Traditional Oak Staircases

Oak Staircases

Our oak staircase are built using traditional construction methods.

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Orlestone Oak staircases are hand made, hand turned and hand carved from English and European oak that is kiln-dried at our own sawmill.

Our standard 4, 5 and 6 inch soild newels are made from one solid piece of oak, not two pieces sandwiched together, which ensures a better finish which will not split.

Treads and risers can be made from solid oak, or MDF if the staircase is to be carpeted.

We can also make our staircases using other types of hardwood or softwood.

Our services include design, build and installation of staircases.

Choosing your staircase
Browse through the examples below, clicking to enlarge the image, and contact us with your requirements.
We will be pleased to discuss any further details with you.


ST1: Three-storey oak staircase.	ST2: Modern oak staircase with chamfered newels.	ST3: Oil finish solid oak staircase.

ST4: A traditionally designed oak staircase.	ST5: Large 3-storey oak staircase with 6 inch newels.	ST6: Open plan solid oak staircase.

ST7: A contemporary oak staircase with light oiled finish.	ST8: Oak staircase with over-hanging treads and risers.	ST9: Traditional oak stairs case with turned spindles.

ST10: Hand-finished, stained and waxed oak stair case.	ST11: A cut string design staircase in oak.	ST12: Contemporary oak staircase.

ST13: Contemporary oak staircase.	ST14: Oak balustrade with turned oak spindles.	ST15: Solid oak staircase with curved outer sting and alternating spindle design.
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Oak Staircases Orlestone Oak staircases are bespoke, hand made, and turned from European oak. Our standard 4, 5 and 6 inch newels are made from one solid piece of oak, not two pieces sandwiched together, which ensures a better finish and which will not split. Treads and risers can be made from solid oak, or MDF if the staircase is to be carpeted. We can also make our staircases using other types of hardwood or softwood. Our services include design, build and installation of internal and external staircases. Orlestone Oak can undertake repairs and renovation to period oak staircases and balustrades. Oak staircase features such as oak hand rails, oak newels and oak newel caps can be made to your original design and dimensions. Our traditional acorn newel cap is a popular choice. Newels can be hand carved with motifs to your original design. Stop chamfered spindles are our standard and most popular design but we can also produce turned spindles.

Glossary of Staircase Terms

Baluster/Spindle - the vertical post between the handrail and baserail. Spindles can be stop chamfered, which are quite plain (see example>>) or turned, which can be of any rotational design. See example>> Balustrade - handrail, baserail, newel, spindle and cap assembly. See example>> Bullnose - a quarter circle extension to the bottom step creating a much larger bottom step. See example>> Continuous Handrail - straight or curved lengths of handrail joined together and fitted to the tops of newels to create a continuous handrail. See example>> Finial - A decorative top to finish a newel post. Finials can be left plain (see example>>) or individually carved options can be made. See example>> Newel Post - the load-bearing post at the bottom of a staircase. Newel posts are also used to support the handrail. The tops of newel posts can be left plain (see example>>) or finished with individually carved post tops. See example>>		Nosing - the edge of the tread overhanging beyond the riser and the face of a cut string. See example>> Open tread - a staircase with treads only and no risers. See example>> STRING - the diagonal edge of the staircase where spindles join the treads. Closed String - the treads and risers of the staircase profile are encased in an angled housing. See example>> Cut or Open String - the diagonal edge is cut away to reveal the shape of the treads and risers in profile. See example>> Treads and risers - the vertical and horizontal surface of the steps. For a solid oak staircase the treads and risers will be constructed from oak. If the staircase is to be carpeted MDF can be used for the treads and risers. See example>> Winders - Triangular or wedge shaped steps used where a staircase turns a corner. See example>>