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Treads, Risers and Nosing
Most folks in town choose red oak, though white oak, hickory and maple ride along too. Rounded nosings are kinder to slippers hurrying down for the school bus in December.
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Stair Installation in Harvard, 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
Swapping a carpeted staircase for solid wood in Harvard costs $60 per step. We trace each opening, cut the tread to its quirks, glue and nail it, then stain it the shade you picked, whether the stairs climb a Still River cape or an Oak Hill colonial.
New Hardwood Stairs
At $60 per step, every new hardwood tread includes the wood, a custom fit to your staircase and the stain color, with nothing tacked on later.
$60
/Step
What’s Included:
Tread, Riser and Nosing
Stained to Match on Site
Glued and Fastened Down
Laminate Stairs
Solid treads scuffed by hockey bags and ski boots cost $50 a step to bring back. Every one gets hand sanded and resealed, and the grain comes back crisp.
$50
/Step
What’s Included:
Labor on Each Step
Matching Stair Nose
Flows Into Your Floor
Carpet to Hardwood Stairs
Taking out stair carpet means pulling up the runner, its foam, tack strips at every riser and staples by the hundred. We price that removal after seeing your stairs.
$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
Tread samples get propped on your own lowest step, right against the hall floor, under the light you live with, so the color is picked at home, not in a showroom.
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Quiet, Solid Steps
Lots of old stairs in town groan because a step has pulled off its stringer. Screws cure that first, then each tread is shaped to plaster walls that are rarely square.
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One Year Stair Warranty
Stairs are put in by NWFA certified, insured carpenters on the Brazil Floors team, never subcontractors. If a tread loosens in year one, we come tighten it free.
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Stair Projects Around Harvard
We have rebuilt narrow back stairs in farmhouses near the Shaker Road and sweeping front stairs in newer homes close to Bare Hill Pond. Most projects start with the carpet coming up. Then we quiet the squeaks, glue and nail each tread, stain it, and brush white paint on the risers if you want, as these photos show.
/ RED OAK, WHITE OAK, HICKORY AND MAPLE
Wood Stair Treads and Risers
A winder by the chimney, an open side facing the living room, a landing halfway up: old stairs are full of surprises, so we choose wood, risers and nosing with you.
Red Oak Treads
Red oak takes stain without fuss and sits happily beside the strip floors in many older capes.
White Oak Treads
White oak has a cooler, tighter grain that looks sharp next to slate gray walls.
Hickory and Maple Treads
Hickory shows bold, busy grain that hides scuffs, and maple stays pale and smooth for a modern look.
Painted or Wood Risers
Crisp white risers make dark treads leap out, though risers in stained oak make for a warmer, woodier stair.
Open Stairs and Return Ends
If your stair has an open side, mitered returns carry each nosing around the end, hiding raw end grain.
Landing Treads
Up top, or where the stair turns, we set a landing tread dead level with the hallway oak, so feet never catch a lip in the dark.
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Matching Floors for the Top and Bottom of Your Stairs
New treads can make a scuffed upstairs hall look even older. Our crew can fix that too, laying oak, vinyl plank or laminate up top, sanding tired rooms to a fresh stain, or swapping a cracked plank.
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Stairs Done in Days
Ready for oak steps in a home by Harvard Common or out in Still River? Ring 508-306-4190. Tread samples come out to you with our estimator, free.
Get your Free In-Home EstimateWhat do hardwood stairs cost per step in Harvard?
A new tread runs $60 per step with the wood, fit and stain all included. If we lift the carpet and find a cracked stringer, we show it to you and price that fix before going further.
Our treads are solid oak but scuffed. Worth saving?
Often. Treads with nothing worse than surface scuffs get sanded by hand and sealed fresh for $50 per step, which keeps the original wood and costs less than new.
How do we know what is under our stair carpet?
During the estimate, one step gets a corner of its carpet folded back. Some older homes hide oak worth refinishing, while others have rough pine meant only to be covered.
Can you fix the step that creaks every night?
Yes. Usually the step has shifted on its stringer. It gets screwed down tight before the new tread is glued on, so that midnight creak goes away.
Can stair stain match our new oak floors?
Yes. We test stain on a tread sample next to your floor and adjust until the two match, then stain the whole staircase in that color.
Will the upstairs bedrooms be reachable?
Yes. Nobody gets stranded upstairs, because we always leave a way through, and your project manager points out which steps to skip and tells you when the stain has dried.
When is the stair work paid for?
You pay for stair labor when the crew first walks in, before any carpet comes up. Tread stock from us gets paid on delivery, and nothing unexpected lands on the final invoice.
Is there a guarantee on our new staircase?
Yes. Each staircase we build is backed for twelve months. The people doing it hold NWFA certification under our license and insurance. Should a tread loosen before then, the fix is free.
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Stair Contractors Nearby
Lancaster, Bolton, Littleton, Ayer and Boxborough staircases get our tread work as well, with oak stock loaded in Coventry as soon as your order is placed.
Near Thayer Memorial Library, carpeted stairs become oak at $60 a step, stained to match.
Along Route 117, carpeted farmhouse stairs get rebuilt with solid treads and bright white risers.
By Steele Farm, colonial staircases trade tired runners for oak treads that a damp cloth wipes clean.
Near Littleton Common, squeaky steps get screwed down hard to the stringers, then capped with new hardwood treads.
Off Main Street, scuffed solid treads are hand sanded and sealed once more for $50 a step.
