Treads, Risers and Nosing
Your tread can be red oak, white oak, hickory or maple, whichever suits the cottage. Every tread is 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, rounded at the front and set with a riser.
Your tread can be red oak, white oak, hickory or maple, whichever suits the cottage. Every tread is 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, rounded at the front and set with a riser.
The estimator arrives with tread samples. Place them beside your floor at the foot of the stairs and the right wood becomes obvious.
Loose steps get screwed down first. Then the installer scribes each tread to the wall, glues it and fastens it for good.
Everyone on the staircase crew is licensed, insured and NWFA certified, and our labor has a one year warranty.



It is $60 a step, covering the tread, riser, nosing, stain to match your floor and the labor.
Yes. Carpet, pad, tack strips and staples all go, and the removal cost is agreed during the home visit.
Sound oak treads can be hand sanded and refinished at $50 per step. Cracked or worn thin ones are replaced.
They can. Oak risers stained to match give a full wood look, while white paint adds contrast.
Mostly they do. We screw down loose steps and glue and fasten every new tread so it stays quiet.
Each exposed end receives a return, so the rounded edge wraps the side and the step looks complete.
Unfinished treads can start the next day and are usually done in two. Prefinished treads are special order and may take weeks.
Yes. Stair labor is warranted for a year, and the installers are licensed, insured and NWFA certified.