What we walk into in Hamilton
Durand, Kirkendall, and Strathcona Victorians with original quarter-sawn oak, maple, and pine; dense post-war stock on the mountain; and converted industrial space downtown. Much of it has been rented for decades and abused accordingly.
Deep restoration, patching in salvaged boards, stair rebuilds in tall narrow flights, and refinishing that respects the original grade.
How we specify stairs here
- Retread carpeted stairs with solid oak, maple, or walnut treads
- Box newels, open risers, floating stringers, and bullnose starts
- Matched species and stain to the adjacent hardwood floor
- Rise/run, nosing projection, and guards detailed to Ontario Building Code
Stairs are where cheap flooring companies get exposed. A 3/4" floor glued to a 5/8" plywood tread, a painted MDF riser next to a $14/sq ft oak floor, a nosing that trips the building inspector — we see it every week in the GTA.
Green Hardwood builds and installs hardwood stairs as a system: treads, risers, stringers, scotia, nosing, and the first-floor landing, all in the same species and finish as the floor — or in a deliberate contrast, usually walnut against white oak.
The most requested job in 2026 is converting builder-grade carpet stairs in Vaughan, Markham, and Milton new builds into solid oak box stairs. We pull the carpet, inspect the structure, sister anything that flexes, and install solid treads with returned ends on the open side.
Jobs Hamilton keeps calling us for
- Century-home quarter-sawn restoration
- Salvage board patching
- Tall narrow stair rebuilds
Stairs in Hamilton — questions
Looking for the full service detail rather than the Hamilton view? Hardwood Stairs covers method, materials, and warranty. For everything we do in this city, see hardwood flooring in Hamilton.