Staircases

A staircase is one of the few elements in a home that asks to be touched every single day. The way a handrail fits the hand. The weight and sound of a solid tread underfoot. The sight line from the entry hall. Get it right and it anchors the whole house. Get it wrong and you feel it every time you climb.

Hewes & Company builds custom staircases and stair millwork for fine residential construction across coastal Maine. We work from architect drawings and interior design specifications, and we collaborate directly with homeowners on projects where the staircase is a central design feature of the home.

We build in hardwood — white oak, walnut, cherry, painted maple — and we handle the full scope of stair work: treads and risers, newel posts, balusters, handrails, skirt boards, and all associated trim. We build open-riser contemporary stairs and traditional closed-string designs with full turned or square balustrade systems. We produce curved and straight handrails, wall-mounted rails, and period-appropriate profiles for historic renovation work.

Our stair millwork is produced in our Blue Hill shop with the same precision and care as our cabinetry — because a staircase that's slightly out is something you live with forever, and one that's exactly right is something you never think about again.

We've built staircases for new architect-designed homes on Mount Desert Island, coastal cottages on the Blue Hill Peninsula, and historic restorations from Castine to Islesboro. If it goes in a fine home, we know how to build it.

What we build: Full stair systems · Treads & risers · Newel posts & balusters · Hardwood & painted handrails · Curved handrails · Wall-mounted rails · Skirt boards & stair trim · Period-matched profiles for historic homes

Building or renovating? Talk to us about your staircase.