The design phase of every project will vary widely. Some clients plan months or years in advance of the building project; most clients take at least a few days or weeks. Once you decide the stair you would like us to make and place a 50 percent deposit, shop drawings typically go out within 2-3 days. More complicated drawings can take a week. Shop drawings must then be signed and returned. When shop drawings are signed and returned, our fabrication schedules can be as few as 4 weeks. Most stairs take 6-8 weeks to fabricate; some take 10+ weeks. After the stair is completed and paid in full, it can be picked up or shipped. Shipping to most of the Eastern seaboard takes about 3-5 days. Mid-Western states may see 5-8 days and Pacific states may see a week or more in transit. Clients will take a broad range of times to install and finish stairs. If there are no special details or trim work, most clients can install a stair within a day or two. Some clients may get the basic structure of the stair put up in a few hours, but it takes several weeks before they are ready to put on the treads, railings and other finishing touches.