The photos on this page are finished interior stairs — not outdoor steel, not a metal-fabrication catalog. They show the kind of work Rocket City Stairs quotes across Huntsville and North Alabama: solid wood treads and risers, skirt boards cut to the wall, wood newels and handrails, and wood or matte black metal balusters as part of the same interior. Captions describe what is in the frame: tread tone, riser color, rail style, and landing detail. They do not name a homeowner or invent a project story.
A carpet-to-hardwood stair makeover keeps a sound stringer and replaces what you walk on. Those photos look like leftover builder carpet that became oak treads, painted or stained risers, and a rail that belongs with the foyer. If the structure already works, that is usually the job — not a full tear-out rebuild.
A staircase remodel goes further: rails, newels, baluster spacing, and skirt boards rebuilt as one interior, including runs that are already wood. Those photos show recut nosings, new guards, and landing transitions stained to the adjoining floor so the hall does not look like two contractors.
A custom hardwood staircase install is a new run for an addition or new construction: rise, run, opening, and the floor it has to meet. Treads, handrails, newels, balusters, risers, and skirts are also available as stair parts with or without installation if you are coordinating other trades. This page does not publish public prices. Call (256) 665-2161 for a free on-site written estimate.
The same interior hardwood work is quoted south and east of Huntsville. Cullman two-story and ranch homes often still have leftover builder carpet after the first-floor hardwood is down. Hartselle Morgan County houses mix that leftover carpet with shorter worn-oak flights. Moulton farmhouse and rural homes more often have worn original wood and plaster skirts that are rarely square. Gurley and east Madison County sit on the same weekly route as Huntsville ZIP 35811. We do not claim a specific house in a photo is in one of those towns.
What the captions usually name: a stair with a wood handrail descending past built-in shelving; light oak treads with dark risers and a black metal handrail; an upper landing with a light oak cap and horizontal black metal balusters; a straight run with red oak treads and paneled wainscot; a curved stair with a painted stringer and a hardwood landing; an upper balcony railing overlooking a foyer. Those are visual notes so you can tell a makeover from a rail-heavy remodel — not a portfolio of invented jobs. Tap any photo to read the full caption.
If you are comparing shops, this gallery is the interior hardwood side of the work: color-matched oak, mixed wood-and-metal rails, and dustless containment in lived-in houses. It is not a catalog of outdoor steel or commercial metal fabrication. Licensed and fully insured; owner-operated by Josh Templet out of Alabama Hardwood Restoration. Call (256) 665-2161 or send the estimate form and we come to the house — there is no public street address.