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Custom hardwood staircase installation in Huntsville and North Alabama

Rocket City Stairs builds new custom hardwood staircases for additions and new construction across Huntsville, Madison, Decatur, and North Alabama. This is interior hardwood work: solid oak treads and risers, wood or wood-and-matte-black metal rail systems, and finishes color-matched to adjoining floors. We don't do outdoor steel or commercial metal fabrication. Licensed and insured, 20 years in North Alabama. Free on-site written estimate: (256) 665-2161.

Custom staircase installation in Huntsville, AL

New stairs for additions, basements, and new construction in Huntsville, Madison, and Harvest. We build the run in solid oak, fit wood or matte black metal balusters, and finish the treads to the floor they meet. One owner-run crew, licensed and insured, 20 years in North Alabama. Free on-site written estimate: (256) 665-2161.

How a custom hardwood staircase install works in Huntsville

A new install starts with the opening, the rise and run, and the floor it has to match. We build solid wood treads, risers, and skirt boards, then set newels and a handrail that follows the pitch — finished to the hardwood it meets.

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    On-site measure of rise, run, opening, and adjoining floor

    We measure rise, run, the stair opening, and the adjoining floor at the house so the custom interior stair is built to the space it has to meet.

  2. 02

    Written estimate for the custom interior stair

    You get a free on-site written estimate for the custom interior stair before any tread is cut.

  3. 03

    Build and fit treads, risers, skirts, newels, and rail with dust containment

    We build and fit solid wood treads, risers, skirt boards, newels, and a handrail, with dust containment so the job stays livable.

  4. 04

    Stain samples on your boards, then finish and walkthrough

    Stain samples go on your boards, then we finish the stair and walk through the completed install so it matches the hardwood it meets.

A new install starts with the opening, the rise and run, and the floor it has to match. We build solid wood treads, risers, and skirt boards, then set newels and a handrail that follows the pitch. Balusters can be wood or metal. The stain is sampled on your boards, not guessed from a chip. Component selection can also start from stair treads, handrails and other stair parts— with or without installation.

Builders already know the floors side of this company. The stair install is the same standard: the tread color has to blend with the hall, the nosing has to meet the plank, and the rail has to look like millwork — not a kit. Chad’s note on this site is about that blend. We hold stairs to it.

If the existing stair can stay, a makeover or remodel is usually the better job. We will say so on the estimate. Licensed, fully insured, and we work in Huntsville, Madison, Decatur, Athens, Hartselle, Cullman, Moulton, Gurley, and the towns on that route.

Curved hardwood staircase and upper balcony with oak treads, white risers, and black metal balusters — a job by Rocket City Stairs

Our workCurved staircase and upper balcony — oak treads, white risers, black metal balusters.

How we differ

Interior hardwood custom stairs vs metal-only fabricators

Rocket City Stairs builds custom interior hardwood stairs — solid wood treads, risers, skirt boards, newels, and a handrail finished to the floor the stair meets. A metal-only fabricator welds a rail or metal stair package. They do not color-match oak to the hall or cut skirt boards to the wall.

Rocket City Stairs — interior hardwood custom stairs

  • Solid hardwood treads, risers, and skirt boards built as millwork
  • Wood newels and handrails, or mixed rails with matte black metal balusters
  • Stain sampled on your boards so the stair blends with the adjoining floor
  • One interior crew for the walking surface and the guard — not two trades stacked later

Metal-only fabricators

  • Welded metal stairs or standalone rail packages
  • Do not install solid oak treads color-matched to adjoining hardwood floors
  • Do not recut interior skirt boards to plaster or drywall
  • A different trade if you specifically need metal-only exterior rails

If the stair has to look like the rest of the house — not a bolted-on metal kit — that is the custom install we quote. A new guard on an existing hardwood run is custom staircase railings. Component selection can start from stair treads, handrails, and other stair parts. If the existing run can stay, a carpet-to-hardwood makeover is usually the better job.

FAQ

Custom staircase installation — common questions

Do you install custom hardwood stairs for additions and new construction in Huntsville?
Yes. Rocket City Stairs builds custom interior stairs for Huntsville and North Alabama additions and new construction — solid wood treads, risers, skirt boards, newels, and wood or matte black metal balusters — finished to match the adjoining hardwood. Call (256) 665-2161 for a free on-site written estimate.
How is a Rocket City Stairs custom install different from a metal staircase fabricator?
We build the walking surface as interior millwork: solid hardwood treads and risers color-matched to the floor, skirt boards cut to the wall, and a rail that belongs with the house. A metal-only shop welds a stair or rail package. If you need oak that matches the hall, that is our job.
Should I remodel my existing stair or install a new one?
If the stringers and layout are sound, a carpet-to-hardwood makeover or remodel is usually the better job. We say so on the estimate. A full custom install is for additions, new construction, or stairs that are past saving.

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