Finishing the Stairs
To finish the stairs there were a number of elements. We wanted a glazing balustrade at the top of the stairs, to span the width of the stair return. Obviously we wanted as clean and simple a look as possible, ideally floating and frameless. Charlie forwarded me a gorgeous photo example but it came with a £1000 price tag! No chance, all the money had gone! But Charlie regrouped and came up tops when he found local firm Aluminox. Steve of Aluminox recommended his side-fixing frameless channel system.
Once the channel and glass were installed we clad the exterior in more Dinesen Douglas Fir for a seamless look. We've also hidden an LED strip to downlight the threshold of the stairs.
I eventually found the time to lye and oil the Dinesen Douglas staircase (see What a beautiful floor). The lye lightens the floor and prevents the orange colour developing.
As a handrail is a Building Control requirement I quickly had to come up with a design.
Done!
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