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Hampstead Broken Steps to Sculpted Stone Stair completed garden design

North West London · NW3 · 2025

Hampstead Broken Steps to Sculpted Stone Stair

Category

Garden Design

Area

Hampstead (NW3)

Duration

8 weeks

Completed

2025

Overview

Collapsing garden steps rebuilt as a wide sculpted stone stair with cantilevered treads, step lighting and structural planting either side. Garden transformation case study in Hampstead (NW3), photographed for David Delavega's book Gardens, Terraces & Beyond.

Works were sequenced to keep the property secure and weathertight throughout, with a single site manager coordinating every trade from strip-out to final snagging.

Portfolio example — concept case study

Services provided

  • Garden design & layout
  • Site clearance & excavation
  • Drainage & land drains
  • Retaining walls & groundworks
  • Paving & stone masonry
  • Carpentry, screens & bench seating
  • Planting & soft landscaping
  • Exterior lighting & power
  • Snagging & handover

Materials used

Cast stone treadsReinforced concrete baseStep lightsEvergreen structure planting

Before & after

After completion
Before works
BeforeAfter
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Timeline

01

Survey & design

Measured survey, drawings and approvals.

02

Strip-out & structure

Demolition, groundworks and steelwork.

03

First & second fix

Services, joinery, plaster and tiling.

04

Finish & handover

Decoration, commissioning and snagging.

Total programme: 8 weeks

Gallery

Hampstead Broken Steps to Sculpted Stone Stair — Before — broken steps lost in the undergrowth
Before — broken steps lost in the undergrowth
Hampstead Broken Steps to Sculpted Stone Stair — After — wide stone stair with step lighting
After — wide stone stair with step lighting

Client feedback (illustrative)

“Detailing is sharp — the joinery and tiling are what make it.”

Illustrative feedback — NW3 garden transformation (portfolio example, not a real client review)

Project area

Approximate area only — Hampstead, NW3. No property addresses are published.

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