Flooring Services

How we do it

Straight flights are easily fitted, but curved or winding staircases require careful templating. We visit properties in St Johns Wood to take measurements, display samples and discuss your custom runner requirements.

The process - how we do it

While a straight set of stairs is fairly straightforward, if you have winders—stairs that go around corners—you'll need a template and we'll visit you in St Johns Wood. We measure the flights of stairs, bring samples and discuss your requirements. At this stage many of our designer and architect clients provide us with a design.

After the quote - what happens?

Once you've accepted the quote and depending on the complexity of the design and staircase (if it has stripes or winding stairs for example), we'll return to the property to create a template. The carpet is then ordered, delivered to site, cut to size, taken away to be whipped and bound to seal the edges or a bordered tape is stitched on. The runner is then carefully checked for defects and delivered to site for fitting.

Our St Johns Wood clients at Cavendish deVere

We work with leading interior designers in London, architects, property developers and directly with the public. What they all have in common is a desire to work with a professional, experienced and accredited flooring company with a sterling reputation and a track record of creating beautiful hand-made runners.

The installation process

Cavendish deVere provide a full carpet runner installation service—even for clients who are providing their own carpet. Our floor layers are trained and accredited and have many years experience in the trade—making them some of the finest in St Johns Wood NW8—but don't take our word for it—have a look at our Customer Testimonials on Google.

A tread that is used where a stair turns a horizontal angle, or shaped like a wedge or truncated wedge—basically, it is a stair that goes around a corner.

A stair runner is a carpet that goes in the middle of a flight of stairs leaving the treads visible on either side.

Whipping is an edge treatment applied to stair runners to seal and protect the edges. It creates a clean, professional finish.

A bordered runner has decorative tape or fabric sewn along the edges, creating a contrasting or complementary design element.

What People Say. Our testimonials

The bespoke runner they created for our home is absolutely stunning. Beautiful quality materials and expert craftsmanship. Highly recommended.

Maximilian of St Johns Wood, January 2025