Treads, Risers and Nosing
The tread species are red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Each tread is solid, an inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, with a bull nose milled on the front and a riser to go with it.
The tread species are red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Each tread is solid, an inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, with a bull nose milled on the front and a riser to go with it.
Stained tread samples travel in the estimator's truck. Set one on the bottom step beside your floor and the right species is obvious.
Loose steps are screwed tight before anything else. Then each new tread is scribed to the stringers, glued and fastened down.
Licensed, insured and NWFA certified crews build every staircase, and the labor is warrantied for a full year.



Each step is $60 flat. That figure holds the hardwood tread, the riser, the bull nose, a stain to match your floor and our labor.
Yes. The carpet and pad come off, the tack strips and staples are pulled, and the removal is priced in writing at the home visit.
If they are solid oak, hand sanding and refinishing is $50 per step. Cracked or worn thin treads get replaced.
Yes. Stained oak risers make the staircase one continuous piece of wood; painted white risers make each tread stand out.
Usually. Loose steps are screwed down first, and each tread is fitted, glued and fastened to stay quiet.
A return goes on each exposed end so the rounded nose wraps the side and the tread looks complete.
Prefinished treads are ordered and take weeks, but unfinished jobs often start the next day and finish in two.
Yes. The stair labor carries a one year guarantee, and every installer is a licensed, insured, NWFA certified employee of Brazil Floors.