Serving Thorold homeownerswith stair repair, recapping, custom staircase design, and railing installation — Grant’s Stairs and Railings is barely a 10-minute drive from your front door. Our shop sits at 152 Lakeshore Rd, just over the border in St. Catharines. That proximity matters on every job: small repairs, follow-up visits, and warranty calls fit naturally into our week rather than becoming special trips.
Where we work in Thorold
We install and repair across downtown Thorold, Thorold South, Confederation Heights, the Brock University-adjacent streets, Allanburg, and Port Robinson. The mix of post-war bungalows and student rental properties means we see a steady volume of stair-repair work here — squeaky stringers, loose treads, broken nosings, and worn carpet stairs that owners want recapped in solid hardwood. We use our own crew on every job; no subcontracted installers.
Services available in Thorold
- Stair repair — squeaks, loose treads, broken risers, wobbly newel posts.
- Stair recapping — new oak or maple treads on top of existing structure, perfect for older homes.
- Custom stair builds — when repair isn’t enough, we rebuild from the stringers up.
- Railing replacement — modernize a tired wooden rail with iron spindles or glass.
- Outdoor deck and porch railings — code-compliant, frost-resistant.
- Rental property work — fast turnaround for landlords near Brock and Niagara College.
For a closer look at what stair repair and recapping involves — what we assess on-site, how we scope the work, and what a realistic timeline looks like — see our stair repair & recapping service page.
Ontario Building Code in Thorold
Whether the project is a single-tread fix or a full rebuild, we work to the current Ontario Building Code (Section 9.8)— 36" minimum interior guards, 42" for exterior decks above 1.8 m, 4" sphere rule for baluster spacing, and graspable handrails between 1.25" and 2". We coordinate with the City of Thorold Building Departmenton any project that requires a permit. One detail worth noting in Thorold specifically: many homes built before 1960 in the downtown core and Confederation Heights were framed with nominal-size lumber, and their stringers run narrower than today’s dimensional stock. We check structural integrity and load-bearing capacity before we recap or refinish — that assessment is included in our free estimate, and it’s why our permitted projects in Thorold pass inspection on the first visit.
What Thorold clients say
“Our basement stairs squeaked so loud nobody could sneak down for a midnight snack. Grant’s team took them apart, fixed the stringers, recapped in oak. Quiet now. Looks great too.”
More completed projects — stair repairs, recaps, and full custom builds from across the region — are in our project gallery. For the full picture of who we are and how we work, the About Grant’s Stairs page covers our crew, shop, and approach.
Get a free quote in Thorold
Send a couple of photos and a short description of the issue or the project. We’ll come measure for free — Thorold is essentially next door to our St. Catharines shop — and give you a clear, written price before any work begins. Most repair assessments take under 30 minutes on-site.
Grant's Stairs and Railings · Based in St. Catharines, serving Thorold · (905) 360-0081