I have a spiral staircase which is made of iron and looks a little like the
one in the following picture.

http://3.imimg.com/data3/GU/NN/MY-21...es-500x500.jpg

A bit of a long shot, I guess, but do any of you guys know of a UK firm that
specialises in maintenance on such a staircase? The specific location is
East London.

Maintenance is needed to stop the top of some side grilles coming away from
the handrail. This might need someone to change the fixings at the top or
possibly to tighten bolts to make adjustments to the way the staircase sits.

The iron can be expected to be farily brittle and the parts may be
irreplaceable so I need someone who I can trust to do the job without
breaking anything.

James

On Friday, 4 July 2014 09:32:02 UTC+1, James Harris wrote:
I have a spiral staircase which is made of iron and looks a little like the

one in the following picture.


http://3.imimg.com/data3/GU/NN/MY-21...es-500x500.jpg



A bit of a long shot, I guess, but do any of you guys know of a UK firm that
specialises in maintenance on such a staircase? The specific location is
East London.

A friend had a similar problem with a balcony staircase, they found that on enquiring it was far cheaper to get someone to make a new staircase and fit that. (also east London)
It wasnt; a 'spiral' one though.


The iron can be expected to be farily brittle and the parts may be
irreplaceable so I need someone who I can trust to do the job without
breaking anything.

I think that was the problem it was expensive to get someone skilled in old metal work and securing it for H&S.

So I can;t think of anyone, but one thing I will say it that yuo probbaley don;t have a spiral staircase, it's a helical one, blame the QI programme for that one :-)

a Spiral starcase would get smaler or larger fromm top to bottom.

"whisky-dave" wrote in message
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So I can;t think of anyone, but one thing I will say it that yuo
probbaley don;t have a spiral staircase, it's a helical one, blame
the QI programme for that one :-)

a Spiral starcase would get smaler or larger fromm top to bottom.


Architecturally speaking a spiral staircase revolves around a
central axis pole with only an outside handrail and the steps
are very much wider on the outside than in the middle where
they reduce to nothing.

Whereas a helical staircase has a handrail on both sides and
depending on the curvature of the structure, the steps can be
almost the same width on the outside as in the middle.


michael adams

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On 04/07/14 09:32, James Harris wrote:
I have a spiral staircase which is made of iron and looks a little like the
one in the following picture.

http://3.imimg.com/data3/GU/NN/MY-21...es-500x500.jpg

A bit of a long shot, I guess, but do any of you guys know of a UK firm that
specialises in maintenance on such a staircase? The specific location is
East London.

Maintenance is needed to stop the top of some side grilles coming away from
the handrail. This might need someone to change the fixings at the top or
possibly to tighten bolts to make adjustments to the way the staircase sits.

The iron can be expected to be farily brittle and the parts may be
irreplaceable so I need someone who I can trust to do the job without
breaking anything.

Can't answer your question but just to say that the parts are far from
irreplaceable, any foundry can easily cast replacements if necessary
using existing parts as a pattern.
This one in E London for example:
http://www.jameshoyleandson.co.uk/ca...n-foundry.html
In fact it is probably worth talking to them anyway, some of their
customers are likely to have the skills you're looking for

On 04/07/2014 12:11, michael adams wrote:
"whisky-dave" wrote in message
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So I can;t think of anyone, but one thing I will say it that yuo
probbaley don;t have a spiral staircase, it's a helical one, blame
the QI programme for that one :-)

a Spiral starcase would get smaler or larger fromm top to bottom.


Architecturally speaking a spiral staircase revolves around a
central axis pole with only an outside handrail and the steps
are very much wider on the outside than in the middle where
they reduce to nothing.

Whereas a helical staircase has a handrail on both sides and
depending on the curvature of the structure, the steps can be
almost the same width on the outside as in the middle.

The Chteau de Chambord has a famous double helical staircase.

--
Colin Bignell

"Nightjar "cpb"@" "insert my surname here wrote in message
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The Chteau de Chambord has a famous double helical staircase.

There's a triple at Dover - the Grand Shaft, built to rush troops to the
docks if Napoleon tried to invade

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jelltecks/3047708534/

On 06/07/2014 16:01, Steve Walker wrote:

"Nightjar "cpb"@" "insert my surname here wrote in message
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The Chteau de Chambord has a famous double helical staircase.

There's a triple at Dover - the Grand Shaft, built to rush troops to the
docks if Napoleon tried to invade

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jelltecks/3047708534/

Magnificent! I particularly like the use of the "core" as a light pipe.