Treads, Risers and Nosing
The wood choices are red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Each tread is 1 inch thick and about 11 1/2 inches deep, with a rounded nose and a riser.
The wood choices are red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Each tread is 1 inch thick and about 11 1/2 inches deep, with a rounded nose and a riser.
Our estimator carries sample treads in the truck. Hold one beside your floor at the bottom of the stairs and you can pick the wood on sight.
First any wobbly step is screwed down. Next the installer fits every tread to its wall, then glues and fastens it.
A licensed, insured, NWFA certified crew does each staircase, and we warrant the labor for a year. If a step slips, we fix it.



$60 per step. That covers the tread, the riser, the bull nose, stain to match and the labor.
Yes. Carpet, padding, tack strips and staples all come out, and the cost is quoted at the free estimate.
If the oak is sound, hand sanding and a new finish is $50 per step.
Yes. Oak risers stained like the treads look all-wood, while white painted risers add contrast.
In most cases. Wobbly steps get screwed down before anything else, and every new tread is then glued and fastened.
We add a return at each exposed end so the nose wraps around.
Unfinished treads often start the next day, while special-order prefinished treads can take weeks to arrive.
Yes, a year on labor. Our stair installers carry a license, insurance and NWFA certification.