Poured floor and microcement
A seamless staircase, continuous with the floor
Stairs
The staircase at the heart of the house.
A staircase connects the floors and is often the first thing you see when you walk in. A renovation turns an existing staircase into a calm, continuous part of the interior.
Principles
What a staircase has to do.
A staircase is used many times a day and is also the visual centre of the house. It has to feel solid and safe, and look calm from below, from the landing and from the hall.
In a renovation the existing staircase usually stays. We first assess its structure, then design the treads, risers, stair wall, handrail and lighting together.
Structure
The existing staircase is assessed and, where needed, made sound first.
Treads
Poured floor, microcement, wood or carpet, matched to use and appearance.
Continuity
The staircase meets the floor below and the landing above.
Stair wall
The wall along the staircase and the stairwell are part of the picture.
Handrail
A handrail that feels good in the hand and suits the rest.
Light
Lighting in the wall or under the nosing of the treads, for appearance and safety.
Stair renovation
What we do
Stair renovation in five parts, separately or together in one plan.
Coherence
A staircase belongs with the floor and the wall.
A staircase never stands on its own. It starts on the floor, runs along a wall and ends on a landing. Only when those three meet does it read as one line through the house.
Because we also finish floors and walls, we coordinate this in one plan: the same poured floor on the staircase as in the living room, the plaster of the hall continuing into the stairwell, and a handrail that suits steel doors elsewhere in the house.
Showroom
Materials have to be experienced.
Colour, texture and the feel of a material only come through when you see and touch a surface in person.
Book an appointment and explore the possibilities. You are welcome to bring your floor plan or interior design.
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