Simple stairs have just two components. The flat board that your foot steps on is called a tread. The treads connect to side ...

The newest craze sweeping un-carpeted steps everywhere, stair treads—like this set of four from Pottery Barn—let you feel at ...

Strategic acquisition broadens Versatrim's flooring accessories and stair solutions portfolio. HENDERSON, NC / ACCESS Newswire / January 5, 2026 / Versatrim, the industry leader in vinyl and laminate ...

Amateur carpenters who have laid out the cuts in a stair stringer (the zig-zag structural support for the steps) know the queasy feeling that bubbles up at the prospect of this job. There’s the simple ...

Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. Alternating tread stairs are terrific for saving space; you only put one foot on a tread at ...

Q: My puppy chewed through the wood on a stair tread. My husband put in some wood filler as a temporary fix, but it’s white and looks awful. Then the puppy chewed the wood filler, so some of it is now ...

You may be like most folks. I’ m guessing you give very little thought to the stairs you go up and down on a regular basis.