Treads, Risers and Nosing
Choose from red oak, white oak, hickory or maple treads. Every tread measures a full inch thick by 11 1/2 inches deep, carries a bull nose and comes paired with a riser.
Choose from red oak, white oak, hickory or maple treads. Every tread measures a full inch thick by 11 1/2 inches deep, carries a bull nose and comes paired with a riser.
Tread samples come along on the estimate visit. Set them on the hall floor at the foot of the staircase and the right species shows itself.
Any loose step gets screwed tight first. Then we scribe every tread against the stringers, bed it in glue and fasten it so movement is gone for good.
A licensed, insured, NWFA certified crew builds every staircase and backs the labor with a one year warranty. Anything that slips gets fixed.



$60 per step. Tread, riser, bull nose, matching stain and installation are all inside that number.
Yes. Carpet, pad, tack strips and staples all get pulled, and the removal price is agreed while we are at the house.
If the treads are solid oak, we hand sand and refinish them for $50 a step. Split or worn thin treads get replaced instead.
Yes. Oak risers in the tread stain give a full wood look, and white paint gives a crisp two tone contrast.
Usually. Loose steps get screwed down first, and every new tread is scribed, glued and fastened to stay quiet.
Each exposed end gets a return, which carries the rounded nose around the side so the tread looks finished from any angle.
Prefinished treads are special order and take weeks, but unfinished stairs often start the next day and wrap in two.
Yes. One year of warranty covers the stair labor, and the installers hold licenses, insurance and NWFA certification.