Wooden rail for garden steps in Streatham
Wooden rails up a flight of garden steps, built to the client's specification in 1 day for just over £1,150 including VAT.
- Price
- Just over £1,150 inc. VAT
- Time on site
- 1 day
Streatham SW16 · Garden steps & rails
Garden Steps in Streatham
Steps that are easy, and safe, to use.
As local landscapers, we build and improve garden steps across Streatham SW16, from new flights in concrete clad in stone or porcelain to a wooden handrail added to an existing run. In Streatham itself, Matthew's long flight of garden steps now has a timber rail up one side, built to the client's own specification in one day.
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Your garden, considered
When a garden climbs away from the house
Many gardens around Streatham Hill have a fall towards the back, and steps are what make a sloping garden usable. A good flight has even risers, wide enough treads and, on a long run, something to hold on to.
Sometimes the steps are sound and only need making safer. Matthew's steps in Streatham run a long way up the garden, so we fitted wooden posts and rails along one side, following the slope, in a single day for just over £1,150 including VAT.
Where the old steps are broken or awkward we rebuild them. In Herne Hill, two miles away, Annie's tired steps came out and were replaced with a 1m platform and four mesh-reinforced floating steps, fully clad in mint Indian sandstone with bullnose edges.
Real jobs · real prices
More garden steps in and around Streatham
Matthew's rail is in Streatham, Katie's porcelain steps are in Norbury and the others are within three miles. Each case study shows the photos and the price.
Two-level porcelain patio and steps in Norbury
A full dig-out and around 50m² of 60x90 porcelain on two levels, with four concrete steps clad in porcelain, supplied and fitted in one week for £12,000 including VAT.
- Price
- £12,000 inc. VAT
- Time on site
- 1 week
Porcelain steps, patio and slatted fence in Crystal Palace
Four concreted steps fully clad in light grey porcelain, a matching porcelain patio and a 3m x 6ft horizontal slatted fence, for £7,000.
- Price
- £7,000
Curved porcelain patio, composite deck and new lawn in South Norwood
A garden stripped back and rebuilt in two weeks: a rendered retaining wall, around 20m² of curved beige porcelain, a 4m x 4m composite deck, steps, new turf and circular flower beds.
- Price
- £17,000–£22,000
- Time on site
- 2 weeks
Details from our portfolio
Photos from Annie's floating steps near Streatham
Every photo here is from Annie's garden in Herne Hill SE24, where four bullnose sandstone steps lead down to a new patio.
Materials & possibilities
Rebuild, clad or add a rail?
Not every set of steps needs replacing. These are the three routes we take most often.
Rails that follow the slope
A handrail on garden steps has to follow the line of the flight, not run level, so it sits at a comfortable height from the bottom step to the top. The posts are fixed securely along the side of the steps and the rail is set at the same pitch as the flight.
From first ideas to finishing touches
A clear path to your finished garden.
Look at the steps
We check the flight, the levels and what is safe to keep.
Agree the design
Rebuild, clad or rail, with a written price.
Build
Break out, cast and clad, or fit posts and rails.
Check and clean
Every tread and rail checked, waste taken away.
Documented project · Herne Hill SE24 · 2.1 miles from Streatham
Floating mint sandstone steps and patio in Herne Hill
In Herne Hill, about two miles from Streatham, Annie's old steps down from the back doors were taken out and replaced with a 1m platform and four floating steps, reinforced with mesh and fully clad in mint Indian sandstone with bullnose edges, with a 20m² sandstone patio below. £10,000 including VAT. Drag the slider to compare.
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How much do garden steps cost in Streatham?
A wooden rail up Matthew's long flight of steps in Streatham was just over £1,150, done in one day. Rebuilt steps cost more because of the concrete and cladding: four porcelain-clad steps with a matching patio and slatted fence in Crystal Palace were £7,000, and Annie's platform, floating steps and 20m² patio in Herne Hill were £10,000.
Request your free quote- Repair or rebuild
- A rail on sound steps, or new steps from scratch.
- Size of the flight
- Number of steps and the height they climb.
- Finish
- Porcelain, sandstone with bullnose, or timber.
- Access
- Getting concrete and stone into the garden.
Compare like for like. Check whether the old steps are being kept or rebuilt, what the steps are cast in, how they are clad and whether the riser heights are even.
What garden steps in and near Streatham cost
| Project | Where | Time on site | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooden rail for garden steps in Streatham | Streatham SW16 | 1 day | Just over £1,150 inc. VAT |
| Porcelain steps, patio and slatted fence in Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace SE19 | – | £7,000 |
| Floating mint sandstone steps and patio in Herne Hill | Herne Hill SE24 | – | £10,000 inc. VAT |
| Two-level porcelain patio and steps in Norbury | Norbury SW16 | 1 week | £12,000 inc. VAT |
Prices as shown on each case study. Every garden is different, so your price is fixed in a written quote after a free survey.
Streatham · SW16
Garden steps across Streatham SW16
We build and improve garden steps throughout Streatham, including Streatham Hill, Telford Park, Streatham Common and Streatham Park.
Streatham is in Lambeth Council, and our base is next door in Norbury, where Katie's porcelain steps are.
- Streatham Hill
- Telford Park
- Streatham Common
- Streatham Park
- Brixton Hill
- Tooting Bec
- Norbury
A few useful answers
Garden Steps in Streatham: your questions
Still deciding? Tell us about your garden and we can talk through the next step.
Read our warranty termsHow much is a handrail for garden steps in Streatham?
Matthew's wooden rail up a long flight of garden steps in Streatham was just over £1,150 including VAT, built to the client's specification in one day.
How were the floating steps near Streatham built?
Steps built so the treads overhang and seem to float. Annie's in Herne Hill were reinforced with mesh and fully clad in mint Indian sandstone with bullnose edges.
Can you make steep steps safer without rebuilding them?
Often, yes. If the steps are sound, a handrail along one side makes a long flight much easier, as on Matthew's steps in Streatham.
Do steps on a Streatham slope need concrete?
New steps do. With mostly clay ground here, we cast them in concrete on firm ground so they stay level.
Can steps lead down to a new patio?
Yes. Annie's four floating steps lead from the back doors down to a 20m² mint sandstone patio on a Type 1 base.
Will the steps match my paving?
They can. We clad concrete steps in the same porcelain or stone as the patio, as on Katie's two-level garden in Norbury.
Do you work on Streatham Hill?
Yes, across Streatham Hill, Telford Park, Streatham Common, Streatham Park and the rest of SW16.
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020 3633 5529 info@finelandscape.co.ukFine Landscaping
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