Treads, Risers and Nosing
Four tread woods are on the truck: red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. All four come 1 inch thick, 11 1/2 inches deep, bull nosed and paired with a riser.
Four tread woods are on the truck: red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. All four come 1 inch thick, 11 1/2 inches deep, bull nosed and paired with a riser.
The estimator carries tread samples to your East Haddam home. Set them against the floor at the foot of the stairs and the right wood shows itself.
Any step that rocks is screwed down first. Then each tread is scribed to the stringers, glued and fastened by our installer.
Licensed, insured and NWFA certified crews build each staircase, and the labor is warrantied for a full year. Anything that moves, we come back for.



A step is $60, and inside that are the hardwood tread, the riser, the bull nose, stain to match your floor and the labor. Laminate on stairs is $50 per step.
Yes, the carpet comes off the stairs and so do the pad, the tack strips and the last staple. The removal cost is set at the free estimate once we see what is underneath.
If the wood is sound, stair refinishing is $50 per step, sanded by hand and stained to the floor. Split or cupped treads are better replaced at $60.
Certainly, oak risers stained to match the treads are a common request in Hadlyme colonials. Painted white risers are the other popular choice.
Loose stringers and treads are screwed down before the new wood is glued and fastened. That removes the movement that makes the noise.
Each tread gets a return end that wraps the exposed edge with a matching bull nose. The balusters are reset on top afterward.
Treads ship from Milford the next day and a typical flight of 13 steps takes one to two days. Stain and finish dry overnight.
Labor is covered for one year by Brazil Floors, and the hardwood carries its manufacturer warranty. The crew on your stairs is licensed, insured and NWFA certified.