Welcome to Gatehouse Architectural
Gatehouse offer standard and bespoke ranges of architectural and industrial metalwork throughout the UK. Our professional and highly skilled team provide design detail, fabrication and installation of an extensive range of products including Staircases, Balustrades and Balconies
Stylish & Attractive
We create stylish and attractive metalwork that satisfies the highest safety standards, and is manufactured in accordance with current British and European Standards and Regulations
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Get in touch with us to discuss your precise Metalwork requirements on your next project for a cost effective, high precision and fast track solution
What We Do
We design, manufacture and install architectural and industrial metalwork
From the moment of our appointment, throughout the design, manufacture and installation stages, we aim to provide complete customer satisfaction. We are also mindful of the need to protect the environment and we are constantly reviewing our processes to comply with sustainable construction.
Prefabricated staircase units for single or multi-flight stair core construction
As building technology evolves, increasingly developers are turning to cost effective, high precision and fast track construction methods.
Gatehouse Architectural specialise in the design and supply of prefabricated steel staircase flights for screeding and work in conjunction with numerous established steel frame system (SFS) manufacturers and installers.
We strive to carry out our design work well in advance of program and liaise closely with the Architect on each project. All our welded stair units are designed and manufactured to comply with relevant British / European standards and Building Regulations. Our fabricators are coded, and our practices / procedures CE marked.
As each phase of a building structure progresses, our designed to fit, prefabricated stair units and landings are delivered to site ready to be lifted into position to form the stair core. Delivery of stair core units is scheduled to the client’s program as each floor level is constructed. Once insitu, the treads and landings are usually screeded in conjunction with the main floors.
Hundreds of our steel stair core units have been supplied to sites around the country and form stair cores within a wide range of building types including apartment blocks, student accommodation and hotels, including Premier Inns and Holiday Inns.
Prefabricated staircase units are generally supplied in a zinc phosphate grey primer or galvanized finish.
As a further way of reducing building time and cost, we also offer the supply of our staircase units fitted with our standard ZuBar balustrade, thus providing instant edge protection, and eliminating the need to install scaffolding to the side of the stair flight.
Advantages of Prefabricated staircase units:
- Value: A light-weight and competitively priced alternative to concrete
- Accuracy: Fabrication using modern precision steel manufacturing processes gives rise to accuracy and quality
- Design: In house design to ensure each unit fits correctly within the structure
- Delivery: Quick turn-around / short lead times possible
- Installation: Fast erection time with minimal site labour
- Edge protection: Units can be supplied pre-fitted with balustrade for instant edge protection
- Sustainability: No waste and fully re-cyclable materials
Balustrades and guardrails:
ZuBar:
Our standard functional and cost effective balustrade, widely used on stair cores / escape stairs. Having a tubular handrail, the balustrade is fabricated from mild steel, fitted with vertical bar infill panels and is usually supplied in a powder coated finish in a standard colour of your choice. This balustrade can be either side fixed or top mounted and ZuBar has the advantage that the infill panels can be supplied in a different colour to the main balustrade framework. There are a range of alternative handrails and finishes available – see our Mix and Match section. Contact us for details. As with all our products ZuBar is designed and manufactured in accordance with current British / EU Standards and Building Regulations.
ZuLine:
Our standard balustrade similar in construction to ZuBar balustrade but equipped with horizontal infill rails or wire rope infill. Fabricated from either mild or stainless steel and available in various finishes this balustrade can be either side fixed or top mounted. There are a range of alternative handrails and finishes available. Contact us for details. As with all our products ZuLine is designed and manufactured in accordance with current British / E U Standards and Building Regulations.
ZuRail
Our standard wall mounted handrails. Generally a circular tubular handrail fitted with our standard wall brackets designed to follow the line or angle of your corridor or stair and supplied in easily manageable sections. Fabricated from either mild or stainless steel and available in various finishes. ZuRail can be supplied with a flat core rail to accommodate vinyl capping or a hardwood handrail, or simply as a hardwood handrail of your choice machined for and fitted with individual wall brackets.
ZuGlass
Our standard stainless steel glazed balustrade system. Manufactured with a satin polished finish, the stainless steel tubular balustrade posts and handrail are supplied with profiled clear toughened glass infill panels. This stainless steel balustrade is available in grade 304 for internal and grade 316 for external applications and can be top mounted or side mounted. If required the toughened glass panels can be supplied with a tint. Details of a variety of shades are available on request. The glass infill panels are generally supplied in 10mm thick toughened glass but an increased thickness may be necessary for higher design load situations. As with our other balustrades ZuGlass balustrade can be supplied with a flat core rail to accommodate vinyl capping, or a hardwood handrail of your choice and can also be supplied with a mirror finish.
Our standard glazed balustrade system is also available in powder coated mild steel due to popular demand and cost effectiveness. The mild steel tubular balustrade posts and handrail are supplied with profiled clear toughened glass infill panels. This mild steel balustrade can be hot dip galvanised after manufacture for external applications and can be top mounted or side mounted. If required the toughened glass panels can be supplied with a tint. Details of a variety of shades are available on request. The glass infill panels are generally supplied in 10mm thick toughened glass but an increased thickness may be necessary for higher design load situations. As with our other balustrades ZuGlass balustrade can be supplied with a flat core rail to accommodate vinyl capping or a hardwood handrail of your choice.
ZuPlex
Similar in construction to ZuBar and ZuLine balustrades ZuPlex incorporates either solid or perforated plate infill panels. Fabricated from either mild or stainless steel and available in various finishes this balustrade can be either side fixed or top mounted. There are a range of alternative handrails and finishes available. Contact us for details. As with all our products ZuPlex is designed and manufactured in accordance with current British / E U Standards and Building Regulations.
ZuTrac
Our standard frameless glazed balustrade system. Structural glass panels are housed in a cast aluminium track, either top mounted or side mounted with concealed fixings.
Mix and match: All our balustrades can be supplied with a selection of handrails in a variety of materials. We have supplied and fitted many mild steel powder coated balustrades with polished stainless steel, hardwood handrails or vinyl capping and provided wall mounted handrails to match. Contact us for details.
- Infill panels can be supplied in plain or perforated plate, toughened glass, and stainless steel tensioned wire.
- All finishes catered for, from primer coated to polyester powder coated or polished stainless steel.
- With all our Balustrades safety and security are combined with good design to provide buildings with an enduring feature.
- All designs meet the relevant British European Standards and Building Regulations
