Design Your Staircase Online
Design and price your new staircase with the Stairplan online staircase configurator. Enter the space you have available, explore different staircase layouts and materials, view your design in 3D and see the price as you build.
Start Designing Your Staircase Opens the Stairplan staircase configuratorSee How the Staircase Configurator Works
Watch our short introduction to see how to choose your staircase, enter your measurements and start creating your design.
Plan a Made-to-Measure Staircase Online
The Stairplan staircase designer takes you from the basic staircase shape through to a detailed made-to-measure design. Start with the layout closest to your requirements and then fine-tune the staircase to suit your property.
Choose Your Staircase Layout
Start by selecting the staircase shape that is closest to the layout you require. The configurator includes straight flights together with L-shaped and U-shaped staircase arrangements.
Depending on the available space, your staircase can use winders or landings to create the turn. Choose the left or right-hand version and continue to the next stage.
Don't worry if the first layout isn't perfect. The dimensions and many of the staircase details can be adjusted as you continue through the designer.
Choose Your Staircase Style and Materials
Once you've chosen the basic shape, select the style of staircase you're looking for. Stairplan offers options ranging from practical trade staircases through to oak, metal and glass staircase designs.
The initial choice gives you a quick starting point. Materials, handrails, balustrades and other components can still be changed later in the configurator.
This means you can experiment with different designs and immediately see how those choices affect the appearance and price of your staircase.
Fit the Staircase to Your Opening
For most customers we recommend using Fit to My Opening. This allows the configurator to calculate a staircase around the space available in your property.
Enter the stairwell opening dimensions, your preferred staircase width, the finished floor-to-floor height and the upper floor thickness.
You can adjust the opening using the interactive controls or enter the dimensions directly into the boxes before asking the configurator to calculate the staircase.
Check Your Staircase in 2D
Once the staircase has been calculated, switch to the 2D plan to review the staircase layout and its important dimensions.
This gives you a clear plan view of how the staircase fits within the opening and allows you to check the dimensions of the design before continuing.
Staircase design is affected by the floor-to-floor height, available going, stairwell opening, floor thickness and staircase width, so it is important that the dimensions entered into the configurator are accurate.
Explore Suggested Staircase Configurations
The configurator can suggest alternative staircase configurations that may make better use of the space available.
For example, changing between different winder arrangements can alter the way the staircase fits into the stairwell. Simply select a suggested configuration to see the staircase update.
This makes it much easier to compare different staircase layouts before deciding which arrangement works best for your project.
Your Staircase Is Fully Interactive
Once your staircase has been calculated, you can work directly with the 3D model. Click on different parts of the staircase to change the design rather than continually moving in and out of menus.
Feature Entry Steps
Click on the bottom tread to explore feature entry steps including bullnose and curtail designs and see the change immediately on your staircase.
Handrails & Balustrades
Select staircase components to explore available handrail and balustrade options, including additional handrails where required.
Landing Balustrade
Click on the edge of the upper floor to add landing balustrade and develop the staircase beyond the flight itself.
Materials & Finishes
Change materials and staircase components to compare different styles, from practical timber staircases to feature oak and glass designs.
3D Staircase View
Rotate the staircase in 3D to inspect the design from different angles and get a much clearer idea of how your finished staircase will look.
Advanced Controls
Experienced staircase users can access additional controls for changing dimensions, materials and other design settings in more detail.
See Your Staircase Design in 3D
As you make changes, the 3D model updates so you can see the staircase you are creating. Rotate the model, compare design options and develop the staircase before requesting a quotation or placing an order.
Design Different Staircase Layouts
Staircases can be designed around many different stairwell shapes and available spaces. Depending on your project, the design may use a straight flight, quarter turn, half turn, landing or winder arrangement.
Three-tread and four-tread winders can provide different ways of turning the staircase, while double-winder layouts can be useful where the staircase needs to turn through 180 degrees within a restricted area.
The online staircase planner allows you to explore these different configurations and see how changes affect the overall staircase before you make your final choice.
See Your Staircase Price as You Design
As you develop your staircase, the configurator updates the design and price to reflect the options you have selected. This allows you to compare different materials and design choices while you are planning the staircase.
Enter your postcode to calculate the available delivery option and add the delivery cost to your staircase price.
When you are happy with the design, you can download a PDF quotation, continue towards ordering online or contact Stairplan if you would like to discuss the staircase with us before placing your order.
Need Help With Your Staircase?
The configurator is designed to make planning a made-to-measure staircase as straightforward as possible, but accurate measurements are essential.
If you are unsure about the stairwell dimensions, headroom, floor thickness or which staircase arrangement is most suitable, please contact Stairplan before ordering.
Our team can help with staircase design and quotations, and measuring services are available for suitable projects.
Ready to Design Your Staircase?
Have your stairwell dimensions ready and start exploring the staircase layouts, materials and design options available with the Stairplan online staircase configurator.
Open the Stairplan Configurator Design, price and view your staircase online