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Shopfront Pilasters in Staffordshire
The framing columns either side of the window, with plinth, shaft and capital.
- Free measured survey
- Fixed written quote
- Workshop-made, site-fitted
- 10-year workmanship guarantee
- Fully insured
Staffordshire is a county of potteries terraced housing, brick farmhouses and large post-war estates. That is exactly the kind of building stock a pair of shopfront pilasters has to be drawn around, so we allow for it at survey stage rather than on fitting day — walls get checked for wind and plumb, floors for level, and the setting-out is taken from the worst reading, not the best.
How we approach it
We build shopfront pilasters as cabinetmakers rather than fitters: machined joints, real carcass construction, and a finish applied under workshop conditions before anything reaches your Staffordshire address.
How we build it
Timber is chosen for the room it is going into. Painted work is built in tulipwood and moisture-resistant MDF because they hold a crisp arris and take a sprayed finish without grain rise. Where the grain is meant to be seen we use European oak, walnut or ash, with veneers laid so the figure runs continuously across a set of doors.
Finish and materials
Every finished job gets a short handover: what the surface is, how to clean it, and how to adjust a hinge if a door drops after the heating has been on for a season. Adjustment is normal in timber and takes about two minutes once you know which screw to turn.
| Guide price | from £890 per linear metre, fitted |
|---|---|
| Lead time | 6-8 weeks from signed drawings |
| Construction | Iroko, moulded and primed |
| Survey area | All of Staffordshire, including Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Lichfield, Burton upon Trent |
Want a number now? The indicative price tool gives a range in about a minute. A free survey in Staffordshire turns it into a fixed written quote.
Towns we cover
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What happens next
Four steps, no surprises
Survey
A joiner visits, measures the opening, checks for level and plumb, and talks through how you want to use the space.
Drawings & quote
You get a setting-out drawing and a fixed written price. Nothing is ordered until you have approved both.
Workshop
Parts are machined, assembled and finished under cover while the site carries on with other trades.
Fit & handover
We fit, scribe, adjust and touch in, then walk you through care and adjustment before we leave.
Straight answers
Shopfront Pilasters in Staffordshire — common questions
How are pilasters fixed?
Mechanically into the reveal with stainless fixings, packed off the masonry so there is a ventilation gap. Never bedded tight to damp brickwork.
Can pilasters be replaced without rebuilding the shopfront?
Often yes. Pilasters take the worst of the splash and the trolley knocks, so they rot first. If the fascia and stallriser are sound we can replace pilasters alone and scribe the new work into the existing mouldings.
Do pilasters have to match on both sides?
On a symmetrical frontage, yes, and any difference is very visible from across the street. Where a building has settled we keep the pilaster plumb and take the discrepancy in the scribe rather than tapering the column.
Can you reproduce a period pilaster profile?
Yes. We take a gauge off the surviving section and grind a cutter to match, so the moulding returns exactly rather than being approximated from a stock knife.
How do I pay, and when?
A deposit at order to cover materials, a stage payment when the work leaves the workshop, and the balance on completion after you have inspected the fit. Everything is written into the quotation before you commit.
Start with a measurement
Tell us the space in Staffordshire — we’ll tell you what it costs
Every quote starts with a free measured survey, so the price you get is the price you pay. No deposit is taken until you have drawings you are happy with.