Treads, Risers and Nosing
Southbury stairs can be built from red oak, white oak, hickory or maple. Each tread is an inch thick, bull nosed and paired with a riser.
Southbury stairs can be built from red oak, white oak, hickory or maple. Each tread is an inch thick, bull nosed and paired with a riser.
The estimator's truck carries tread samples. Hold a few against the floor at the foot of the stairs and the best wood stands out.
A step that moves is screwed down before anything else. The installer then fits each new tread to the wall, glues it and drives the fasteners.
Every stair job is handled by licensed, insured, NWFA certified installers, and our labor stays warranted for twelve months.



Hardwood treads are $60 each with the riser, nosing, stain and labor included. Laminate stairs are $50 per step.
Yes, the carpet, pad and staples come off, then new treads and risers go on. The removal is priced at the free visit.
A standard flight takes a day or two, plus time for the stain to dry.
Yes, that is $50 per step. Treads that are solid oak get hand sanded and recoated.
We stain them to match, with samples held against the floor first. White risers are an option.
It is tightened before the new tread goes on, and the squeak usually ends once the tread is glued and fastened.
Labor is due as the crew begins and material when the boxes land. Furniture moving is a flat $250.
A year on labor plus the manufacturer warranty on the wood. Anything that slips from our work is fixed free.