Treads, Risers and Nosing
Four tread species ride on the Auburn truck: red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Every one is an inch thick, eleven and a half inches deep, rounded at the nose and paired with its riser.
Four tread species ride on the Auburn truck: red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Every one is an inch thick, eleven and a half inches deep, rounded at the nose and paired with its riser.
The estimator's truck carries tread samples. Set them on the floor at the foot of your Auburn stairs and the right species picks itself.
Nothing new goes on an Auburn stair until the loose steps are screwed tight. The installer then scribes each tread to fit the stringers, sets it in glue and fastens it.
A full year of labor warranty covers every Auburn staircase, built by NWFA certified employees who carry the company license and policy. Anything that slips gets fixed.



$60 per step in Auburn. That figure holds the hardwood tread, its riser, the rounded nose, stain matched to your floor and the installer's time.
Yes. Carpet, pad, tack strips and staples all leave the Auburn stair, and the removal price is settled on site before the first tread goes on.
Solid oak treads still in good shape are hand sanded and refinished at $50 a step. Treads that cracked or wore thin are replaced instead.
Yes. Oak risers stained like the treads make the whole stair read as wood, while white painted risers give a sharper contrast.
On most Auburn stairs, yes. Wobbly steps get screwed tight first, then every new tread is scribed in, set in glue and fastened so it cannot shift.
A return piece caps each exposed end, carrying the rounded nose around the side so the tread looks complete from the room.
Prefinished treads are special ordered and take weeks, while unfinished jobs in Auburn often start the next day and wrap inside two.
Yes. A year on the stair labor, built by NWFA certified employees who carry our license and insurance onto every Auburn job.