Stairs & Railings in Charlotte, NC

If a house in University City, Ballantyne or Steele Creek went up during the 1990s or 2000s boom, there is a very good chance it has the exact same staircase as three other houses on the block — the same thin oak rail, the same square balusters, the same builder finish that looked fine in 1998 and looks dated now. Stairs are usually the first thing a visitor sees walking in the front door, which is exactly why updating them changes how the whole entry reads.

This is the specialty end of the work — new balusters and railings built and set in wood or iron, treads refinished or replaced, a staircase that goes from the one every builder installed to the one that actually belongs to the house. Every rail gets built to fit the actual staircase, not pulled off a shelf, which is why the fit looks intentional instead of added on.