Floating Stairs, West Vancouver, BC
Luxury custom floating staircases for West Vancouver, British Properties, Chartwell, Caulfeild, Horseshoe Bay. True cantilever with architectural coordination and marine-grade hardware.
Floating Stairs, West Vancouver
True cantilevered floating staircases, each tread anchored independently into a structural wall for the "no visible support" look.
West Vancouver is the peak market for true cantilever floating staircases in our service area. Luxury custom homes in the British Properties, Chartwell, Caulfeild, and waterfront Horseshoe Bay routinely specify floating stairs with full architectural coordination, walnut or stone treads, frameless glass guards, integrated LED lighting, and marine-grade hardware on coastal properties. Budgets typically run $50,000, $95,000+ for full feature floating stairs. Our Burnaby shop is 35 to 50 minutes from West Van.
West Vancouver is the highest-end residential market in Metro Vancouver. We build structural steel entrance canopies, mono stringer staircases, frameless glass railings, and custom gates for luxury homes across the British Properties, Chartwell, Caulfeild, and waterfront properties in Horseshoe Bay and Eagle Harbour. Budgets on these projects support architectural ambition, curved staircases, concealed bracketry, glass-top canopies, and 316 stainless specifications for the salt-air exposure along the waterfront.
Configurations we fabricate
West Vancouver context
West Vancouver's climate, building stock, and permit process shape every floating stairs project we deliver here.
Climate
Design snow load for West Vancouver is roughly 1.8 kPa ground. Coastal exposure is high. Vancouver seismic zone, hillside properties carry additional lateral loading. These are the numbers the engineer pulls when sizing steel for a floating stairs here.
Permits
District of West Vancouver has one of the stricter permit processes in Metro Vancouver. Heritage and view-corridor overlays apply in Ambleside, Dundarave, and some hillside neighbourhoods. Permits typically run 6 to 12 weeks.
Local neighbourhoods
We work throughout West Vancouver, including Ambleside, Dundarave, British Properties, Caulfeild, Horseshoe Bay, Eagle Harbour, Whytecliff, Altamont. Most sites are a 35 to 50 minutes drive from our Burnaby shop.
Cost for West Vancouver
Installed pricing from our Burnaby shop. Mobilization to West Vancouver is included for standard drive-time sites.
| Type | Installed cost |
|---|---|
| Standard hybrid floating stair Concealed stringer at one edge | $25,000, $40,000 |
| True cantilever floating stair, straight run Engineered wall pocket required | $35,000, $55,000 |
| True cantilever with glass guards Glass panels add structural glass spec | $45,000, $75,000 |
| True cantilever L-shape with landing Additional engineering at the landing | $50,000, $85,000 |
All figures include fabrication, finish, and installation. For a West Vancouver-specific project quote, request a quote.
Process
1. Early design coordination. Because wall pocket framing has to be in place before drywall, floating stairs must be scoped during architectural design, not after.
2. Engineering. Structural engineering including wall pocket sizing, tread anchor specification, and connection details.
3. Framing coordination. We work with the GC and framer to ensure the wall pockets are built correctly before drywall goes up.
4. Fabrication. Tread armatures and hardware fabricated at our Burnaby shop.
5. Finishing. Powder coat on the steel armatures. Tread material (typically hardwood) finished separately.
6. Installation. Tread armatures installed into the wall pockets, treads mounted, and guards integrated.
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FAQs
Answers to the questions we hear most often from West Vancouver homeowners, architects, and GCs on floating stairs projects.
West Vancouver floating staircase cost depends on configuration (straight-run, curved, or double-height), tread material (walnut, stone, or oak), guard type, LED integration, and the level of architectural coordination required. Curved or double-height configurations involve significantly more engineering and fabrication time than straight-run designs. Our Burnaby shop is 35 to 50 minutes from most West Vancouver sites. <a href="/request-a-quote/">Request a quote</a> with your site dimensions and we'll follow up with project-specific pricing.
True cantilever floating staircase cost in West Vancouver 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.
Yes, and West Vancouver is where we see the highest demand. Curved cantilever floating stairs require each tread armature at a unique angle plus a custom curved wall pocket system. Engineering is significantly more involved and fabrication takes 12 to 16 weeks versus 8 to 10 for a straight-run floating stair. <a href="/request-a-quote/">Request a quote</a> with your site geometry and we'll follow up with project-specific pricing.
The District has one of the stricter permit processes in Metro Vancouver. Floating stair permits typically run 8 to 14 weeks. Architectural review is more detailed than most municipalities. We provide complete permit packages including sealed engineering, architectural drawings, and all supporting documentation.
20 to 28 weeks from initial design meeting to completed install for a standard true cantilever project. Curved or double-height configurations can extend to 28 to 36 weeks. The longer timeline reflects architectural coordination, permit process, and more fabrication detail.
Get in touch
Send us drawings, photos, or a project description. We will review the scope and follow up with a quote covering engineering, fabrication, and installation from our Burnaby shop.
