28 miles from Crossley Mills
Paint stripping in Harrogate.
The local stock
Harrogate is a spa town built for show, and the housing reflects it — grand Victorian and Edwardian villas around the Stray, Montpellier and Duchy, with bay windows, deep cornices, panelled hallways and pitch-pine staircases. The townhouses off Cold Bath Road and Kings Road have some of the finest original joinery in North Yorkshire: heavy four-panel doors, dado rails, and shutters, much of it grained or painted over the original timber.
How we serve Harrogate
Harrogate is about forty minutes up the A61, so we work it on a planned basis. Larger restoration jobs — staircases, full sets of doors, panelling — are collected by arrangement, and smaller pieces can be sent to the workshop by courier or dropped when you're passing through Huddersfield.
Common questions
About paint stripping in Harrogate.
Do you strip pitch-pine staircases in Harrogate?
Yes — pitch pine is one of our specialities, and the Harrogate Victorian and Edwardian villas are full of it. Staircases are quoted per job depending on the number of balusters, newels and the handrail; a typical villa staircase lands between £650 and £1,200 to strip back to bare timber.
Can I send a piece from Harrogate by courier?
Yes — we have customers across the UK sending doors, fireplaces and smaller furniture by overnight courier. Pack the piece well and photograph it before it leaves; we photograph it again on arrival. Turn-around is the same as for local work, 7–10 working days for most doors.
Do you work with Harrogate interior designers and trade?
We do — we work on a trade basis with designers, developers and joiners across Yorkshire. Phone Daniel on 01484 666 333 to set up an account and discuss collection for larger Harrogate jobs.
Nearby
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Knaresborough
Knaresborough tumbles down the gorge above the River Nidd under its famous railway viaduct, and the old town is a warren of Georgian and Victorian houses in warm gritstone — steep streets like Kirkgate and Briggate full of panelled doors, sash windows and original staircases. Many of the houses are listed or in the conservation area, so owners tend to restore the original joinery rather than swap it for modern replacements.
Wetherby
Wetherby is a Georgian market town on the River Wharfe, and its centre is mellow sandstone — Georgian townhouses around the market place and the Shambles, with six-panel doors, fanlights and sash windows. Out toward the racecourse and the newer edges the housing is mixed, but the period stock in the town has the kind of original joinery — panelled doors, staircases, shutters — that rewards stripping back rather than replacing.
Ripon
Ripon is England's third-smallest city, a cathedral town with a Georgian market square at its heart. The older housing is sandstone and brick — Georgian townhouses around the square and Kirkgate, Victorian terraces toward the river, and substantial period houses out toward Studley and Fountains. The original joinery is exactly what we love: panelled doors, shutters, staircases and cast-iron fireplaces, much of it hidden under generations of paint.
Get in Touch
A quote, a phone call,or a kettle.
Tell Daniel what you're stripping (a door, a fireplace, a chair) and he'll come back to you with a price and a timing. Pre-filled message, just hit send.
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Unit 3, Crossley Mills, Honley, Holmfirth HD9 6PL. Kettle on, most days.