Treads and risers are manufactured from solid, kiln dried lumber graded Select and Better. We offer mill ends, mitre returns left and right, double mitre returns and reversible treads. Treads are 1 1/6” thick and risers are ¾” thick.
The appropriate starting step is the foundation of your balustrade system. Our standard product offering covers every condition: from a simple upgrade quarter circle applied to an economy box set of stairs to a full 8 7/8” radius, projecting 10 5/8” for the baronial estate home.
All of our starting steps are available as left hand, right hand or double bull noses. The fully fabricated product is shipped in a corrugated carton as a complete package with all cove and shoe molding included. Box newels have been popular as balustrade opening elements for centuries because they convey a sense of extraordinary quality and “arrival.”
False Starting Steps & Treads
Forget to order a bull nose on your first step? Would you like to add a bull nose to the first step of the box staircase your Builder supplied? One Bull nose kit will make a right or left hand bull nose (the tread is reversible). This is the way to efficiently take care of those pesky Designer oversights.
False treads are a great solution for upgrading an economy staircase. These fabricated kits are used to trim the edges of a carpet grade staircase with hardwood “skins”. The installed hardwood skin becomes the “show” wood at the edges of the staircase. The installation is finished with a carpet runner down the center of the staircase. The thickness of the skin creates a edge for a carpet so the finished installation truly looks “built in”.
Landing Treads & Molding
We have put together a complete line so your Installer can professionally finish the job. Our Millwork is available in all of the wood species.
