Treads, Risers and Nosing
Hickory, maple, white oak or red oak, whichever suits the house; the treads are one inch stock, 11 1/2 inches from nose to back, bull nosed, and each arrives with its riser.
Hickory, maple, white oak or red oak, whichever suits the house; the treads are one inch stock, 11 1/2 inches from nose to back, bull nosed, and each arrives with its riser.
Tread samples come up in the estimator's truck. Set the sample at the foot of the staircase next to your floor and the choice makes itself.
Before any new wood goes down, every loose step is fastened; each tread is then scribed to the stringers, glued and nailed, which is why it stays quiet.
Licensed, insured and NWFA certified installers build every staircase, and the labor carries a one year warranty. If a tread moves, we come back.



$60 per step, and that number already holds the oak tread, the riser, the rounded nose, a color matched to the floor and the installation.
Yes, we take off the carpet, the pad beneath it, the tack strip and the staples, and the removal cost is quoted at the free in-home visit.
Solid oak steps in good shape are sanded by hand and recoated for $50 per step. Cracked or worn thin treads get replaced.
Yes. Staining the risers to match the treads reads as one piece of wood; painting them white sets the treads off sharply.
For most stairs, yes. Any step that moves is fastened before we begin, then every tread is scribed to the stringer, glued and nailed so it stays silent.
On a step with an open side, we miter a return piece onto the end so the bull nose wraps the corner instead of stopping short.
Unfinished treads often start the next day and finish in about two. Prefinished treads are ordered and can take a few weeks.
Yes. Twelve months on the stair labor, from installers who hold NWFA certification and full insurance.