Treads, Risers and Nosing
Our sample ring holds four species, with both oaks plus maple and hickory. Each is cut thick and bullnosed, and a stained or painted riser closes in the step below.
Our sample ring holds four species, with both oaks plus maple and hickory. Each is cut thick and bullnosed, and a stained or painted riser closes in the step below.
Sample treads come to the estimate. Put one on the bottom step next to your hallway floor and compare stain colors right where the staircase meets the hall.
Mill houses in Hecla and Wheelockville rarely have straight walls, so after wobbly steps are screwed tight, each tread is traced and cut to fit.
The carpenters building your stairs are licensed, insured and certified through the NWFA. A tread that shifts within a year brings us right back.



New hardwood treads run $60 apiece installed, or $50 to refinish an existing one. During the free visit our estimator counts the steps and writes down the total.
Not during parts of the job. Glue and stain need time to set, so we plan the schedule with you, and if you only have one staircase we make sure you can still get to bed.
Yes. Off comes the runner, its padding, the spiky strips and the staples, then each bare step gets checked. The removal cost is listed in your estimate.
Our estimator brings sample treads and stain cans and sets them down at the bottom step, right against your hallway oak, so the two look like they belong together.
Usually because a step has come loose from the stringer. We screw each step down tight ahead of the new hardwood, and the adhesive keeps them quiet.
Refinishing runs $50 a step versus $60 for new hardwood. Solid oak without deep cracks usually makes refinishing the better deal.
For installs, labor is paid when our carpenters arrive and wood is paid at delivery. Refinishing is billed in two halves, the first when sanding begins and the second once the top step is dry.
Yes. We back stair carpentry for twelve months, and the lumber keeps whatever warranty its mill provides. A step that loosens or starts creaking gets fixed free.