Treads, Risers and Nosing
Tread choices are red oak, white oak, hickory and maple, each 1 inch thick by 11 1/2 inches deep with a bull nose and riser.
Tread choices are red oak, white oak, hickory and maple, each 1 inch thick by 11 1/2 inches deep with a bull nose and riser.
Tread samples come along with the estimator. Hold one against the floor at the foot of the stairs and the right wood shows itself.
A shaky step is screwed down before anything else. After that our installer fits each new tread to the wall line, then glues and fastens it.
Our stair crews are licensed, insured and NWFA certified, and the labor has a one-year warranty. If a tread moves, we return to fix it.



A step is $60, covering tread, riser, nosing, stain and labor.
It can. Carpet, pad, tack strips and staples are removed and the price is set on site, with tear-out of old flooring about $1.00/Sq Ft.
If the oak is sound, hand refinishing is $50 per step. A cracked or very thin tread gets swapped for a new one.
Yes. Oak risers stained like the treads give an all-wood look, while white paint gives contrast.
For most stairs, yes. Loose steps are fastened first, and each tread is glued and secured to stay quiet.
A return goes on each exposed end so the nose wraps around and every step looks complete.
Labor is paid when the crew starts and material when delivered, which is one day after ordering from Natick.
Yes, labor has a one-year warranty, and the crews are licensed, insured and NWFA certified.