Treads, Risers and Nosing
Red oak, white oak, hickory and maple treads are all on offer, 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, each with a bull nose and matching riser.
Red oak, white oak, hickory and maple treads are all on offer, 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, each with a bull nose and matching riser.
We carry samples right to the cottage, so you can line up red oak, white oak and hickory against your floor and decide in beach light.
Before the new treads go on we firm up loose steps. Each tread is scribed to fit, glued and fastened, which keeps every step solid and quiet.
All our crews are licensed, insured and NWFA certified, and labor on your stairs is backed for a year. If a tread lifts, we come back out.



A step costs $60, and that one price covers the hardwood tread, riser, bull nose, stain to match and labor.
Yes. Carpet, pad, tack strips and staples all come out, and we give you the removal cost when we visit.
If they are solid wood without cracks, yes, at $50 per step sanded by hand. Thin or split treads should be replaced.
Either works. White painted risers give contrast, and wood risers stained like the treads give a warmer look.
Yes. Loose steps are tightened before new treads go on, and gluing and fastening each one takes care of most noise.
We install return ends, so the rounded front continues along the open side and each tread shows a finished edge.
Usually, yes. Unfinished treads let us start fast and wrap up in about two days. Prefinished treads may need a few weeks to arrive.
Yes, every crew is licensed, insured and NWFA certified, and we cover labor on each staircase for one full year.