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Treads, Risers and Nosing
Your treads can be hickory, maple or one of two oaks, red and white. Walls in old Essex capes are rarely square, so our carpenter scribes each one to follow the stairwell.
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Stair Installation in Essex, MA
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
Each new hardwood tread in Essex costs $60, cut, glued and nailed by our own carpenters. That holds for a steep, narrow stair tucked behind the chimney in an antique cape on Main Street or a broad, open flight in a newer colonial near Chebacco Lake.
New Hardwood Stairs
Brand new hardwood treads cost $60 each with installation. Count the steps on your staircase and you already know the price before the first cut.
$60
/Step
What’s Included:
Tread, Riser and Nosing
Stained to Match on Site
Glued and Fastened Down
Laminate Stairs
Solid oak hiding under that runner? Existing treads are sanded, stained to your taste and sealed for $50 per step, often far cheaper than replacing.
$50
/Step
What’s Included:
Labor on Each Step
Matching Stair Nose
Flows Into Your Floor
Carpet to Hardwood Stairs
Tired of sandy, matted stair carpet? We strip it, scrape off the old pad and pull every nail strip, with the removal price listed on your free estimate.
$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
Our tread sample box rides along to each estimate. Set a few on the bottom stair beside your hall floor, compare stains under your own light and decide.
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Quiet, Solid Steps
Wobbly steps are screwed into the stringers before anything else. Next, every tread is fitted, set in construction adhesive and nailed, so creaks stay gone.
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One Year Stair Warranty
Staircase labor carries a year of coverage, and our NWFA certified carpenters are licensed and insured. Should a tread loosen later, our crew returns to secure it.
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Hardwood Stair Contractors in Essex
Antique homes near the old shipyards often have tight, winding stairs, while newer houses off John Wise Avenue have long straight runs. We handle both. Carpet and padding get pulled, loose steps are anchored, fresh oak is fitted tread by tread and the stain is blended to the nearby floor, and many projects begin next morning.
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Wood Stair Treads and Risers
No two staircases here are built alike. Together we settle the lumber, the color of the risers and the nosing profile, so the steps look like they belong with your floors.
Red Oak Treads
Red oak soaks up color uniformly and blends with the oak strip floors found in many older capes.
White Oak Treads
Tightly figured white oak gives a clean, modern feel to a bright entry near the Essex River.
Hickory and Maple Treads
Hickory shows a lively grain that disguises dents, and maple stays smooth, pale and calm by comparison.
Painted or Wood Risers
Painted white risers give sharp contrast, or risers stained like the treads create a warm, all wood stair.
Open Stairs and Return Ends
An open side of the staircase gets a return end, a small mitered cap that hides the raw end grain.
Landing Treads
Our landing tread completes the top step and lies flush with the hallway, so bare feet never catch on a raised edge.
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Floors to Match Stairs in Essex
While the stairs are under way, we can also refinish the upstairs hallway, put down oak or LVP in the kitchen, lay laminate in a finished basement and restain floors so everything agrees.
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Stairs Done in Days
Want wood stairs instead of carpet near Centennial Grove or Conomo Point? Call 508-306-4190. Sample treads come along to every free estimate.
Get your Free In-Home EstimateHow are stair treads priced?
Fresh hardwood treads cost $60 apiece with installation. When the oak already on your steps is solid enough to keep, refinishing runs $50 per step instead.
Do treads go on top of the carpet?
No. Carpet, pad and nail strips come off first so each new tread sits directly on the stair framing and stays solid, with no bounce.
Can a steep, narrow antique stair get new treads?
Yes. Older Essex homes often have tight, winding steps, and we scribe each tread to its own odd shape instead of forcing a standard piece.
How long will the staircase be out of use?
Most staircases take a couple of days to install and finish. Before we begin, you get a clear date for walking on them again.
Can new treads match my floors?
We stain samples right beside the existing hardwood and keep tweaking the mix until the stairs and the upstairs hall look like one floor.
Do you fix squeaks while you are at it?
Every loose step is screwed to the stringers before the new tread goes on, and that stops nearly all of the creaking you hear today.
Which day is payment due on stairs?
Labor money is due once the carpenters arrive, and you pay for the oak itself on delivery. The free estimate lists the step count and price.
Is the stair work guaranteed?
Yes. We guarantee stair labor for one year, and our licensed, insured carpenters will return to tighten anything that loosens in that time.
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Stair Contractors Nearby
Our stair carpenters also climb staircases in Ipswich, Wenham, Gloucester, Hamilton and Manchester-by-the-Sea, and they can usually be on site within a day.
Near Castle Hill, our stair crew installs new hardwood treads at $60 a step, colored to suit your hallway floor.
By Wenham Lake, stained oak treads set against crisp white risers turn a plain staircase into the best feature of the entry.
In West Gloucester, families choose hardwood stairs over carpet because beach sand and dog hair sweep right off.
Near Myopia Hunt Club, squeaky steps are tightened first, then every tread is glued and nailed so the stairs stay quiet.
Near Singing Beach, new hardwood treads run $60 each, and we stain them so the stairs agree with the rooms beside them.
