How much would metal architectural external staircase cost?

[CoolHands]

I'm asking an unknowable question but has anyone got ANY kind of ball-park figure for how much an external metal spiral staircase would cost to have fabricated for what is effectively a 3-story property?

Staircase sort combination of this



and this



to go on the back of this:



would convert the windows to be doors to allow access to the staircase. What sort of money???!

Edited by CoolHands on Monday 6th April 20:12

[Steve H]

If the steps on the lower pic are available prefabbed I'd guess they would cost about £150 each. 15 of them per storey so 30 x £150 is £4500. Add about 70 balusters and a hand rail for another £2500 then make two matching platforms and the fiddly bits.

I reckon if you can do it for £10k you're doing alright.


If you wanted to do it cheaper then look at finding a wrought iron guy who can make it all from scratch, probably won't be as nice a finish as some of the shapely cast stuff but I had this spiral + platform and railings done for (from memory) less than £3k.

[CoolHands]

thanks. Had one estimate so far, of 20-30 thousand plus vat!

[mph1977]

CoolHands said:

thanks. Had one estimate so far, of 20-30 thousand plus vat!

i suspect ' grand designs scene tax' there if it came from someone who does architectural metalwork

take it to a local general engineering / metalwork or agri engineering place and watch the price drop ...

[Steve H]

£30k , I didn't realise you wanted it gold plated!

[Mopar440]

CoolHands said:

thanks. Had one estimate so far, of 20-30 thousand plus vat!

Ah, but that's from a company that has experience and knows what they're doing.

You'll get much better quotes on here!

[Steve H]

Were you mistaking the photo I posted as photoshop or do you want to see custard on it?

[Nuisance_Value]

Steve H said:

If the steps on the lower pic are available prefabbed I'd guess they would cost about £150 each. 15 of them per storey so 30 x £150 is £4500. Add about 70 balusters and a hand rail for another £2500 then make two matching platforms and the fiddly bits.

I reckon if you can do it for £10k you're doing alright.

I don't think you're too far out at that. You can pick up single storey external kits from under a grand on the internet..

http://www.parkgateinteriors.co.uk/civic-zinc-outs...

But, the landings will need to meet escape regs and probably need some steel column on an external corner with a pad for support, and of course you'll have to add the cost of the slap outs and doors to that. Might even need a pad under the staircase if it's going to be supporting.

[elster]

I would recommend going directly to a fabricator to discuss this. A fabricator Will make it anyway, so go direct rather than through a separate company. 30k for that is OTT.

If you are near York can put you in touch with a fabricator that does.

[CoolHands]

thanks nuisance - that link shows they are obtainable quite cheaply, for between 2 - 4 thousand. Although the top floor is 4 meters, and need middle access so probably can't buy it off the shelf. But it gives me hope!

Thanks elster - but I'm in london! I will contact the parkinteriors link above and see what they say. Perhaps an off the shelf can be bought and altered by local fabricator (eg landing platforms) to keep cost reasonable.

[Rosscow]

All depends how 'nice' you want it to be. We use a decent local company for any metal work we need and they are regularly in London, try giving them a call:

http://www.squiresmetal.co.uk/index.htm

[mph1977]

elster said:

I would recommend going directly to a fabricator to discuss this. A fabricator Will make it anyway, so go direct rather than through a separate company. 30k for that is OTT.

If you are near York can put you in touch with a fabricator that does.

which fits in my previous comment ref 'grand designs scene tax' and cutting out the middle man and going straight to a fabricator / general engineering shop or agri engineers

[norm4n]

http://www.estairs.co.uk/outdoor-spiral-stairs.php

[GnuBee]

I had a bespoke staircase made by a fabricator, 8 years ago, single story, dog-legged, powdered coated steel; 15k...

Without knowing the parameters of the quote 30k could be madness or a bargain; dimensions? what material? what finish? design or just build etc etc.

There's a far volume of material in that staircase before you even start thinking about fabrication time; cutting, welding yada yada.

Transport and installation is another part of this as well <- and it won't be cheap; something like that is not thrown up in a day after being strapped to the roof rack of a mates Merc.