Description
Quick Treads
Quick treads and risers are often a relief to those homeowners who dread of completely renovating a staircase. With retrofit parts, there’s no need to remove entire steps. Retrofit parts are measured to fit over your existing staircase, making a DIY project or professional installation much simpler.
Generally, quick treads is the simplest solution for the DIY homeowner looking to update their staircase. This is especially true for homeowners who simply want to remove carpet from their stairs, but don’t want to completely renovate. In this case, retrofit treads and risers are measured to replace the current stairs. After removing carpet, it’s a simple process of installing the replacement treads over the current ones.
There are also many additional benefits to investing in quick treads: they are cost saving, time saving, and the ease of installation is much less labor intensive.
Our standard quick treads come in 3/4" and 5/8" thick.
Sizing
Our Quick Treads can be made up to 72” long and 12” deep.
*Custom options are available as well. Contact us here, or call our sales team at 1(800)-586-5864*
Nosing
Nosing hangs over the edge of the tread and helps prevent people from tripping. This functional feature can be made beautiful with details like bullnose or eased edge.
Return Treads
Returns are designed for staircases with open sides . A left or right hand return is determined by standing at the bottom of the stairs looking up. A double return (open on both sides) will need the inside measurement to order properly. See our how to measure diagrams for proper measuring of your double return treads. If your stairs are contained within walls, you will need a straight/box tread.
Returns are 1-1/4" wide and extend 1-1/4" past the back side of the tread. Our return treads are measured plus the returns. If you order a 48" Left Return, your "throat" size will be 48" plus the return for a 49 1/4" total length.
Finish
For best results, treads should be finished to protect the wood. We can pre-finish your stair treads using our proprietary acrylic based finishes. We offer semi-gloss, satin, or matte finish. Unfinished is available to allow for personalization. You can also choose to add a stain to your treads. We offer stain match services if you would like your stairs to match another wooden surface in your home.
Textures
We offer various texture options on all our wood stair treads including hand-scraping , wire brushing and even a reason look. If you prefer to have your stair treads sanded smooth and have no texture, be sure to select NONE in the Texture Options.
The Wire Brushed Texture works best on wood with an open grain such as White Oak, Red Oak, and Ash. On other tighter grain wood species, the Wire Brushed Texture will not have the same effect and will not be as visible.