Treads, Risers and Nosing
Tread woods include red oak, white oak, hickory and maple, one inch thick and bull nosed, each paired with a riser.
Tread woods include red oak, white oak, hickory and maple, one inch thick and bull nosed, each paired with a riser.
Samples ride in the estimator truck, so you can hold them against the hall floor and choose the wood in your own light.
Loose steps are screwed down first. The installer then scribes each new tread to the stringers, glues it and fastens it for a quiet stair.
Our own licensed, insured and NWFA certified installers build each staircase, and the stair labor is warranted for a full year.



$60 per step, including the tread, riser, nosing, matching stain and labor.
Yes, with the pad, tack strips and staples. The removal cost is set at the estimate.
If your oak treads are sound, hand sanding and a fresh finish cost $50 a step. Cracked or thin ones should be replaced.
Yes. Oak risers stained like the treads look uniform, while painted white ones add contrast.
Mostly. We tighten loose steps first and glue and fasten each new tread.
We add returns at exposed ends so the nosing wraps around the side.
After the estimate we schedule around your calendar. Materials ship from Natick the day after ordering.
Yes, a full year on our labor. Licensed, insured, NWFA certified people do every step.