TN2 · A26 / A21 · 33 mi from central London · Stairs & Landings
The Pantiles Stair Cladding — Herringbone & Parquet Flooring Fitted
Stair cladding in The Pantiles is where the fit-quality shows most clearly. Every stair nose has to match the hallway board exactly, every riser has to sit flush, and every tread edge has to be safe underfoot. We spec grip-treated matte finish on all our The Pantiles stair installs.
Grip-tested finish for The Pantiles staircases
A glossy lacquer on a wooden stair is a hospital claim waiting to happen. Every stair we fit in The Pantiles gets a matte-finish grip-tested top coat, or a stair-nose insert with a low-profile anti-slip strip.
Local context
Grade-I listed Georgian colonnade
Nearest station
Tunbridge Wells
The full scope of a The Pantiles stair Herringbone & Parquet Flooring install
For regency townhouse The Pantiles homes we also check the sub-tread condition. Victorian and 1930s stairs sometimes have decayed sub-treads that need lifting and replacing before the new cladding goes on — priced separately, always quoted before it happens.
Why The Pantiles clients book us for stairs & landings
- Matched stair nose from the same batch as the hallway floor
- String capping and newel joint detailing included
- Matched stair nose from the same batch as the hallway floor
- String capping and newel joint detailing included
Matching stairs to hallway floors in The Pantiles
On every The Pantiles hallway + stair job we quote, both are ordered together. Same batch, same finish, same delivery. Costs no more and looks purpose-fitted, not two projects joined.
Stairs & Landings in The Pantiles — questions
- How much does stair cladding cost per tread in The Pantiles?
- £55–£85 per tread for standard straight runs in The Pantiles, £70–£110 for winders and dog-leg stairs with half-landings. Includes tread, riser prep, stair nose match and grip-finish top coat.
- Are wooden stairs slippery in socks?
- Only on a glossy lacquer. Our default matte finish + optional grip-strip stair nose reads and behaves safe underfoot. We test underfoot on every The Pantiles handover.
- How noisy are wooden stairs vs carpet in The Pantiles?
- Wooden stairs are louder than carpet — that's physics. We fit an acoustic layer under every riser to reduce hollow-drum resonance, but expect a firmer, more audible tread than carpet.
- How much for a full carpet-out, wood-in staircase in The Pantiles?
- A typical 13-tread The Pantiles straight staircase with matched hallway floor, painted risers, matte grip finish: £2,200–£3,600 all in. Doglegs and half-landings add £400–£900.
- How long does a full stair cladding take in The Pantiles?
- 3–5 working days for a straight run of 13 treads in The Pantiles; 6–8 days for a dogleg with a half-landing or winders. Stairs are usable each evening after the day's work cures.
- Will the stairs match my hallway floor in The Pantiles?
- Yes if ordered at the same time. Same-batch stair nose and tread top from the hallway floor supply means a genuine match, not a 'similar' finish.
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Every tread templated, stair nose matched, painted risers included.
Every The Pantiles staircase we fit is templated tread-by-tread, matched to the hallway floor and finished with grip-tested matte oil. Because it's what the stair actually needs.