Stairs & Trim in Dexter, MO
Stairs and trim are the difference between a floor that has been installed and a floor that has been laid down. Anyone can cover the middle of a room. The finish carpentry at the edges — the stair nosings, the shoe mould, the transitions in every doorway, the scribe against an out-of-square wall — is what your eye actually reads when you walk in. It is the slowest part of the job and it is where most of the skill is, which is why we quote it as real work rather than burying it as an afterthought. Installed by our own crew across Dexter.
Stairs & Trim done right, the first time, in Dexter.
Homeowners across Dexter, MO call Sikeston Carpet & Flooring for stairs & trim because every job runs with our own crew, no subcontractors, no surprise charges, and one number to call from first sample to finished floor.
We install stairs & trim across Dexter and the surrounding area, including Matthews, Sikeston, Lilbourn, Gideon.
What's included
- Stair treads, risers and nosings fitted to each step
- Shoe mould and quarter round matched to existing profiles
- Transitions between rooms and between floor heights
- Scribed cuts against out-of-square walls
- Carpeted, planked and mixed staircases
Built for Dexter homes.
Dexter is the one town on our map that is not on the flat. It sits on Crowley’s Ridge, nineteen miles southwest of Sikeston, which puts it a little higher and a little better drained than the alluvial plain around it. About 7,900 people live here in Stoddard County, where US-60 crosses Route 25. The town was founded in 1873 and named, the story goes, after an early settler’s horse.
Dexter had 7,927 residents at the 2020 census, sits at about 390 feet on Crowley’s Ridge, and takes roughly 48 inches of rain a year in a humid subtropical climate. The Dexter Gymnasium was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. In July 2021 an EF2 tornado came through the town and damaged around 150 homes.
Being on the ridge changes the ground under a floor. Better drainage and firmer soil mean fewer of the seasonal slab movements you get out on the plain, so a rigid plank is generally an easier recommendation here than it is in a low-lying town a few miles east.
The rainfall is the part people underestimate. Forty-eight inches a year and a humid summer mean wood and laminate need to sit in the room they are going into before they are installed, so the boards reach the moisture content of the house rather than the moisture content of a truck. We build that wait into the schedule. It is unglamorous and it is the single cheapest way to avoid a floor that cups or gaps by the following season.
The 2021 tornado also left a lot of repaired and part-rebuilt houses in town. Rebuilt rooms often meet original rooms at a doorway, and the two sides are rarely at the same height. Transitions done properly there are the difference between a house that reads as finished and one that reads as patched.
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Stairs & Trim in Dexter, questions
Do you come out to Dexter?
Yes — Dexter is about nineteen miles southwest of us and a regular run. The estimate is free and we bring the samples to your house.
Why do you want to leave the flooring in the house before installing it?
Because Dexter gets around 48 inches of rain a year and the summers are humid. Wood and laminate move with the moisture in the air. Letting the material sit in the room first means it settles at the room’s conditions instead of shrinking or cupping after it is down.
Half our house was rebuilt after the storm. Can you match the two halves?
That is a common job here after 2021. Rebuilt rooms rarely finish at exactly the same height as the original ones, so the honest answer is usually a well-chosen transition at the doorway rather than pretending the two floors are one plane. We will show you the options at the measure.
Can you do the stairs if we are only replacing the upstairs floors?
Yes, and it is usually a good idea to do them together. The staircase is read as one object, so a flight that does not relate to the floor at the top of it is very noticeable. We will price it either way so you can decide.
Can you match our existing baseboard?
Often. Profiles do get discontinued, so we will check what is available and tell you honestly whether it is an exact match, a close one, or whether re-running a whole elevation gives a better result than a near-miss.
Do we need new shoe mould, or can the old go back?
Sometimes it can, if it came off cleanly and is in good condition. Frequently it splits on removal or was painted in place, in which case putting it back looks worse than replacing it. We will tell you which yours is once it is off.
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