diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 73d442b..a942e69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
         
     name: ${{ matrix.preset.os }} / ${{matrix.preset.name}} / ${{matrix.build-type}}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.preset.os }}
+    env:
+      VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: clear
 
     steps:
     - name: checkout repository
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index 322d7c9..853ceb1 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
         "CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE": {
           "type": "FILEPATH",
           "value": "$env{VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake"
-        }
+        },
+        "TESSELLATOR_ENABLE_CGAL": true
+
       }
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/app/launcher.cpp b/src/app/launcher.cpp
index b8dd444..6f4cb2c 100644
--- a/src/app/launcher.cpp
+++ b/src/app/launcher.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,20 @@ std::string readExtension(const std::string &fn)
     }
 }
 
+meshlib::meshers::StaircaseMesherOptions readStaircaseMesherOptions(const std::string &fn)
+{
+    nlohmann::json j;
+    {
+        std::ifstream i(fn);
+        i >> j;
+    }
+    meshlib::meshers::StaircaseMesherOptions res;
+    if (j["object"].contains("volume")) {
+        res.isVolume = j["object"]["volume"];
+    }
+    return res;
+}
+
 meshlib::meshers::ConformalMesherOptions readConformalMesherOptions(const std::string &fn)
 {
     nlohmann::json j;
@@ -103,6 +117,11 @@ meshlib::meshers::ConformalMesherOptions readConformalMesherOptions(const std::s
         i >> j;
     }
     meshlib::meshers::ConformalMesherOptions res;
+    if (j["object"].contains("volume")) {
+        res.isVolume = j["object"]["volume"];
+    }
+
+
     if (j["mesher"].contains("options")) {
         res.snapperOptions.edgePoints = j["mesher"]["options"]["edgePoints"];
         res.snapperOptions.forbiddenLength = j["mesher"]["options"]["forbiddenLength"];
@@ -113,7 +132,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<meshlib::meshers::MesherBase> buildMesher(const Mesh &in, const
 {
     auto mesherType = readMesherType(fn);
     if (mesherType == meshlib::app::staircase_mesher) {
-        return std::make_unique<meshlib::meshers::StaircaseMesher>(meshlib::meshers::StaircaseMesher{in});
+        return std::make_unique<meshlib::meshers::StaircaseMesher>(meshlib::meshers::StaircaseMesher{in, 4, readStaircaseMesherOptions(fn)});
     } else if (mesherType == meshlib::app::conformal_mesher) {
         return std::make_unique<meshlib::meshers::ConformalMesher>(meshlib::meshers::ConformalMesher{in, readConformalMesherOptions(fn)});
     } else {
diff --git a/src/meshers/CMakeLists.txt b/src/meshers/CMakeLists.txt
index dfdd88c..32eed77 100644
--- a/src/meshers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/meshers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ add_library(tessellator-meshers
     "OffgridMesher.cpp"
     "ConformalMesher.cpp"
 )
-target_link_libraries(tessellator-meshers tessellator-core tessellator-utils)
+target_link_libraries(tessellator-meshers 
+    tessellator-core 
+    tessellator-utils
+    tessellator-cgal
+    CGAL::CGAL)
 
 if(TESSELLATOR_EXECUTION_POLICIES)
     add_definitions(-DTESSELLATOR_EXECUTION_POLICIES)
diff --git a/src/meshers/ConformalMesherOptions.h b/src/meshers/ConformalMesherOptions.h
index 86f31d2..5a38c18 100644
--- a/src/meshers/ConformalMesherOptions.h
+++ b/src/meshers/ConformalMesherOptions.h
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "types/Mesh.h"
+#include "MesherBaseOptions.h"
 #include "core/SnapperOptions.h"
 
 namespace meshlib::meshers {
 
-class ConformalMesherOptions {
+class ConformalMesherOptions : public MesherBaseOptions {
 public:
     core::SnapperOptions snapperOptions;
-    std::set<GroupId> volumeGroups{};
+    // std::set<GroupId> volumeGroups{};
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/meshers/MesherBase.h b/src/meshers/MesherBase.h
index a688c29..938f949 100644
--- a/src/meshers/MesherBase.h
+++ b/src/meshers/MesherBase.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "types/Mesh.h"
+#include "MesherBaseOptions.h"
 
 namespace meshlib {
 namespace meshers {
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ class MesherBase {
 
     Grid originalGrid_;
     Grid enlargedGrid_;
+    MesherBaseOptions opts_;
+
+
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/meshers/MesherBaseOptions.h b/src/meshers/MesherBaseOptions.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7403619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meshers/MesherBaseOptions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "types/Mesh.h"
+#include "core/SnapperOptions.h"
+
+namespace meshlib::meshers {
+
+class MesherBaseOptions {
+public:
+    bool isVolume = false;
+    std::set<GroupId> volumeGroups{};
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/meshers/StaircaseMesher.cpp b/src/meshers/StaircaseMesher.cpp
index 7ad6458..cd9f753 100644
--- a/src/meshers/StaircaseMesher.cpp
+++ b/src/meshers/StaircaseMesher.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include "core/Collapser.h"
 #include "core/Staircaser.h"
 
+#include "cgal/filler/Filler.h"
+
 #include "utils/RedundancyCleaner.h"
 #include "utils/MeshTools.h"
 #include "utils/GridTools.h"
@@ -17,9 +19,10 @@ using namespace utils;
 using namespace core;
 using namespace meshTools;
 
-StaircaseMesher::StaircaseMesher(const Mesh& inputMesh, int decimalPlacesInCollapser) :
+StaircaseMesher::StaircaseMesher(const Mesh& inputMesh, int decimalPlacesInCollapser,  StaircaseMesherOptions opts) :
     MesherBase(inputMesh),
-    decimalPlacesInCollapser_(decimalPlacesInCollapser)
+    decimalPlacesInCollapser_(decimalPlacesInCollapser),
+    opts_(opts)
 {
     log("Preparing surfaces.");
     surfaceMesh_ = buildMeshFilteringElements(inputMesh, isNotTetrahedron);
@@ -49,6 +52,16 @@ void StaircaseMesher::process(Mesh& mesh) const
 
     auto dimensions = getHighestDimensionByGroup(mesh);
 
+    if (opts_.isVolume){
+        if (meshTools::isAClosedTopology(mesh.groups[0].elements)){
+            meshlib::cgal::filler::Filler f{ mesh };
+            auto filling = f.getMeshFilling();
+            mergeMesh(mesh, filling);
+        } else {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Input object marked to be meshed as a volume, but surface is not closed");
+        }
+    }
+
     log("Slicing.", 1);
     mesh.grid = slicingGrid;
     mesh = Slicer{ mesh, dimensions }.getMesh();
diff --git a/src/meshers/StaircaseMesher.h b/src/meshers/StaircaseMesher.h
index bbaffa1..df0b9bb 100644
--- a/src/meshers/StaircaseMesher.h
+++ b/src/meshers/StaircaseMesher.h
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 #include "types/Mesh.h"
 #include "MesherBase.h"
+#include "StaircaseMesherOptions.h"
 
 namespace meshlib::meshers {
 
 class StaircaseMesher : public MesherBase {
 public:
-	StaircaseMesher(const Mesh& in, int decimalPlacesInCollapser = 4);
+	StaircaseMesher(const Mesh& in, int decimalPlacesInCollapser = 4, StaircaseMesherOptions opts = StaircaseMesherOptions());
 	virtual ~StaircaseMesher() = default;
 	Mesh mesh() const;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ class StaircaseMesher : public MesherBase {
 	int decimalPlacesInCollapser_;
 
 	Mesh surfaceMesh_;
+	StaircaseMesherOptions opts_;
 
 	virtual Mesh buildSurfaceMesh(const Mesh& inputMesh, const Mesh& volumeSurface);
 	void process(Mesh&) const;
diff --git a/src/meshers/StaircaseMesherOptions.h b/src/meshers/StaircaseMesherOptions.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc06781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meshers/StaircaseMesherOptions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "types/Mesh.h"
+#include "MesherBaseOptions.h"
+#include "core/SnapperOptions.h"
+
+namespace meshlib::meshers {
+
+class StaircaseMesherOptions : public MesherBaseOptions {
+public:
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/test/app/launcherTest.cpp b/test/app/launcherTest.cpp
index 3942428..e5dd3f7 100644
--- a/test/app/launcherTest.cpp
+++ b/test/app/launcherTest.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ TEST_F(LauncherTest, launches_sphere_case)
     EXPECT_EQ(exitCode, EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
+TEST_F(LauncherTest, launches_closed_sphere_case)
+{
+    int ac = 3;
+    const char* av[] = { NULL, "-i", "testData/cases/sphere/closed_sphere.tessellator.json"};
+    int exitCode;
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(exitCode = meshlib::app::launcher(ac, av));
+    EXPECT_EQ(exitCode, EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}
+
 TEST_F(LauncherTest, launches_conformal_sphere_case)
 {
     int ac = 3;
diff --git a/test/meshers/StaircaseMesherTest.cpp b/test/meshers/StaircaseMesherTest.cpp
index 53d7373..3b7419b 100644
--- a/test/meshers/StaircaseMesherTest.cpp
+++ b/test/meshers/StaircaseMesherTest.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,31 @@ TEST_F(StaircaseMesherTest, DISABLED_testStaircaseTriangleWithUniformGrid)
     EXPECT_EQ(6, countMeshElementsIf(resultMesh, isNode));
 }
 
+TEST_F(StaircaseMesherTest, fills_closed_volume_with_quads)
+{
+    auto mesh = vtkIO::readInputMesh("testData/cases/sphere/sphere.stl");
+    
+    mesh.grid[X] = utils::GridTools::linspace(-100.0, 100.0, 51); 
+    mesh.grid[Y] = utils::GridTools::linspace(-100.0, 100.0, 51); 
+    mesh.grid[Z] = utils::GridTools::linspace(-100.0, 100.0, 51);
+
+    meshlib::meshers::StaircaseMesherOptions opts;
+    opts.isVolume = false;
+    auto staircasedMesh = StaircaseMesher{mesh, 4, opts }.mesh();
+    
+    opts.isVolume = true;
+    auto staircasedMeshVolume = StaircaseMesher{mesh, 4, opts }.mesh();
+    
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, countMeshElementsIf(staircasedMesh, isTriangle));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, countMeshElementsIf(staircasedMesh, isTetrahedron));
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, countMeshElementsIf(staircasedMeshVolume, isTriangle));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, countMeshElementsIf(staircasedMeshVolume, isTetrahedron));
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(countMeshElementsIf(staircasedMeshVolume, isQuad) > countMeshElementsIf(staircasedMesh, isQuad));
+
+}
+
 TEST_F(StaircaseMesherTest, preserves_topological_closedness_for_alhambra)
 {
     auto mesh = vtkIO::readInputMesh("testData/cases/alhambra/alhambra.stl");
diff --git a/testData/cases/sphere/closed_sphere.tessellator.json b/testData/cases/sphere/closed_sphere.tessellator.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d95ebfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testData/cases/sphere/closed_sphere.tessellator.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "grid": {
+        "numberOfCells": [50, 50, 50],
+        "boundingBox": [
+            [-100.0, -100.0, -100.0],
+            [ 100.0,  100.0,  100.0]
+        ]
+    },
+    "object": {"filename": "sphere.stl", "volume" : true}
+}
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