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ORDERING RETRO RISERS WITH YOUR NEW RETRO TREADS

 RETRO TREADS ARE A GREAT WAY TO COVER YOUR OLD STAIRS FAST WITHOUT THE HASSEL OF HAVING TO DECONTSTRUCT YOUR STAIRCASE AND BUILD IT BACK UP FROM SCRATCH. DO YOU NEED TO ORDER RISERS AS WELL AND WHY?

HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW FRENCH OAK/ EUROPEAN OAK TREND?  

WE NOW OFFER THIS ATTRACTIVE OPTION!!!

We now offer a custom wire brush finish, giving your treads an elegant, textured look. The weathered character of this finish is an absolutely gorgeous option for those trying to achieve either an antique look or more of a modern one.

ARE THE KNOTS GETTING BIGGER IN MY KNOTTY WOOD SPECIES?

NO!!! Occasionally after a customer purchases a knotty wood species, they will notice what looks like the knots appear to be larger and protrude after it is installed and of course are curious as to what is happening. Here is the short answer and solution:

IS THE ALUMINUM OXIDE IN YOUR FINISH SAFE???

YES!!! It is safe enough to use in every day make up because it doesn’t penetrate skin, and yet is one of the hardest and most durable substances in existence after diamonds and can also be used to make airplanes. Even before it is dry the substance emits NO volatile organic compounds(pollution) into the air. Extensive testing has been done to so far show that it is not a carcinogen.

Replace your carpet with hardwood!

Carpet holds over 100X more allergens than hardwood that can be kicked up into air circulation with the slightest movement.

Allergic conditions are the most common health issues affecting kids and are the 6th leading cause of chronic illness in all people of all ages in the United States.

Q: CAN I ORDER A TREAD OR RISER THAT IS NOT YOUR STANDARD WIDTH?

A: Depends on your specific order, but most of the time, yes. I have made a chart for our Retro and Traditional profile of stair treads and risers that can help answer that question:

What have I learned in my first two months at Woodstairco.com/ Coastal Carolina Wood Products? For starters I had no clue that each step in my stair case can and probably will vary slightly, or that the different parts of the step/stair actually has a name! The horizontal part is the tread and the vertical part is the riser, and if one side of the step is not cut off by a wall it is called a return.

First of all, we're happy to hear your pleased with your treads, and after this long, all they need is a little freshening up! If you want to actually put a light finish over top of the UV coating, you'll need to use something rated for already finished surfaces and the only product we recommend is "Traffic" from Bona-Kemi (https://www.bona.com/en-US/Bona-Professional/Products/Coatings/Waterborne-Finishes-and-Sealers/Bona-Traffic/ ).

On box treads, we do not cut the treads and sell them in standard 11-1/2" widths x lengths in increments of 6". So, if there's a wall on both sides of your staircase, you'd need a 60" tread. See this link

https://Woodstairco.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?length=22&q=stcr

If you have an exposed edge (left or right return - or two exposed edges would be a double return), we can rip the tread to the 10-1/2" width prior to attaching the returns since cutting afterwards would be very difficult. 

The thinnest we'll make a retro tread is 3/4" because solid wood products any thinner than 3/4" will be very prone to warping and cupping on 11-1/2" wide product. The 3/4" thickness is very close to the original thickness of new, standard-grade carpet + padding (usually +- 1/8" or less).

Regarding the concerns over the rise/run ratio of a staircase remodeled with our Retro Treads , the original rise of the first and last steps are almost never the same in site-built staircases.