Solid wood stairs made to measure.
Designed for your home, made in Gais and installed by our own team.
It starts with measurements on site: Floor-to-floor height, stairwell opening, direction of travel and available space. These determine the staircase design.
Six staircase types
Stringer staircase
The classic design. Treads are securely housed between two load-bearing stringers, in a straight or turning layout. A calm appearance and robust everyday performance.
Cut-string staircase
The treads sit on top of the stringers rather than between them. This creates a lighter appearance and reveals the thickness of the timber treads.
Spiral staircase
Winding around a central column, it needs the smallest footprint. The wedge-shaped treads narrow towards the column.
Curved staircase
Curving without a central column, with a continuous stringer. Complex to manufacture, it often becomes the defining feature of the room.
Cantilever staircase
The treads are anchored into the wall with concealed fixings and project freely into the room. This requires a suitable load-bearing wall, considered early in the design.
Concrete stair cladding
Solid wood treads and risers over the existing concrete structure. The most common approach in new builds and renovations.
The balustrade
The balustrade helps shape the character of a staircase: solid and calm, or light and open. We make it in solid wood, stainless steel or combined with glass, to suit the staircase design.
- Continuous curved solid wood handrail
- Stainless steel rods and stringers
- Glass panels with point fixings or set into the stringer
- Combinations of wood, steel and glass
Choosing timber for the treads
Our larch and spruce come from our own production, as solid timber boards from local forests. We also work with fine hardwoods depending on the project.
Timber and finish are chosen from samples in the workshop. Surfaces are sanded, brushed, oiled or lacquered, depending on how heavily the stairs will be used.
Bruneck Castle
Renovating older buildings is part of Hecher's everyday work, including the staircase within the historic setting of Bruneck Castle.
What helps before the first appointment
- A floor plan or drawing of the storey, if available
- Floor-to-floor height and dimensions of the stairwell opening
- Preferred installation date
- Photos of the existing space for a renovation
- The flooring planned for the house
- Whether an architect is involved
None of this is essential. We always take measurements on site.
Your staircase begins with a conversation.
Briefly describe what you are planning. We will assess the situation and explain what is possible.