Treads, Risers and Nosing
Four tread species are stocked: red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Each is a full inch thick, 11 1/2 inches front to back, bullnosed and paired with a new riser.
Four tread species are stocked: red oak, white oak, hickory and maple. Each is a full inch thick, 11 1/2 inches front to back, bullnosed and paired with a new riser.
The estimator's truck carries tread samples. Set them against the floor at the foot of your stairs and the right species shows itself.
Loose steps are screwed to the stringers first. Then each tread is scribed to the skirt boards, glued and fastened so it sits silent.
Each staircase is built by licensed, insured, NWFA certified installers on our payroll, and the work is guaranteed for a year.



$60, which pays for the hardwood tread, a riser, the bullnose, stain matched to the hall floor and the installation itself.
Yes. We take off the carpet, its pad, the tack strips and every staple, and price that removal at the free visit.
If they are solid and uncracked, hand sanding and refinishing is $50 per step. Split or worn through treads get replaced.
Yes. Oak risers stained like the treads give an all wood stair, while painted white risers give a sharper contrast.
In most Natick capes, yes. The old steps are screwed tight to the stringers before anything else, and every new tread is glued and fastened so it stays quiet.
A return is mitered onto any open end so the rounded edge turns the corner and the tread reads as finished from the room below.
Unfinished treads from our Natick store can begin the next day and most flights wrap in two. Prefinished treads are special ordered and take a few weeks.
Yes. The labor is warrantied for twelve months, and the stair crew holds a Massachusetts license, insurance and NWFA certification.