8 miles from Crossley Mills
Paint stripping in Halifax.
The local stock
Halifax has one of the best collections of Victorian and Edwardian terraced housing in West Yorkshire, particularly around Savile Town, King Cross, and Copley. The houses are tall, narrow and full of dark-stained woodwork — staircase banisters, dado rails, four-panel doors — most of it original pitch pine or mahogany, much of it painted over. The Piece Hall and the surrounding Georgian townhouses set the tone for the upper town.
How we serve Halifax
Halifax customers usually drop smaller items at the workshop, but we run a collection round on a Tuesday and Friday for the larger pieces — dining suites, full sets of doors, banisters. We also work with a couple of Halifax-based trade restorers on bigger jobs.
Common questions
About paint stripping in Halifax.
Do you strip pitch pine in Halifax?
Yes — pitch pine is one of our specialities. The original Halifax townhouse staircase banisters and four-panel doors are often pitch pine, which is dense, resinous and takes many coats of paint badly. We strip them back to bare wood and finish in hard wax oil, danish oil or a tinted varnish to bring back the grain.
How much is a full set of internal doors stripped in Halifax?
A full Halifax terrace has six or seven internal doors. Stripping them all in one batch takes about a fortnight and works out around £55–£80 per door depending on condition. We can also remove and refit if you'd rather not do the hinging yourself.
Do you work with Halifax trade customers?
Yes — we work with a handful of Halifax-based property developers, joiners and interior designers on a trade basis. Phone Daniel on 01484 666 333 to set up an account.
Nearby
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Huddersfield
Huddersfield is stone terraces, end-to-end. Victorian mill workers' cottages off Leeds Road, Georgian semis around Edgerton, and a townhouse belt in Lindley and Marsh. Most have original four-panel doors and stained floorboards that have been painted over more times than anyone can count. Cast-iron fireplaces are everywhere too — often boarded up behind a 1970s gas fire and only discovered when the chimney breast comes out.
Wakefield
Wakefield's housing stock runs from the sandstone terraces of Kirkgate and the city centre to the biggish Victorian semis in Sandal, Agbrigg and Ossett. Out toward Pontefract and Normanton the houses are a bit later — Edwardian and 1930s semis — and the woodwork is often oak-stained softwood rather than pitch pine.
Leeds
Leeds is a city of contrasts. Headingley and Hyde Park are full of late-Victorian and Edwardian semis with original stained glass, tiled hallways and pitch-pine stairs. Round the city centre the Georgian and early-Victorian townhouses have survived in pockets — Leylands, Sheepscar, parts of Holbeck. Out toward Roundhay and Moortown the houses are bigger and the woodwork is more often oak or walnut, sometimes veneered.
Get in Touch
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Unit 3, Crossley Mills, Honley, Holmfirth HD9 6PL. Kettle on, most days.