A STAIRCASE IS A KEY ELEMENT OF YOUR HOME’S ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, AS WELL AS A REFLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL STYLE AND TASTE.
A staircase is a key element of your home’s architectural design, as well as a reflection of your personal style and taste. We offer beautifully crafted tailormade staircase from the wood material you choose: oak, rustic oak, beech, or rustic beech. Your tailor-made staircase is based on your hallway and how it best can be adapted to the space you have. That gives 15 possible staircase formats and shapes below.
At SOGEM we value every detail of the staircase from balustrade to the very last tread. Your staircase will be built using sustainably European sourced timber from FSC® certified forestry.
FORMAT AND SHAPE OF A STAIRCASE
Straight flight
Low right quarter turn
Low left quarter turn
Upper right quarter turn
Upper left quarter turn
Staircase quarter turn intermediate right
Staircase quarter turn intermediate left
Double winder staircase right
Double winder staircase left
Double winder staircase right-left
Double winder staircase left-right
U staircase double quarter turn right
U staircase double quarter turn left
U staircase landing right
U staircase landing left
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO TAKE THESE MEASUREMENTS IN YOUR STAIRWAY
H: Floor to finished floor height
Q: Floor-ceiling height
R: Total going length
R1: Going first stair flight
R2: Going second stair flight
R3: Going third stair flight
N: Upper floor opening width
M: Upper floor opening length
OPEN OR CLOSED RISER STAIRCASE
Open riser staircase
Opting for a wooden open rise staircase is a great way to invite light and space, adding a touch of minimalism to your home.
Closed rider staircase
The underside of a closed tread staircase provides the option of an additional storage area.
BEAUTIFUL SOLID OAK AND BEECH
Pick wood type and thickness of wood.
Laminated oak "Elegant"
Thickness: 30 & 38 mm
Finger-jointed laminated oak "Trend"
Thickness: 30 & 38 mm
Finger-jointed laminated oak "Essential"
Thickness: 30 & 38 mm
Laminated beech "Elegant"
Thickness: 30 & 38 mm
Finger-jointed laminated beech "Trend"
Thickness: 30 & 38 mm
Finger-jointed laminated beech "Essential"
Thickness: 30 & 38 mm
CHOOSE YOUR HANDRAIL BANISTER
Pairing your open rise stair with a banister with steel tubes enhances the sleek, modern aesthetic to your stair space, whilst choosing a wooden banister creates a traditional, homely feel. Handrail banister can be placed both right or left side. It is also an option to choose a staircase without banister.
CHOOSE YOUR LANDING BANISTER
Beautiful landing banister matching wood type and banister of the staircase are available which allows the stairs to perfectly fit in both modern and traditional home styling.
Delivered as a kit. To be assembled and installed on site.
FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING YOUR STAIRCASE?
We make stairs that are tailormade for your home – what we call made to measure staircases. We also develop stairs with standard dimensions that can be customized to fit your home - stairs in kit we call them. You can install them yourselves; they are easy to mount because of our instruction guides and movies. Our comfortable staircases are staircases like DUBAI, BIAX, AUVERGNE, BRETAGNE, KALEA, GOMERA, EUREKA and SYDNEY. In wood we offer: PROVENCE, SAVOIE and JURA.
A staircase can simply run straight up and down without turning. This is called a straight flight staircase. The disadvantage of a straight flight model is that it often needs be quite long and occupies larger horizontal space in the room (total going) to be able to reach all the way to next floor. But it is the simplest staircase, easiest to build and the cheapest solution. It can be bought as a kit including everything needed for installation. If your room is limited in space, a staircase with either quarter turn or half-turn, can be the better solution for you.
A quarter turn staircase (90-degree turn) is a great solution if your room is not big enough for a straight flight model. It is a staircase with a little more elegance. The cut treads of the winder part are shaped to fit the 1/4 turn. The winder section may be challenging for young children and people with walking difficulties. The staircase can instead be built with an external handrail banister dedicated to the 1/4 turn part of the staircase.
The half-turn staircase is often chosen as the space saving and minimalist solution. A half turn stair is turning 180 degrees. It allows you to build a staircase that takes up minimal horizontal space. The winders (cut treads) can be a bit more difficult to walk for children.
A staircase should be comfortable to walk on. It is crucial that the treads have the right depth and a comfortable height. You define the going as being the horizontal distance between two treads’ leading edges - and the rise is the height between two treads. When the relationship between the two measurements is perfect, the stairs become comfortable to walk on. 1 x going plus 2 x rise should be approximately 63 cm. However, the rise should never exceed 21 cm, while the going should be 21 cm. In this section we only have high comfort staircases but if you are looking for smaller and more value for money staircases please have a look at our section with space savig stairs.
Measuring for a staircase
GUIDE how to measure for a SOGEM staircase. We have stairs in all sizes suitable for many specifications. In the following we go through what you need to do to measure for a SOGEM staircase.
GET TO KNOW YOUR STAIR
HIGH COMFORT STAIR
A comfortable staircase is a combination of deep treads (going > 19 cm) and a low tread rise. The tread rise is typically 17-21 cm. Width: 80 cm or more.
SPACE SAVING STAIR
A space saving staircase is developed with a steeper pitch to occupy minimal space. Often a tread rises between 18-25 cm and a going below 18 cm.
FLOOR-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT
The distance between your floor below and the floor above. This measurement should be made in your home where the staircase will be installed.
NUMBER OF TREADS
The number of treads on a staircase depends on the floor-to-floor height in your home. Our stairs are with several numbers of treads to fit the needs.
WIDTH OF STAIRCASE
The stair width is the complete width of the staircase including tread, strings and potential banister. A high comfort staircase is 80-100 cm.
GOING
The going of the treads is measured as the horizontal distance between two treads’ leading edges. It defines the foot room when walking down the stair. A comfortable going is above 19 cm.
TREAD RISE
The rise is measured as the height between two treads. A comfortable rise is 17-21 cm.
TOTAL GOING
The total going defines how much space the stair will occupy in your room. It is the horizontal distance from the outer edge of the first to the wall.
STAIRCASES F.A.Q.
To order your staircase, its accessories or a product of our range of banisters and balustrades, you can address directly to one of our Resellers.
To get a quotation for a staircase, there is nothing simpler: simply contact the reseller of your choice.
You can find all of our documentation below the page: Catalogues
We have a range of custom staircases that is currently only available in Belgium.
You can find the information about it by clicking Here.
Know that all the models presented on our site are stairs in kit. They can be adapted in different ways: cutting the first step, setting the structure for the stairs with a metal part, bulnose step for staircase.
Adaptations depend on each model and the dimensions you have in your home.
To know how to take measurements and check whether the staircase you have chosen can fit your dimensions, here is the Document Who can help you.
You can also present yourself with this completed document of your size in one of our Resellers To check whether the model of your choice can be adapted to suit your needs.
The dimensions you need are as follows:
- Height Floor/floor
- Height Floor/ceiling
- The available space, that is, the space available on the ground for your staircase
- The length and width of the available hopper, that is, the dimensions of the hole in your ceiling.
To know how to take these dimensions and check if the staircase you have chosen can fit your dimensions, here is the Document Who can help you.
You can also present yourself with this completed document of your size in one of our Resellers to check whether the model of your choice can be adapted to suit your needs.
All of course depends on the stair model and the options you will choose.
In general, a staircase in kit is about 30% cheaper than a custom stair. To know the prices of the models that interest you, do not hesitate to contact Your nearest Dealer or by making a configuration on our webshop.
Many of our retailers have models of exhibition of our staircases. Quickly contact your nearest reseller To find out what models he is exposing.
Some of our stairs are delivered "factory finished", other models are delivered "raw", which means they have to be treated.
Wood is a living matter that responds to different temperatures, humidity,... It is therefore very important to treat your new staircase before you install it.
The installation of a staircase must be carried out in rooms heated between 10 and 20°c, with a relative humidity of air between 45 and 65%, which generally corresponds to the temperature and moisture content of an interior of a dwelling. If you purchased the staircase and do not intend to place it immediately, we recommend storing it in a place that has the same conditions as above.
Avoid storing your staircase in a humid and/or unheated attic, cellar or warehouse.
You can find the installation instructions of our different models in the description of these on our site. The stairs are sorted by range and model.
If you do not find the instructions you need, please do not hesitate to Contact us via our form.