Why Poulsbo Homeowners Choose Us
A Custom Staircase for Your Poulsbo Home
Poulsbo sits on Liberty Bay, and the homes worth having here look at it. Waterfront properties along the shoreline, hillside houses angled toward the marina, and wooded acreage inland where the trees do the work. A staircase in a home like that should feel designed rather than installed.
Floating staircases are the only thing we build. We shape every staircase to its home, fabricate it in-house, and set it with our own people. That focus is what lets us hold precise tolerances on the steel and a clean finish on the treads.
Local Fabrication
Every stringer welded, ground, and finished in our Kent shop
Excellent Reputation
Consistently top-rated by homeowners, builders & designers
Professional Showroom
Stop by to see samples in person, compare finishes, hardware and details, feel the materials, and confidently choose what fits your space.
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Floating Stairs Types
Three Stair Systems for Poulsbo Homes
Treads are supported by one central steel stringer.
- Clean and modern profile
- Open feel with less steel
- Strong support for daily use
Best for modern spaces.
Treads are supported by two steel stringers.
- Very strong support system
- Great for wider stair runs
- Stable feel underfoot daily
Best for high-traffic spaces.
Treads are anchored into a structural wall support.
- True floating stair effect
- Minimal visible structure
- Most open appearance
Best for minimalist spaces.
Floating Stair Services in Poulsbo
Why Floating Stairs Fit Poulsbo Homes
Hillside homes above Liberty Bay are usually multi-level, with the main living floor placed for the best view of the water and the marina. The staircase connecting those levels sits right in that sight line, and building it open rather than closed determines whether the bay reads from inside or disappears behind a wall.
Inland, the wooded properties around Poulsbo face a different problem: not enough light. Tall firs shade the windows, and every bit of daylight matters. Open risers let what light you have travel between floors instead of stopping at solid stair framing.
Where We Build Across Poulsbo
We work throughout the area: downtown Poulsbo and the Front Street waterfront, Liberty Bay, Lemolo, Keyport, Vinland, Finn Hill, Scandia, Big Valley, and the wooded acreage properties spreading north and west of town.
We also serve the wider Kitsap Peninsula, including Bainbridge Island, Silverdale, Bremerton, Kingston, and Port Gamble. If your project is anywhere in north Kitsap, call or send the form and we’ll be in touch within a business day.
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Stairs & Railings
Pair with Railings
by Custom Railings WA
A staircase and its railing belong to one design. Our sister company, Custom Railings WA, builds frameless glass guardrails, steel rail systems, and cable railings in the same shop as your staircase, so both are drawn together and go in together.
Frameless glass keeps Liberty Bay visible from the staircase in waterfront homes. In the wooded properties inland, a slim blackened steel rail or a cable system reads quieter and lets the wood and the trees carry the room.
Mono Stringer
Mono Stringer Stairs in Poulsbo
A mono stringer floats the whole staircase on one center steel beam, with treads reaching out on both sides. It’s the system we install most in Poulsbo, elegant and visually quiet enough to sit in a room where the view or the woodwork should lead.
Every stringer is built to order for your exact opening, powder coated in your chosen finish, and topped with solid hardwood treads. Thick white oak and walnut are the local favorites and read warm against the cedar and stone common in peninsula homes.
Double Stringer
Double Stringer Stairs in Poulsbo
A double stringer carries the treads between two steel beams, one along each edge. It feels planted underfoot, allows wider treads, and gives the staircase more architectural weight, which suits the larger hillside homes around the bay.
Two beams also allow the more ambitious details: heavy slab treads, long spans, switchback runs, and lighting integrated beneath each step. Each staircase is built to the precise dimensions of your run.
Cantilever
Cantilever Stairs in Poulsbo
A cantilever staircase hides its structure entirely, leaving nothing but floating planes of wood against a clean wall. Set in front of a window wall over Liberty Bay, it becomes the defining feature of the home.
Cantilever stairs are the most involved of the three systems, and we’ll tell you plainly at the free consultation whether one suits your space. On a new build we coordinate closely with your builder so the staircase integrates cleanly.
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Floating Stair Service Across the Puget Sound
Our Process
How We Build Your Poulsbo Staircase
It begins with a free consultation at your home. We measure carefully, study the space and the light, and map any views the design should protect.
Only once you approve the plans and the figure do we begin building. We build the staircase in our shop and install it with our own people.
Consultation
We learn your space, goals, style, budget, and timeline for the project.
Design
We create a custom stair concept shaped to your layout and architecture.
Fabrication
We build each stair component with precision, strength, and clean detail.
Installation
We install the staircase carefully for a seamless fit and finished look.
FAQ
Your Questions Answered
What does a floating staircase cost in Poulsbo?
Can the staircase be designed around my Liberty Bay view?
Yes, and in the hillside homes above the bay it usually should be. Open risers carry the view straight through, and we place the stringer and pick the railing to guard what you see.