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Stallrisers in Norfolk

The panelled base below the display glass, where the knocks actually land.

Norfolk is a county of flint and pantile cottages, Georgian Norwich terraces and coastal second homes. That is exactly the kind of building stock a stallriser 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

Off-the-shelf units are made to standard sizes and then filled out with scribe strips. Our stallriser work is cut to the dimensions taken from your Norfolk property, so there is no packing, no filler and no gap that opens up in year two.

How we build it

Carcass work is birch ply or MR MDF depending on span and load. Face frames and doors are solid hardwood. Everything is machined on the same setting so stiles, rails and reveals line through, and shadow gaps stay parallel from one end of the run to the other.

Finish and materials

Finishing happens in the workshop wherever possible. Sprayed paint gives an even film that brushwork cannot match, and the only work left on site is the final touch-in around scribes and fixings.

Guide pricefrom £540 per linear metre, fitted
Lead time5-7 weeks from signed drawings
ConstructionIroko frame, moisture-tolerant panel
Survey areaAll of Norfolk, including Norwich, Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn, Thetford

Want a number now? The indicative price tool gives a range in about a minute. A free survey in Norfolk turns it into a fixed written quote.

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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

Stallrisers in Norfolk — common questions

What is the best material for a stallriser?

A hardwood frame with a moisture-tolerant panel. This is the wettest part of any shopfront — splash off the pavement plus cleaning water — so an untreated panel here will fail first.

Should it be ventilated behind?

Yes. A sealed stallriser traps moisture against the back face and rots outward, which is why so many look fine from the street until you press them.

Does it need to take a security shutter?

If a shutter is planned we detail the bottom rail and the fixing points for it during the build, rather than drilling into finished joinery afterwards.

What is a stallriser?

The panelled section between pavement and display glass. It protects the glazing from knocks and keeps the bottom of the window out of the splash zone.

Is bespoke joinery more expensive than a fitted furniture chain?

On a like-for-like specification it is usually comparable, and often less. Chains price a standard carcass and then charge for every deviation. A bespoke maker prices the actual room once. Where bespoke does cost more is in the materials — solid hardwood and sprayed finishes cost more than foil-wrapped board, and they last a great deal longer.

Start with a measurement

Tell us the space in Norfolk — 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.

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