Floating Staircase in Burnaby

Burnaby Mountain, Buckingham Heights, and Deer Lake luxury custom homes are the main market for floating stairs in Burnaby. These neighbourhoods support the architectural ambition and budgets that true cantilever stairs require. Older established neighbourhoods like Capitol Hill and Burnaby Heights are usually better suited to mono stringer retrofits because of framing constraints.

True cantilever floating staircase cost in Burnaby depends on configuration (straight-run, L-shape, or curved), tread material (white oak, walnut, or stone), guard type (glass, cable, or none), and the complexity of the wall-pocket framing coordination. Hybrid floating stairs with a concealed stringer are a more economical alternative when the pure cantilever look is not strictly required. Engineering, wall-pocket framing coordination, fabrication, and install are all included in the project scope. <a href="/request-a-quote/">Request a quote</a> with your site dimensions and we'll follow up with project-specific pricing.

A mono stringer stair uses one central steel beam running under the treads. A true cantilever floating stair has no stringer at all, each tread is independently anchored into a structural wall pocket. The result is a stair where the treads appear to project from the wall with no visible support. True cantilever floating stairs are significantly more demanding structurally and require architectural coordination months before fabrication because the wall pocket framing has to be in place before drywall goes up.

In most cases, no, not as a true cantilever. Retrofitting requires tearing open the wall to install the structural backing for tread pockets, which means removing drywall, insulation, and sometimes wall framing, then reinforcing the studs with steel or heavy blocking. It is possible but expensive. Hybrid floating stairs (cantilever treads with a concealed stringer at one edge) are a more practical retrofit option.

For a true cantilever in Burnaby residential construction, the wall behind the stair needs to be framed with steel studs or heavy wood framing with supplementary backing plates at each tread location. The tread armatures are anchored to this backing through the drywall. Framing must be in place BEFORE drywall, we coordinate with the builder's framing package 4 to 8 weeks before the stair is installed.

Yes, and it's a common combination. Frameless glass guards set beside or behind the cantilevered treads enhance the floating illusion by making the full stair visually transparent. Requires additional engineering for the glass mounting, but the fabrication is straightforward.

From design approval to completed install, expect 14 to 20 weeks. Engineering and framing coordination are the slow parts. Architectural review cycles, wall pocket framing installation, and structural inspection add 4 to 6 weeks compared to a standard mono stringer project.