Treads, Risers and Nosing
Our stair stock includes red oak, white oak, maple and hickory, each tread a full inch thick with a rounded nose. Risers can be primed white or stained to match.
Our stair stock includes red oak, white oak, maple and hickory, each tread a full inch thick with a rounded nose. Risers can be primed white or stained to match.
A stained sample tread gets set on the lowest step beside the hall floor, so both colors can be compared in the same light before we commit.
Few openings in older capes are truly square. Each tread is traced against its own skirt and trimmed by hand, so no sliver of light shows along the stringer.
Your stair carpenters are on our payroll, trained through the NWFA and covered by license and insurance. Should a step loosen before next year, it is tightened free.



New solid hardwood runs $60 per tread including labor, while a sound original tread is refinished for $50. Your quote lists each step and landing.
Yes. The framing stays as built, so the steep rise up to those dormer bedrooms keeps its shape while new treads and risers go over it.
We do. Carpet and pad are pulled, we pry out all the staples and tack strips, and every step is vacuumed before any wood is set.
Usually. Sample pieces get stained beside your hall floor and adjusted until both tones line up, so the landing and steps look like they were built together.
Usually a loose tread rubbing on its stringer or riser. Our carpenters glue and screw each new tread in place, so those squeaks never come back.
Sturdy oak with no long splits is worth refinishing at $50 apiece. Any tread cracked through or chewed by a puppy should be swapped for new ones at $60.
Yes. We install in sections or skip every other step for a day, so the family can still climb up to bed each night while work continues.
Yes. Our carpenters stand behind their stair work for twelve months. Separately, the tread manufacturer warrants the wood itself under separate terms.