Treads, Risers and Nosing
The truck carries treads in red oak, white oak, hickory and maple, all 1 inch thick by 11 1/2 inches deep, bull nosed, each with a matching riser.
The truck carries treads in red oak, white oak, hickory and maple, all 1 inch thick by 11 1/2 inches deep, bull nosed, each with a matching riser.
Tread samples come into your East Hartford home with the estimator, and a minute of holding them against the hall floor settles the wood choice.
In a three family stairwell every loose step gets screwed tight first, and only then does each new tread get scribed to the stringers, glued and nailed.
A licensed, insured and NWFA certified crew builds every staircase, the labor is warrantied for a full year, and a loose tread brings us back at no charge.



Each step is $60, covering the hardwood tread, riser, bull nose, stain matched to the floor and labor. A laminate step is $50 for labor.
Yes, we work one flight at a time so tenants keep access, usually finishing each flight in a day. Hickory is a good pick for that much traffic.
Yes, carpet, pad, tack strips and staples all come off in one go. Once we see the wood underneath at the free estimate, the removal cost goes in writing.
Sound oak treads can be refinished for $50 per step, hand sanded and stained to the floor. A tread that is cracked or worn through gets replaced at $60.
Yes, oak risers stained like the treads are popular in Hockanum colonials. The alternative most owners pick is white painted risers.
The stringers and old treads are screwed tight before the new wood is glued and nailed, which removes the movement causing the noise.
Treads come from Milford the next day, and a usual flight of 13 steps takes one or two days with the finish curing overnight.
The labor is warrantied one year by Brazil Floors and the hardwood by its manufacturer. Everyone on the stair crew holds a license, insurance and NWFA certification.