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Treads, Risers and Nosing
The Durham truck carries treads in red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. All run 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep with a bull nose and a riser.
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Stair Installation in Durham, CT
New Stair Treads, Risers and Nosing
We Bring the Store to Your Door — with Contractor Pricing
Free In-Home Estimates
Guaranteed Lowest Price — or We’ll Beat It
Next-Day Stair Install
Book online now to lock in your next-day appointment and $250 discount.
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Stair Installation Cost
Durham stairs are $60 per step and the figure stays put. Inside that $60 are the hardwood tread, its riser, a bull nose edge, stain matched to the Durham floor it meets and a crew from our own payroll.
New Hardwood Stairs
Your $60 step is a 1 inch hardwood tread on a new riser with a bull nose front, stained to your color and set by our own crew.
$60
/Step
What’s Included:
Tread, Riser and Nosing
Stained to Match on Site
Glued and Fastened Down
Laminate Stairs
Laminate stairs are $50 a step for labor, with nosing in the matching shade so the steps look grown from the floor below.
$50
/Step
What’s Included:
Labor on Each Step
Matching Stair Nose
Flows Into Your Floor
Carpet to Hardwood Stairs
Stair carpet comes out along with pad, tack strips and staples, and we settle the removal cost with you during the free home visit.
$60
/Step
What’s Included:
Carpet and Tack Strips Out
Removal Priced at Estimate
New Oak Treads and Risers
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Tread Samples at Home
Tread samples travel with the estimator. Hold them against the floor at the bottom of your stairs and the right species shows itself.
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Quiet, Solid Steps
Any step that wobbles is screwed tight first. The installer then scribes every tread to the stringers, glues it and fastens it.
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One Year Stair Warranty
A licensed, insured, NWFA certified crew builds each staircase and the labor is warrantied for a full year. We make any slip right.
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Stair Installers in Durham
We redo stairs in Main Street colonials, capes by the fairgrounds, raised ranches off Route 17 and farmhouses toward Miller's Pond. Carpet is pulled, loose steps anchored and new risers with hardwood treads installed, often in a day. All staining is done on site.
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Wood Stair Treads and Risers
A steep farmhouse back stair and a wide colonial front flight need different treads, risers and trim, and we help you pick each.
Red Oak Treads
Warm stained red oak matches the old floors in colonials along Main Street.
White Oak Treads
White oak shows a clean pale grain in a newer Durham home with big east windows.
Hickory and Maple Treads
Hickory takes the grit from farm roads, and maple brightens a dark back stair near Miller's Pond.
Painted or Wood Risers
On Main Street, owners choose white painted risers or oak risers stained to match the treads.
Open Stairs and Return Ends
An open stair in a newer Durham home gets return ends that wrap each tread at the side.
Landing Treads
In the farmhouses east of town, the landing tread sits level with the second floor at the top step.
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Hardwood Floor Services in Durham
Main Street and Miller's Pond homes call us after a leak to replace and stain boards, refinish old oak and install hardwood, vinyl plank or laminate room by room.
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Stairs Done in Days
New stairs on Main Street or out by Miller's Pond? Call or text 203-916-4898 and the estimator brings real tread samples to the house, free.
Get your Free In-Home EstimateHow much is one new step in Durham?
Each step is $60, and that covers the hardwood tread, riser, bull nose, stain matched to your floor and the labor.
Can you remove the old carpet from my stairs?
Yes. Carpet, pad, tack strips and staples all come out, and the removal cost is settled at the estimate.
Can the old treads in my colonial be refinished rather than replaced?
If they are sound, hand sanding and refinishing runs $50 a step. Cracked or worn thin treads are replaced.
Do Durham stairs have to have painted risers, or can they be oak?
Either works. Oak risers in the tread stain give an all wood look, while white paint adds a crisp contrast.
Will the squeaks go away with new treads?
Almost always. Loose steps are screwed down first and each tread is fitted, glued and fastened so it stays quiet.
How do you handle a stair that is open on one side?
Each exposed end gets a return, so the rounded nose follows the side and the tread looks finished all around.
How quickly can a Durham stair job begin, and how many days does it run?
Unfinished tread jobs often start the next day and finish in two. Factory finished treads for a Durham stair must be ordered, which tacks a few weeks onto the schedule.
Is the stair work under warranty?
Yes. A year of labor warranty covers Durham stairs, built by a licensed, insured, NWFA certified crew.
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Stair Contractors Nearby
Nearby, we rebuild stairs in Middlefield and Middletown, plus Haddam, Killingworth and Guilford, often beginning the next day.
In Middlefield, a new hardwood step is $60 with riser, nose, stain and labor included.
Middletown Victorians brighten a dark hall with white oak stair treads.
Haddam homes replace worn carpet with hardwood stairs that wipe clean.
Killingworth homes get loose steps tightened by our stair contractors before new oak.
Guilford houses with sound oak stairs get a hand refinish at $50 a step.
