There are as many aspects to consider when selecting natural stone for interiors, as there are for exteriors and the same level of attention is applied to both. Whilst appreciating the differing requirements for interior natural stone, a professional service and a high quality finished product remain paramount.
Interior products have no limits but generally include: fireplaces, flooring, cantilevered straight or spiral stairs, architrave, skirting and bathroom stoneware, all supplied to projects throughout the world.
All designs within the above categories are bespoke and the team will assist with development of a clients original ideas, to complete a design, select a suitable stone, manufacture at the Oxford works and deliver and fix, if required.
Site dimensions can be taken or architects drawings developed for approval using Computer Aided Design where appropriate.
Please call to discuss your project for a service tailor made to suit your needs.
Flooring
50mm thick Leicestershire Limestone slab with slate cabouchan inserts. This was laid on a 40-70mm thick semi-dry screen over under floor heating pipes. The main pattern was established and a border was designed to skirt the external parameter of the room. The entrance porch floor was specifically designed to indicate the slate star detail within a circular border. |
Cantilevered Stair, Mayfair
Portland Cantilevered staircase rising up 2 floors with stone landings to each. The staircase is oval in plan with an open well. |
Cantilevered Stair, Glympton
The staircase was constructed in a cantilever manner using Portland stone. Each tread was set into the wall 200mm with a cantilever projection of 1.5 meters. The stair was dogleg in plan with 2 half landings each 1.5m2 leading to a main landing of some 6m long by 1.8m wide. |
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Milwaukee Residence Internal Staircase
French limestone used as a thin cladding to existing timber and concrete staircase structure. Stonework to be installed by local Milwaukee stonemasons in accordance with design and shop drawings prepared by APS Masonry. As the staircase was not built in accordance with a geometrical setting-out, site dimensions and details needed to be taken. Working closely with the local architect and contractor, tolerances of 3-5mm were accommodated within the new stone design. Once manufacture was completed the French limestone components were carefully crated up and dispatched to site. |
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Staircase, North Oxford Residence
This staircase was drafted in 2D for architect’s approval then the steps were modelled in 3D and machined individually on the 5-Axis router. It was made in Portuguese limestone, clean all round and supported by two steel ribbons which sweep around from the ground floor to the first floor landing. The finished steps sat on the steel and were fixed in place using metal cleats so they could support themselves individually.
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Cantilevered Stair, Oxford Residence
Circular on plan cantilevered staircase in two flights, basement to ground and ground to first floor. The basement to ground floor treads were of plain design with square soffits and the ground to first floor treads were of a more ornate design with moulded noses and soffits.
The construction detail had the outer ends of all the treads built into the pockets left into the structural wall and the inner edge free standing providing an open view from the first floor to the ground floor.
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