Treads, Risers and Nosing
Arlington treads come in maple, hickory, white oak or red oak, every one bull nosed, a full inch of solid wood, 11 1/2 inches deep, with a riser to match.
Arlington treads come in maple, hickory, white oak or red oak, every one bull nosed, a full inch of solid wood, 11 1/2 inches deep, with a riser to match.
Tread samples ride in the Arlington estimator's truck. Lean them against your bottom step next to the existing floor and the right species is obvious.
Before a single Arlington tread goes on, wobbly steps get screwed to the stringers. Each new tread is then scribed to the skirt, glued and fastened down for good.
Every Arlington staircase is built by NWFA certified installers who are licensed and insured, and the labor carries twelve months of coverage. Anything that slips is ours to put right.



$60 per step in Arlington. Tread, riser, bull nose, a stain blended to your floor and the labor are all inside that figure.
Yes. Carpet, pad, tack strips and every staple come off the Arlington stairs, and the removal cost is agreed on at the estimate.
Solid treads can. Hand sanding and refinishing them runs $50 a step in Arlington, while cracked or worn thin treads get replaced instead.
Yes. Stained oak risers make an all wood Arlington staircase, and white painted ones give a sharper contrast with the treads.
Nearly always. The loose steps are screwed down before anything else, and every new Arlington tread is fitted, glued and fastened so it stays quiet.
A return piece is fitted to every exposed tread end, carrying the rounded nose around the open side of the Arlington stair so no raw edge shows.
Unfinished treads let the Arlington crew begin the next day, and most flights are done inside two. Prefinished treads are a special order that adds a few weeks.
Yes. Twelve months on the labor, from Arlington crews that are licensed, insured and NWFA certified.