Treads, Risers and Nosing
Red oak, white oak, hickory or maple: the treads measure a full inch in thickness, 11 1/2 inches front to back, rounded along the leading edge, with a riser paired to each.
Red oak, white oak, hickory or maple: the treads measure a full inch in thickness, 11 1/2 inches front to back, rounded along the leading edge, with a riser paired to each.
Tread samples ride along with the estimator. Set them beside your floor at the foot of the stairs and the match is obvious.
Loose steps in an old Athol staircase get screwed down first. Then every tread is scribed to the stringers, glued and fastened.
The stair installers hold NWFA certification and full insurance, and their work is guaranteed for twelve months. If something shifts, we return and fix it.



$60 per step, and that already holds the oak tread, the riser, the rounded nose, a color pulled from your floor and the installation.
Yes. Yes. We pull the carpet, the pad, the tack strip and every staple, and that removal is priced at the free visit.
If they are sound hardwood, yes, for $50 per step hand sanded and refinished. Cracked or worn through treads are replaced.
No. Oak risers stained like the treads give an all wood staircase, while white paint gives contrast. Both are common Uptown.
In most cases. Loose steps are screwed tight first, and each new tread is fitted, glued and fastened so nothing moves.
Each exposed tread end gets a return, so the rounded nose continues along the side and the stair looks finished from every angle.
Unfinished treads let us start the next day and wrap most stairs in two. Prefinished treads are ordered and take a few weeks.
Yes. Twelve months on the stair labor, from NWFA certified installers who carry insurance.