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01/11/2007, 23:44 Whatamess Joined on 11/05/2007 Posts 14 Oak staircase Can anyone advise me as to where I can obtain an oak staircase in France - we will be restoring (or is it rebuilding) a property in Brittany. Thanks    Report

02/11/2007, 8:28 Patf Joined on 23/08/2004 SW Gers Posts 2,101 Re: Oak staircase You could look in the yellow pages for menuiseries, self employed artisans. We tried a few around us but they were too busy. You can also get them made to measure by builder's merchants such as Gedimat, which is where we got ours. We had to wait a month or two. Probably Leroy Merlin too.    Report

02/11/2007, 11:05 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,285 Re: Oak staircase These people will install throughout France, although they're very close to me. http://www.univers72.com/index.html Expensive but fab' - everybody admires my oak staircase!  Hand made to measure and the installation was excellent too. Healthcare Issues Site    Report

02/11/2007, 23:19 Whatamess Joined on 11/05/2007 Posts 14 Re: Oak staircase Thank you for your responses - very helpful.  The staircases on the website are indeed beautiful - just have to persuade he who thinks he holds the purse strings that we absolutely must have one of these to do our property justice! Thanks again.    Report

03/11/2007, 9:53 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,285 Re: Oak staircase Having spent goodness knows how much on trying to get our upstairs conversion just as I wanted it, I decided, "what the heck, why ruin it with a staircase I didn't like?"  I haven't regretted it, although of course, now we can't afford the upstairs bathroom yet.... Healthcare Issues Site    Report

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