Treads, Risers and Nosing
Pick a species, maybe red oak, or white, or hickory, or maple. All four get a softly rounded nose, which matters at 6 a.m. when someone half asleep pads down for coffee.
Pick a species, maybe red oak, or white, or hickory, or maple. All four get a softly rounded nose, which matters at 6 a.m. when someone half asleep pads down for coffee.
Sample tread pieces in several species come along to the estimate. Prop them by your bottom step and hall floor, then choose wood and stain in your own light.
Squeaky steps get screws driven into the stringers first, after which treads get scribed against the skirt, set in adhesive and nailed for a silent climb.
Only NWFA certified, licensed and insured techs build our staircases. Our labor guarantee then runs a year, so a step that shifts is ours to make right.



Each new one is $60, which buys the hardwood, the fitting and stain chosen for your floors. Old treads in good solid shape might just need a $50 per step refinish instead.
No. Carpet, pad and staples come out first, otherwise the tread would rock. We confirm the removal price when we see your stairs at the free estimate.
Yes, carefully. We can do every other step or keep one side open while stain dries, so bedrooms upstairs stay reachable.
Usually. Loose steps get screwed down into the stringers first; then glue goes down under every new tread before nails go through, which stops nearly every squeak.
Yes. We brush stain on tread offcuts laid beside your hall floor and adjust until both read as one color, upstairs and down alike.
Red and white oak suit most homes, and hickory and maple are popular too. Red oak stains evenly, hickory has bold grain, maple stays light and smooth.
New treads: labor on day one when the van pulls in, wood when it is dropped off. Tread refinishing splits in halves, one when sanding starts and one when the last step is done.
Brazil Floors stands behind stair labor a full year, plus tread makers add their own coverage. Every tech on your stairs carries NWFA certification, a license and insurance.