# Richmond Hill Open-Riser Hardwood Refacing Case Study

> A Richmond Hill homeowner refaced their 20-year-old open-riser staircase with solid walnut treads and a continuous walnut handrail. Five days from strip to finish, Ontario Building Code compliant on landing guards.

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Last-Modified: 2026-09-02
Author: Staircase Renovation Toronto

Richmond Hill Open-Riser Refacing September 2026

# Richmond Hill $7,500 Open-Riser Hardwood Refacing

A Richmond Hill homeowner refaced their 20-year-old open-riser staircase with solid walnut treads and a continuous walnut handrail. Five days from strip to finish, Ontario Building Code compliant on landing guards.

Price

$7,500

Timeline

5 days

Client

Homeowner

![Original Oak Ridges open-riser staircase with loose pine handrail and cracked treads](/images/misc/before-photo-of-a-loose-pine-handrail-and-cracked-.webp)

Before

![Finished Oak Ridges open-riser staircase with walnut treads and continuous handrail](/images/misc/after-photo-of-a-continuous-walnut-handrail-with-g.webp)

After

An Oak Ridges homeowner loved their open-riser staircase design but the pine treads had cracked and the handrail wobbled. A full code review was coming for a basement rental conversion.

## The scope

We stripped treads and handrail, installed solid 1.5-inch walnut treads to match the main floor, and ran a continuous walnut handrail with Ontario Building Code Section 3.4.6 compliant height on the landing guard. Scope was $7,500 within our $6,500-$8,500 range.

## Timeline

Five days on site. Day one: strip. Days two and three: install walnut treads. Day four: handrail. Day five: finish and seal.

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