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Custom staircases & railings in Athens, AL

Athens jobs are often original strip oak that has gone gray, or a newer plank floor with stairs that never got a decent finish. Rocket City Stairs installs solid wood treads, risers, and skirt boards and stains them to the adjoining floor so the stair is not a leftover.

Color matching is the whole point of an interior stair shop. Metal fabricators can weld a rail. They cannot sample stain on your oak, cut a skirt board to a plaster wall, and make the nosing meet the hallway plank. That is the work we quote in Athens.

Moulton and Gurley sit on the same North Alabama route. If you are between those towns, say so on the form — we already drive it.

Licensed, fully insured, owner-operated by Josh Templet. Request a free written estimate or call (256) 665-2161.

See also: staircase railings in Athens; Custom staircase railings; staircase railings in Decatur; Hardwood stair makeovers in Moulton, AL.

Neighborhoods and ZIPs we name on this page: Athens, with Moulton and Gurley on the same route.

Call (256) 665-2161 or send the estimate form. Licensed and fully insured. Owner-operated by Josh Templet.

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.

Finished interior stairs

Examples of the interior hardwood stair work Rocket City Stairs quotes in Athens and across North Alabama. These are gallery photos of finished stairs — not labeled as a specific Athens address. See the stair gallery.

  • Flight of light wood stairs rising in an interior room in an Athens, AL home, Rocket City Stairs
  • Wooden staircase and banister beside a living-room fireplace in an Athens, AL home, Rocket City Stairs
  • Upper landing with a decorative white railing in an Athens, AL home, Rocket City Stairs
  • Wide wooden stair with white risers and a wood-and-metal railing in an Athens, AL home, Rocket City Stairs

More finished stairs in the gallery

Interior staircase railings in Athens

Interior staircase railings in Athens are the same interior hardwood trade we quote in Huntsville — not outdoor steel. Older Athens houses often need a wood handrail and newels that sit against plaster that is rarely square. Newer two-story builds more often want an oak cap with matte black metal balusters on a leftover builder stair. We quote both: wood balusters that match millwork, or mixed wood-and-matte-black metal, always on an interior stair with solid treads. Handrail height and baluster spacing are set to typical residential interior guard practice and written into the on-site estimate. We do not publish a code chart here because the opening, pitch, and existing newels vary by house. We do not fabricate outdoor steel stairs or commercial metal rail packages. If the job is a deck, a balcony with no hardwood stair, or a welded commercial run, that is not us. If the job is an Athens interior stair with a wood handrail and wood or matte black metal balusters, that is the quote. Carpet-to-hardwood makeovers can include the rail in one visit when the stringer is sound. Moulton is on the same North Alabama loop. Call (256) 665-2161.

Nearby, see staircase railings in Athens and staircase railings in Decatur.

Custom staircases and railings in Athens

In Athens, Rocket City Stairs builds and remodels interior hardwood staircases with wood or wood-and-matte-black metal railings (balusters, newels, and handrails), color-matched oak treads, and dustless containment. We don't do outdoor steel or commercial metal fabrication. If the job is an interior stair with matte black metal balusters, we install them. Free on-site written estimate: (256) 665-2161.

See custom staircase railings, custom hardwood staircase installation, staircase remodeling, and stair parts.

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FAQ

Athens, AL stair questions

Do you install matte black metal railings in Athens?
Yes, on interior staircases. We pair matte black metal balusters with hardwood treads, handrails, and newels. We don't build outdoor steel stairs.
Do you install custom staircase railings in Athens?
Yes. Custom staircase railings in Athens are interior millwork: a wood handrail, newels, and wood or matte black metal balusters finished with the treads. We do not build outdoor steel stairs or commercial metal rail packages. Call (256) 665-2161 for a free on-site written estimate.
Can you redo carpeted Athens stairs and the railing together?
Yes, when the stringer is sound. We pull the carpet, install solid hardwood treads and risers, and set the railing in the same visit. The written estimate lists both so you are not hiring a second shop for the guard. Call (256) 665-2161.
What's the difference between wood and matte black metal balusters on an Athens stair?
Wood balusters read as millwork with the treads and existing trim. Matte black metal balusters with a wood handrail are the mixed look many newer Athens two-story homes ask for. Both are interior only — we do not fabricate outdoor steel. Call (256) 665-2161.

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