Staircase Cost Estimator — Live Demo
This is a working example of a custom stair and rail estimator built for a finish carpenter in St. Louis. Your version would be built around your trade, your services, and your actual pricing. Enter your email at the end to see what a potential customer would receive.
Stair & Rail Estimate
Your Company — Your Town
$235 each — includes proper anchoring regardless of post type
New install — $55/LF for rail + balusters auto-calculated at 3 per foot ($25 each)
$45/LF — includes brackets and returns
$75 each — includes removal of existing balusters, redrilling if needed
$175 each — includes scribing to wall conditions
$35/LF
$185 each — precision fitting, pricing reflects complexity
$15 each — where rails terminate at walls
* This is a rough estimate for budgeting purposes. Final pricing is determined after a site visit. Costs may vary based on site conditions and design specifications.
You're viewing this estimator in demo mode. Enter your email below and submit to see exactly what your customers would receive. Select "Yes" to also receive the contractor notification email — so you can see both sides of the experience.
Want an estimator like this for your business?
This is a working demo. Your version uses your real rates for treads, railing, and materials, handles open-side and double-open stairs, and sends estimate emails to your customers automatically. It filters out tire-kickers so you spend your time on real jobs.
See how it worksCommon questions
Can I use my own pricing?
Yes. The demo uses placeholder rates, but your version runs on your numbers for treads, risers, newels, balusters, and handrail. Price treads by material tier, set your own open-side labor, and charge railing however you do. The pricing logic is built around how you quote stairs, not a generic template.
How do the estimate emails work?
When someone finishes an estimate, the tool emails them a branded breakdown of the stair and its components, and sends you a notification with their contact info and every option they picked. You can see both sides in this demo by submitting your own email. Every lead lands in your inbox with the scope already itemized.
Can it handle open-side stairs and railing components?
Yes, and that is where this stair demo shines. It handles box stairs, single-open, and double-open configurations, adjusting labor per stair for the open sides. It counts newel posts and balusters and prices handrail by the linear foot, so a fully railed open staircase estimates correctly instead of getting lumped into a flat per-step number. Your version can encode your exact railing and open-side pricing.
How does this help me filter out tire-kickers?
Someone who fills out a full stair estimate with materials and railing details and hands over their contact info is showing real intent. Curious browsers rarely do. Giving people a ballpark up front also sets price expectations, so the ones who call already know the range. You spend less time driving out to look at jobs that were never going to book.
How is this different from a generic estimating app?
Most estimating apps are built for the contractor to use in the office. This is built for your customer to use on your website, as a lead-generation front end. It was built by a working finish carpenter for his own business first, not by a software company guessing at what trades need. It does one job well: turn a website visitor into a qualified lead with a real number attached.
Does it price different tread materials?
Yes. The demo prices treads by material tier, so a paint-grade pine stair and a stained oak stair come out at different numbers, the way they should. Material choice is one of the biggest cost drivers on a staircase, so pricing it flat would misquote most jobs. Your version uses your own material tiers and your own rates for each.