When a London Bridge client asked us to improve their tired staircase, they wanted something cleaner and more permanent than carpet or a runner. We fitted mitred oak stair cladding with a seamless veneer that flowed from tread to riser without a visible join.
The brief was straightforward: turn a functional staircase into something worth looking at every day. We specified Prime Grade oak in a mitred construction, where the grain wraps continuously from the horizontal surface down the vertical face. No nosing strips, no transition pieces just one smooth plane of wood.
Bjor our fitter, removed the old bullnoses first, then used a skill saw to cut each tread down. The challenge with any staircase is that nothing is truly straight or square. He worked millimetre by millimetre, test-fitting each piece until it sat flush. Every tread was bonded with sausage glue for a permanent fix, then he filled any hairline gaps with Bona light oak gap master so the joins disappeared completely.
The result is a staircase that feels purpose-built rather than retrofitted. The seamless veneer gives you an uninterrupted grain pattern, and the mitred edges mean no visible joints where tread meets riser. It’s the kind of detail you notice when you’re carrying a coffee upstairs in the morning, quiet, solid, and exactly right.
If you’re thinking about stair cladding in a London townhouse, we have many examples of these projects across SE1, N1, N16, E17 and SW postcodes. Drop us a line and we’ll talk you through the options for your layout.
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