A polished open-sided staircase, ready to install. This Red Oak Saddle prefinished traditional left return tread finishes the exposed left end of your staircase with a wrapped nosing — no raw end grain visible from the room — in a warm, versatile medium-brown finish that works across traditional, transitional, and updated colonial interiors.
Saddle is a medium leather-brown — warmer and more golden than a walnut stain, darker and less orange than Gunstock. It sits in the middle of the Red Oak stain range where most traditional American floor stains land. If your floors have a warm medium-brown tone, Saddle is the highest-probability match without needing a sample test first.
SPECS:
Thickness: 1 inch (traditional — new construction or full tread replacement)
Width: 11-1/2 inch | Length: 48 inches
Return: Left end finished with wrapped nosing | Right end closed (box)
Nosing overhang: 1-1/2 inch | Coved back edge
Finish: Prefinished Saddle — medium leather-brown factory stain and polyurethane coat
Species: Red Oak | Janka hardness: 1,290
INSTALLATION NOTE:
Remove existing tread. Apply Loctite PL Premium adhesive across the full back. Press into position — left return end flush with the open side of the staircase. Secure with screws from below or 2-inch brad nails through the back edge only. Do not nail through the return nosing face — it will show. 24 hours to cure before foot traffic.
STAIN / FINISH TIP:
Saddle pairs beautifully with White Pre-primed Risers painted white for the two-tone staircase look, or Red Oak Saddle Traditional Risers ($46.75) for a fully matched staircase. Not sure if Saddle is your match? Order the Red Oak Stain Colors Sample Pack ($19.95) — compare Saddle against Gunstock and Lowcountry Cordial on real wood before committing.
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