Treads, Risers and Nosing
Pick red oak, white oak, hickory or maple. Treads are cut 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, with a bull nose and a riser.
Pick red oak, white oak, hickory or maple. Treads are cut 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, with a bull nose and a riser.
The estimator keeps tread samples in his truck. Lay a sample on the floor below the staircase and the right species is easy to pick.
Shaky steps are screwed tight first. Our installer then scribes every new tread to the wall, glues it and fastens it.
Our own licensed, insured crews with NWFA certification build each staircase, and the labor is warrantied for one year.



Count on $60 per step, which includes the tread, riser, bull nose, matching stain and labor.
Yes. We pull carpet, pad, tack strips and staples and price the removal on site.
Oak treads that are still solid can be hand sanded and restained at $50 a step. Cracked or thin treads are replaced.
Yes. Oak risers in your tread stain read as all wood, and white paint gives a crisp contrast.
For most stairs, yes. Anything loose gets screwed down before we glue and fasten each new tread.
A return piece closes the exposed end of every tread and carries the rounded nose around the side.
Work with unfinished treads frequently starts tomorrow and is done by the following day. Prefinished treads take weeks to arrive.
Yes. Our stair work is guaranteed for twelve months, done by employees who are licensed, insured and NWFA certified.