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Metro Detroit · Staircases

Drag the line. That's the whole pitch.

Same staircase. Same house. Usually the same week. We don't ask you to imagine what it could look like — we show you, then we tell you what it cost.

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Before — a Refresh projectAfter — a Refresh projectBeforeAfter
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RefreshBoxed white newel, builder spindles, carpet → Oak newel and rail, black iron balusters
From$6,500On site2–3 days
Before — a Overhaul projectAfter — a Overhaul projectBeforeAfter
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OverhaulCarpeted treads, painted spindles → Oak treads and rail, iron balusters
From$15,000On site5–8 days
Before — a Reimagined projectAfter — a Reimagined projectBeforeAfter
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ReimaginedBlue runner over an oak curve → Dark treads, white risers, rebuilt curve
From$25,000On site2–4 weeks
What it costs

Every transformation starts in one of three places.

Published up front, because the number is the first thing you want and the last thing most contractors will give you.

RefreshFrom$6,500Carpet off, hardwood on. Same structure, new staircase.
OverhaulFrom$15,000Treads, balusters, handrail and newels replaced.
ReimaginedFrom$25,000Rebuilt from the stringers. New geometry, drawn for the house.
Start with a $2,500 design →

These are Joe's real before/after pairs, one per tier, straight from his own archive. They are phone photos — which is exactly the argument for a photographer, because the mechanism is already carrying more weight than the images are.