Josh McGrath

Here's a variation of one of the most common statements / questions we get:

I would like hard wood treads on my now carpeted stairs. Currently there is wood on both sides of the tread that the banister is connected to. It seems the wood tread would have to be 1/2" thick, by 33" by 11 3/4". Do you have any thing close to this? We could cut the length or width.

From time to time, we're to make a landing tread wider than 5-1/4". These requests can range anywhere from someone needing a 6" wide landing tread all the way to a 10" wide landing tread.  Regardless of the width needed, they're usually covering up the space leading to some existing flooring or used at the top of a staircase.  One customer recently asked if our Red Oak Unfinished Landing Tread 48 in x 1 in x 5 1/4 In is available in a wider tread then 5 1/4 in. for example.

A lot of customers ask us how our stairs hold up to canine traffic? One customer asked about his 2 Labradors that like to run up and down the stairs.

To answer this question: our treads are solid wood, minimum 3/4" thick, so theoretically, the nails holding up the stringers will dissolve before even the largest dog wears through them.

We have some beautiful Brazilian Cherry veneer, but it would be really difficult to cut and glue it to the existing routed skirtboard. My boss is more familiar with working with the veneer as well as covering the attached routed skirtboard on staircases such as yours. He suggests covering it with the 3/4" Brazilian Cherry skirtboard which will make your stairs 1-1/2" narrower overall.

Here are the dimensions of standard treads, and moulding from Woodstairco.com!

We can also make custom dimensions if the job calls for different specs than what is shown on this sheet.

Contact us today at 866-283-4224 and a friendly sales represenative will be happy to help! 

If you have a wide landing on your staircase,Woodstairco.com offers landing panels that can be used to fill in larger landings on a staircase.By using a landing tread on the nosing of the landing and then using panels to fill in the space behind the landing tread you have simple solution for a seemingly difficult problem.

If you are looking for an easy way to increase the overall decorative appearance of your staircase using stair brackets is a quick and simple option to pursue. Stair brackets are used along the sides of an exposed staircase to cover up the exposed edges of a riser or stair treads. Typically stair brackets are on a stair case that has returns.

Water based, or low VOC adhesives substitute water for solvent in the adhesive and the excess moisture will cause your treads to severely warp and buckle. If you use these ultra low VOC adhesives, you will almost certainly have warping and cupping issues causing you to have to replace your installation. This type of complaint is typically not covered by the adhesive manufacturer's nor our warranty.