Treads, Risers and Nosing
Bernardston homeowners choose among red oak, white oak, hickory and maple for treads. Each one is milled a full inch thick, runs 11 1/2 inches from nose to riser, carries a bull nose and ships with that riser.
Bernardston homeowners choose among red oak, white oak, hickory and maple for treads. Each one is milled a full inch thick, runs 11 1/2 inches from nose to riser, carries a bull nose and ships with that riser.
The Bernardston estimator brings tread samples in the truck. Rest them on your floor at the bottom step and it becomes obvious which wood belongs there.
Nothing new goes on a Bernardston stair until every step that rocks has been screwed to the stringers. After that each tread is scribed in, bedded in adhesive and nailed.
Bernardston stair labor is covered for twelve months, and the people building it are NWFA certified, insured and licensed employees. If a tread ever loosens, we come back.



Bernardston pays $60 per step. Hardwood tread, riser, bull nose, stain to suit your floor and the labor all come inside that number.
Yes. The carpet and pad come off your Bernardston stairs, then the tack strips and staples, and the cost of removal is set while we are on site.
If solid oak hides under the paint in a Bernardston house, hand sanding and refinishing runs $50 per step. Treads that have cracked or worn thin get replaced.
Yes. Oak risers in the tread stain make a Bernardston staircase read as all wood, while white painted risers give crisp contrast.
On most Bernardston stairs they do. Every step that rocks is screwed down first, and each tread is scribed, bedded in adhesive and nailed so nothing shifts.
Each exposed end gets a return, so the nose carries around the side and the Bernardston tread looks complete from any angle.
Prefinished treads are special ordered and take weeks to arrive. Unfinished Bernardston stairs often begin the next day and are finished in two.
Yes. Bernardston stair labor carries a one year warranty, and the crew building the stairs is NWFA certified, insured and licensed.