Treads, Risers and Nosing
Four species to pick from: red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Every tread is an inch of solid wood, 11 1/2 inches front to back with a rounded edge, and a riser comes with it.
Four species to pick from: red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Every tread is an inch of solid wood, 11 1/2 inches front to back with a rounded edge, and a riser comes with it.
Tread samples travel in the estimator's truck. One set on the floor at the foot of your stairs tells you in seconds which species fits.
Squeaks come first: any loose step gets screwed tight to the stringers. Only after that is each new tread scribed against the skirt board, bedded in glue and fastened.
Licensed, insured and NWFA certified employees build your staircase, and we guarantee the labor for a year. Should a tread move, we come back and refit it for nothing.



Each step is $60, and that single figure covers the tread, the riser beneath it, the rounded nosing, a stain matched to your floor and the labor.
Yes. The carpet, pad, tack strips and staples all go out with us, and that cost is written into the free estimate.
When the oak is sound, we sand each tread by hand and refinish it, $50 per step. Cracked or badly worn treads are replaced instead.
Yes. Oak risers in the tread stain give an all wood stair, and painted white risers give a sharper contrast.
Nearly every time. Before any new wood goes on, loose steps are screwed down; each new tread is then scribed, glued and fastened so it cannot move.
A return piece is fitted to each exposed end so the rounded nose carries around the side, and the tread looks finished from any angle.
Unfinished treads usually begin the next day and are done in two. Prefinished treads have to be ordered and can take a few weeks to come in.
Yes. The stair labor is warrantied for twelve months, and the installers are licensed, insured, NWFA certified employees.