Century Stair Company

We did a search for a company to build a staircase for our new home build and were very impressed with the staircase images we found for Century Stair. We worked with Doug Amrhein to design an open custom oak floating staircase. Doug walked us through all the details and discussed all the options with us. He worked with us to do a few different quotes to figure out the best options for our budget and style. We would definitely work with Century and Doug again. (Note: The project is not complete yet as of June 2022.)

I am delighted to post this review of my recent experience with Century Stairs. As a recently retired general contractor of forty years, I have worked with hundreds of suppliers and fabricators; I can confidently report that Century Stairs was equal to the very best of all of them. My project was to create a permanent staircase to a finished attic in my newly-purchased “downsized” home that was accessed by an inadequate pull-down, folding stair. Because space would be limited, even after creating a new and enlarged ceiling opening, a unique design was necessary that would still meet applicable building codes, and a custom fabrication would be necessary. Based largely on my prior work with Century, their commitment to my timeframe, and their realistic/competitive pricing, I decided to contract with them over several other local stair fabricators. The planning and design process with their sales manager Brett was fantastic – professional, personal, and prompt. They were easily able to translate my drawings into their CAD system, and were more than willing to make my adjustments, to both the design and the dimensions, before the plans were finalized. But most importantly, my custom oak, free-standing, open-tread “ship’s ladder” staircase was delivered on time, in perfect condition, and exactly as specified. As we all know, when there are so many variables involved, such a result is not always the case. But with their exceptional resources and customer communication processes, I believe that such results are the rule, not the exception. And as an exclamation point, Brett accommodated several iterations of handrails to complete the job. I could not be more pleased with my decision to choose Century for my project, and believe others will come to the same conclusion.

I'm a builder in Northern Virginia. My company (Makan Construction) worked with Justin from Century Stairs. He is diligent, honest, and responsive. He supplied us with quality stairs and railings for a 3 story residential home. The materials were top-notch and the service was excellent. I highly recommend Justin and I'm looking forward to working with him in the near future.

I am an architect and interior designer in the MD/DC/VA area and when I built my custom home I used Century Stair. Out of all of the contractors I used - Century was one of the best. Justin was on time, professional and easy to work with. They built a gorgeous modern stair for us that i was extremely picky about the details and they came through. I would recommend them highly and will always recommend them to all my clients.

I have been working with the Century Stair Company as a Home Building Contractor for nearly 20 years. Everything from the simple railing to very complex curved oak stairs, always right the first time, always top notch sales and service. I would never consider stairs or stair parts from anywhere else.

Our experience with Century Stair was excellent. They were organized and adaptable. They worked closely with my office to keep our design in the clients' budget. The craftsmanship and quality of the finished product are superb. It was a pleasure to work with Bret and the rest of the staff on this challenging stair and see it come together. I will look forward to an opportunity to work with them again.

Century Stair Company is the premiere Stair and Rail manufacturer in the DMV area. I have worked with them for many years and I wouldn't trust anyone else on my projects. Their quality and service are unmatched. They have an incredibly talented team that can provide unlimited possibilities for the staircases I design. Being a Design-Build firm, it is incredibly helpful to have them as part of my team to have them design a stair as I design the house to make sure everything fits accordingly. They can achieve any design myself or my clients can dream up. The absolute best!

This is a top notch operation. They used our architect's drawings and brought them into reality. The team was enthusiastic, creative and technically talented. For us, they constructed a challenging modern design with glass railings and a dual beam for support. They produced the critical shop drawings and worked well with our architects, Aggregate Architecture to create a detailed plan that was within budgetary parameters. Highly recommended to be up to any staircase challenge!

Century Stairs has been providing both product and design to my firm for twenty years. Their staff is ultimately knowledgeable on all things stairs and they have been crucial to our teams success in the custom home building world. They take pride in their work and it shows thankfully on my projects! Thanks Century Stairs!

Being a custom furniture and cabinet maker in the area I get to see many examples of truly unique and exceptional work in different disciplines than mine. The fabrication and install provided by Century Stair Company in the latest home I built in was truly stunning. The attention to detail, fit, finish, and design was second to none. I will be referring their services from now on. Bravo!

The team at Century Stairs was amazing to deal with through the entire process! We have a turret in our house and I hadn't really formalized my concept for the stairs so I looked on line for ideas and sent a picture to Amanda [estimator], who in turn worked up a reasonable price with Jeff [boss] and after accepting their proposal, I was assigned a field rep [Brett] who was my go2 and then we began the process. What I really appreciated was the teams eagerness to help me achieve the vision - again, these stairs were very difficult to engineer and install but they were there with us every step of the way. They gave me lots of different options for the balusters and pickets, they were flexible with our schedule and forgiving when things didn't go as planned. The handrail installer was amazing too - he came in and worked his magic like nothing I'd ever seen before. In today's marketplace where customer service seems to be lagging and you are often treading water rather than swimming when building a house, Century Stairs gave me the life preserver I needed to get those stairs installed the way I wanted them. I am eternally grateful!

Century was extremely helpful in assisting me in designing the staircase of my dreams. They were pleasant to work with and made several trips out to my property to ensure that I was happy with the design and finished product. Everyone that visits my new home loves the gorgeous staircase. I would highly recommend using Century Stairs!

I have sold products to Century Stair for over a decade and always appreciate their honesty, integrity and ingenuity. The sales people are knowledgeable and the management team is active, engaged and approachable. Top to bottom Century Stair has a great team.

At Oak Pointe, LLC we’ve been a proud supplier of stair components to Century Stair Company for close to 20 years. From the outset Century’s integrity, ability and desire to provide a quality job was evident. Century Stairs is very discerning when it comes to quality. They have the experienced staff to design, build and install most any stair project while completing it at a very high level. The Arts & Crafts square tapered newel shown below is just one of many Made in the U.S.A. parts that Oak Pointe has manufactured for a Century Stair project.

Century Stair is one of our preferred suppliers of custom stair parts that we put in seven & eight-figure homes. We have worked with them over 10 years. Their attention to detail, wide variety of beautiful species of wood, willingness to accommodate our clients' needs, and timely response makes them a pleasure to work with. In addition, their creativity along with complete understanding of the mechanical science of both straight and curved staircases allows ease in communication about the unique idiosyncracies in our stair needs for our discerning clients.

The first time I worked with Century Stair Company was back in June 2010. I was working on a project with a very challenging stair layout, with multiple transitions from radius to straight. The previous company I was working with was clueless on how to build this type of stair. I contacted Century Stair and they worked with me on the design of the stair system and helped with a plan of installing the stair and balcony section so everything would come together properly. Ever since that first job and seeing first hand what Century Stair could do for me, I've been sold on their product. Their custom abilities are amazing and everyone there has been great to work with. Rodney Yost Quality Stairworks & More