Treads, Risers and Nosing
Tread woods are red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Each is 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep with a bull nose and riser.
Tread woods are red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Each is 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep with a bull nose and riser.
The estimator arrives with samples. Hold them next to the floor at the foot of the stairs and the match shows itself.
Wobbly steps are screwed tight first. Then the installer cuts each new tread to the wall, glues it and fastens it.
Our own crews, licensed, insured and NWFA certified, build each staircase, and the labor is warranted for one year.



A step is $60, counting the tread, riser, nosing, stain and labor.
Yes. Carpet, pad, strips and staples come out, and the cost is set on site.
Treads in good oak are hand sanded and refinished for $50 a step, and cracked or thin ones are swapped out.
Yes. Oak risers in the tread stain give an all-wood look, and white paint adds contrast.
Usually. Anything loose is screwed down first, and every new tread is fitted, glued and fastened.
A return is added to the exposed end so the nose wraps the side and the tread looks finished.
Treads we finish on site often begin the next day and wrap in two. Prefinished treads are special-ordered, which may take weeks.
Yes, one year on stair labor, by a crew with license, insurance and NWFA certification.