Treads, Risers and Nosing
Red oak, white oak, hickory and maple ride on the truck as tread samples. Treads are one inch thick with 11 1/2 inches of depth, bullnosed on the front edge, and each comes with its riser.
Red oak, white oak, hickory and maple ride on the truck as tread samples. Treads are one inch thick with 11 1/2 inches of depth, bullnosed on the front edge, and each comes with its riser.
The estimator brings tread samples along. Put a few down beside the existing floor where the stairs start and the right species becomes obvious.
Before any new wood goes on, the installer screws down every step that moves. Then each tread is scribed to fit the stringers, glued and fastened down so it never works loose.
Our stair crews are licensed, insured and NWFA certified employees, and the workmanship is guaranteed for a year. A tread that moves or a riser that gaps in that time is repaired without a bill.



A step costs $60 in Berkley, covering the hardwood tread, the riser, the bullnose edge, stain blended to the adjoining floor and the installation.
Yes. The carpet, the pad, the tack strips and all the staples come off, and we set the removal price when we see the stairs at the estimate.
Solid oak treads that are still sound can be hand sanded and refinished for $50 each. A tread that has cracked or worn thin gets replaced with a new one at $60.
Yes. Risers in oak, stained to the treads, make the staircase all wood, while white painted risers give a crisp two tone look. You choose.
In nearly every case. Any loose step is screwed down first, then each tread is fitted tight, glued and fastened so it stays silent.
A mitered return goes on the exposed end of each tread, carrying the rounded nose around the corner so no raw edge is visible.
Unfinished treads are usually on the truck the next day and the job wraps in two days. Prefinished treads have to be ordered and take a few weeks to come in.
It is. If a tread creaks or a riser opens up within a year, the people who built it return and put it right, no invoice. Everyone on the stair crew is a licensed, insured, NWFA certified employee.