You renovated thewhole house. The stairnever caught up.

The scope band above has the tier-by-tier ranges; here's the short version. A tread replacement runs from about $3,000; an iron baluster swap about $2,000–$3,000; a railing replacement from about $2,500; treads plus railing roughly $8,000–$18,000 (a basic stair from about $6–7K); and a from-scratch custom staircase from about $2,500, with grand custom builds running $20K–$70K. Curved continuous handrail, custom newels, and wood species are what move the number most. Those are ranges to set expectations, not a quote — your final number comes after a free in-home site visit, where we measure the real opening and price only what's in scope. We give you an honest ballpark on the first call in 5–10 minutes.

Most Snyder Stairs remodels finish in two to five days on site, depending on scope. An iron baluster swap is typically one day, with very little mess. A full foyer refresh — treads, balusters, and handrail — runs four to five days. Production happens in our Whitehall, PA shop ahead of time, so the on-site portion stays short.

No. We work around your schedule and around the family staying in the home. We protect adjacent floors, contain dust, and clean up each evening so the house is livable overnight. You'll lose use of the staircase itself for one to two days during tread install, but most clients plan to use a back stair or stay upstairs during that window.

Yes — we match by species. We work in white oak, red oak, poplar, and hickory, plus more on request (about a dozen species), so the new treads and rail read like the rest of the house. Come by the Whitehall showroom to see samples against your floor and trim. If you're replacing the handrail entirely, we cut, fit, and finish the new one in our shop to the profile you'd like.

Depends on the home — that's the honest answer. Iron meets modern code with a thinner profile, never warps, and never needs refinishing, so it's a great low-maintenance update. But in a traditional colonial, turned wood often fits the house better, and a trendy look you'll want gone in five years is money wasted. We'll tell you what matches your home, not what's hot this year. A range of iron patterns to choose from — come by the showroom to see them.

We're a family-owned shop in Whitehall and have been since 1987 — our own crew measures your stair, cuts and finish-fits the wood parts on our own floor, and installs them. Posts, balusters, and iron are sourced from specialist suppliers and coordinated under one roof, so the person who quotes your remodel is accountable for it start to finish.

Yes. If a tread squeaks, a baluster works loose, or anything we installed shifts later, we come back and fix it. Standing behind the work is the whole point of keeping it in-house with our own crew, start to finish.