your personal preferences. Whether your home leans toward a classic or modern aesthetic, a floating staircase can accommodate your style.

Visually, floating staircases are a showstopper, adding a contemporary and unique element to any home. The open tread design promotes a sense of openness and brightness, turning your staircase into a focal point. Despite their delicate appearance, floating staircases are designed to be both structurally sound and safe, adhering to all necessary building regulations. You can also incorporate additional safety features such as glass balustrades or handrails.

Kubos: A Stylish Alternative

Our Kubos staircase is a close relative of the cantilevered floating design but with a couple of key distinctions. One major difference is cost—Kubos staircases are more budget-friendly due to the lack of stainless steel supports embedded in the walls. Also, Kubos designs do not feature open spaces between the treads, unlike their floating counterparts. Check out some of our Kubos designs to see how they can bring elegance to your home.

Design Freedom with Floating Staircases

Design Freedom with Floating Staircases

Designing a custom floating staircase with vpstairs.com gives you full creative control. Unlike renovating an existing staircase, building from scratch allows you to focus on even the smallest details, such as the spacing between risers or blending different materials. This attention to detail ensures a staircase that is truly unique to your home.

Whether you prefer wood, glass balustrades, or stainless-steel finishes, you can mix and match to achieve the desired look. While cantilevered staircases are more cost-efficient for new builds or major renovations due to their need for embedded structural supports, they are worth considering for any project aiming for a contemporary, luxurious feel.

A separate point that we would also like to mention is safety. Some may say that a floating staircase is not a safe object, but this is not the case at all. The robust basic structure ensures that each step can withstand loads of more than 150kg. We pay attention to even the smallest detail when designing a staircase to achieve high safety standards.

Innovation Meets Functionality

Your new staircase can do more than just connect levels—it can enhance the flow of natural light and serve as a central design feature. Instead of the staircase blocking the view, positioning it strategically can make it a focal point, and in some cases, even relocating the staircase to a load-bearing wall can add both functionality and style. A popular option is to combine glass and steel for the balustrade, ensuring that the floating effect is both visible and impressive. Consulting with our design team will help you find the most suitable approach for your home. We specialize in creating bespoke floating staircases that exude modern elegance. If you’re looking to make a bold statement with your home’s design, get in touch with us today. Our team of structural engineers and designers are ready to help bring your vision to life. Are you inspired by floating staircases and want to make your space at home original? VP Stairs is always on hand to make your dream a reality. Our experts will discuss your future project and will be happy to come to your site to carry out a space survey and measurements. Contact us and get one step closer to realising your dream – a floating staircase at home!