14 miles from Crossley Mills
Paint stripping in Wakefield.
The local stock
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.
How we serve Wakefield
Wakefield sits between Leeds and Huddersfield on the M1, so we run a mid-week collection round. Smaller items (single doors, small tables, fireplaces) usually get dropped at the workshop; suites and staircase parts get collected on the van.
Common questions
About paint stripping in Wakefield.
Do you collect from Wakefield?
Yes — we collect from Wakefield on Tuesdays and Fridays as part of the Leeds/Bradford round. For a same-week collection, ring on the Monday or the Wednesday. There's no collection charge within a 20-mile radius of the workshop.
How much is door stripping in Wakefield?
A standard Wakefield terrace internal door (four-panel pine) is £60 to strip, including neutralising and drying. External front doors — usually heavier, with more paint build-up and sometimes a glazed panel — are £80–£95. All prices include returning the door ready to receive its next finish.
Can you match a Wakefield original Edwardian finish?
Yes — for stained softwood or oak we use Manns Classic Oak Stain or Fiddes Spirit Stain, both of which are period-correct for the late-Victorian and Edwardian housing stock in Wakefield. We can also wax-oil the finished piece to match the rest of the original woodwork in the house.
Nearby
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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.
Halifax
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.
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.
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.