Stair and Landing Installation in Centennial, CO
Treads, risers, nosing and landings finished to match the floor they meet, across Centennial and Highlands Ranch.
Stairs Are Where a Rushed Job Shows First
Every visitor to your home walks up your stairs at eye level, which is why stair work is the most scrutinised flooring in the house and the fastest place to spot a shortcut. Gaps at the returns, a nosing that flexes, treads that do not line up with the plank in the hallway, risers with a visible seam — these are the details that make an otherwise good floor look cheap. Stairs are also the highest-margin finish work in the trade, which is precisely why so many contractors subcontract them out or quote them vaguely as part of a bigger number. We build stairs with the same crew that lays your floor, price them by the tread and riser, and match the material across the transition so the staircase reads as part of the floor rather than an afterthought.
What Stair and Landing Work Covers
Every item below is priced as its own line on your estimate.
Removal of existing carpet, treads or covering
Old material, pad, tack strip and staples stripped back to the stringers and rough treads.
Rough tread and stringer inspection
Loose treads screwed and glued, squeaks silenced, and any damaged rough tread replaced before the finished surface goes on.
Solid wood tread installation
Full-thickness treads cut to the run, glued and fastened, with the grain and stain matched to the adjoining floor.
Retread and cap systems
Engineered tread caps and riser boards over existing rough treads where a full replacement is not warranted, a common and cost-effective approach in Centennial two-storeys.
LVP and laminate stair treatment
Matching stair nosing profiles and plank-faced treads and risers, mechanically fastened so nothing lifts at the leading edge.
Carpet stairs, waterfall or cap-and-band
Wrapped the way you prefer, each tread tensioned individually, with the nosing crisp rather than rounded off.
Custom mitred returns on open stringers
The exposed side of an open staircase gets a mitred return so no end grain or raw edge shows — the single clearest marker of finish-grade stair work.
Riser installation and finishing
Painted or stained risers fitted tight to the treads, scribed where walls are out of square, and caulked for a seamless line.
Landing installation
Intermediate and upper landings floored in matching material, with the nosing detail carried around the turn.
Skirt board, shoe and transition detail
Skirt boards scribed to the stair profile and the top and bottom transitions detailed into the adjoining floor.
How Stair Work Runs
- Step 1
Measure and decide the approach
Every staircase is slightly out of square, so we measure each tread and riser individually rather than assuming a repeat. We talk through full treads versus a retread system, open versus closed stringers, and how the material should meet the floor at the top and bottom. You get a per-tread and per-riser price.
- Step 2
Strip, repair and template
The old covering comes off, the rough treads are inspected and secured, and we template the awkward runs — winders, turns and open returns. This stage is where squeaks get killed permanently, with the structure exposed and accessible.
- Step 3
Install and finish
Treads, risers and nosing are fitted, fastened and finished, with returns mitred and skirt detail scribed. A standard straight flight typically runs one to two days; winders and open sides take longer. You will need to keep off the stairs while adhesive cures, and we will phase the work where a staircase is the only route upstairs.
Why Our Stairs Hold Up
We do not subcontract the stairs
The crew that installed your floor installs your staircase, which is the only reliable way to get the species, stain and plank alignment to actually match across the transition.
Returns are mitred, not capped
On an open stringer, a mitred return takes real time and a capped end takes minutes. One looks like furniture and the other looks like a repair. We quote the mitre.
Squeaks get fixed while the stairs are open
Once the finished treads are on, silencing a squeak means damaging something. We address the structure during the strip stage, when it costs nothing extra to do it right.
- Licensed & Insured
- Priced Per Tread and Riser, Not Estimated in Bulk
- Free In-Home Measurement
- Written Workmanship Warranty
- Custom Mitred Returns as Standard
- Material Matched to Your Floor
Give the Staircase the Same Attention as the Floor
A new floor that stops at the bottom step is only half a project, and stairs done badly undercut everything else you paid for. Call for a free measurement and we will count the treads, assess the stringers, and price the staircase properly.
(303) 578-4309(303) 578-4309 — get your stairs measured