Treads, Risers and Nosing
Treads can be cut from red oak, white oak, hickory or maple, whichever suits the house. Each is 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, with a bull nose and a riser to go with it.
Treads can be cut from red oak, white oak, hickory or maple, whichever suits the house. Each is 1 inch thick and 11 1/2 inches deep, with a bull nose and a riser to go with it.
Wood samples ride along in the estimator's truck. Set them beside your floor at the foot of the stairs and the right one stands out.
Wobbly steps get screws first. Then each new tread is scribed to the opening, glued and fastened.
Licensed, insured, NWFA certified installers build every flight, and the labor is covered for one year.



A step is priced at $60. The tread, riser, bull nose, matching stain and labor are all inside that number.
Yes. Carpet, pad, tack strips and staples all come out, and we price that removal when we see the flight.
When the oak is healthy, hand sanding and refinishing costs $50 a step. Thin or cracked treads get replaced.
They can. Stain them with the treads for one continuous wood look, or paint them white for a sharper edge.
Mostly. Anything loose is secured first, and every new tread is fitted and glued down.
We attach a return at the open end, so the nosing continues around and the tread looks complete.
After seeing your flight at the free estimate, we give a timeline. Ordering prefinished treads adds time that unfinished ones do not.
Yes, for a year on labor. Everyone on the staircase crew is licensed, insured and NWFA certified.