Red oak stairs with black staircase railing

Paint It Black

By Andrew Young //

Like the Stones, they want it painted black. All new stair remodel with red oak treads and an all black balustrade. I always caution against a painted handrail because I don’t think it ages well, especially in white. But the designer was in charge on this one! Looking forward to seeing how the black holds […]

Spiral Staircase

Hexagon Spiral Staircase

By Andrew Young //

Hexagon spiral staircase squeezed into a 60″ x 60″ opening. White oak mast, treads and bent handrail walls are a reclaimed fir tongue and groove. This was a challenging and rewarding project from beginning to end…

Fluting on custom newel

Custom Newel Fluting

By Andrew Young //

“You want fluting on that custom newel? No problem ma’am” Star employee Daniel rocking the @boschtoolsna plunge router and one-use jig to add fluting to all 4 sides of the starting newel.

Remodeled Basement Staircase

Mid-Install Basement Staircase

By Andrew Young //

New skirt boards, treads and risers on 1910 stringers. Reframing just wasn’t an option and to be honest, not completely necessary as the framing was very sound, just in need of some adjustments to correct some rise issues. With the help of some blocking and spacers, this flight will be level, consistent and most importantly, […]