Treads, Risers and Nosing
Four woods are available for treads, red oak, white oak, hickory and maple, all 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, with a rounded front edge and a riser.
Four woods are available for treads, red oak, white oak, hickory and maple, all 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, with a rounded front edge and a riser.
Samples of the tread woods come in the truck. Place one beside your floor at the base of the staircase and the best match is clear.
Wobbly steps get tightened with screws before any other work. After that each new tread is cut to the wall line, glued and fixed in place.
Stairs are built by licensed, insured, NWFA certified installers, and our labor is warrantied for a full year.



A step is $60, which includes the tread, riser, bull nose, stain and installation.
Yes. Carpet, pad, tack strips and staples are removed, with the cost set at your estimate.
Treads of sound oak can be sanded by hand and refinished at $50 per step.
Yes, risers stained like the treads look like solid wood, and painted ones add contrast.
Usually. Loose steps are screwed down before new wood is placed.
Each exposed end gets a return, and the nose wraps around the tread.
Unfinished treads can be cut, fitted and stained within about a day, while prefinished treads may need ordering. We tell you which at the estimate.
They do, one year on labor, and the maker backs the wood. You pay labor when the crew arrives and material when it is delivered.