Treads, Risers and Nosing
Four tread species are on offer: red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Each tread is 1 inch thick by 11 1/2 inches deep, bull nosed, with its own riser.
Four tread species are on offer: red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Each tread is 1 inch thick by 11 1/2 inches deep, bull nosed, with its own riser.
Tread samples ride in the estimator's truck. Set them against your floor at the bottom step and the right species shows itself.
First job on any East Lyme stair is fastening every wobbly step back to its stringers with screws. Then each tread is scribed to the skirt, glued and fastened for good.
Licensed, insured and NWFA certified installers build every East Lyme staircase, and we warranty the labor for one year.



Each step is $60 in East Lyme. That buys the hardwood tread, riser, bull nose, stain matched to your floor and the labor.
Yes. We strip the carpet, the pad, the tack strips and every staple, and the estimator writes the removal cost into your quote.
Sound oak treads can be hand sanded and refinished for $50 per step rather than replaced. Cracked or worn thin treads get swapped.
Yes. Oak risers in the tread stain give an all wood staircase, while white paint gives contrast.
Almost always. Wobbly steps get screwed tight before the new treads, which are then glued and nailed so nothing moves.
A return is milled onto each exposed end so the bull nose wraps the side and the tread looks complete.
Unfinished treads usually let us start the day after the estimate and finish within two days. If you want prefinished treads, they are a special order and push the start back a few weeks.
Yes. Our stair labor carries a one year warranty, and the installers are licensed, insured and NWFA certified.