Treads, Risers and Nosing
You can choose red oak, white oak, hickory or maple treads, each 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, bull nosed and paired with a riser.
You can choose red oak, white oak, hickory or maple treads, each 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, bull nosed and paired with a riser.
Tread samples ride along in the truck. Hold a few against your floor at the stair base and the right wood is obvious.
Rocking steps are screwed solid first of all. Next the installer scribes every new tread to the wall, then glues and fastens it.
Licensed, insured, NWFA certified installers build every staircase, and the labor is warranted for a full year.



One step is $60, covering tread, riser, bull nose, stain and installation.
Yes. Carpet, pad, tack strips and staples all go, and the cost is set at the estimate.
If the oak is sound, hand sanding and refinishing runs $50 per step.
Yes. Risers stained like the treads give a solid wood look, and painted ones give contrast.
In most cases. Loose steps are screwed down before new wood goes on.
A return is added to each exposed end, so the nose continues around.
Unfinished treads can be cut, fitted and stained in about a day, while prefinished ones may need to be ordered. The estimator tells you which.
Yes, one year on labor, and the maker covers the wood. Labor is billed when the crew starts and material when it arrives.