Shipping Custom Wood Steps: Ontario,
Across Canada and Into the United States
Shipping replacement hardwood steps to various locations
throughout North America can sometimes be a bit of a challenge,
but having played with various modes of transportation we
are getting pretty good at it.
Canadian Shipments:
Shipping across Canada is of course the easiest as we can
send them via standard LTL transport companies without dealing
with cross border challenges and the complexities of home
delivery.
 We
use Apex Motor Express and they have proven to be very reliable
in transporting our custom wood steps across the country,
via highways in the east and effective use of the train to
the west.
We like the ability to put all your steps in one package
with the vital edges protected on the inside. We have tried
UPS and a number of other smaller package couriers but due
to weight with-strictions per package a complete set of steps
must be broken up into 3 separate boxes and leaves a lot of
edges exposed.... AND doesn't save you the customer any money
to boot!
Thus in the United States, where we don't have a better
option, we wrap packages with many layers of cardboard for
protection and use UPS, but in the case of Canadian shipments
we typically palletize the steps and send them out with Apex
Motor Express. For specifics on the following locations check
out these links.
Shipping Stair Treads: Ontario Addresses
Barrie
Hamilton
Kitchener
and Waterloo
London
Ottawa
Toronto,
Brampton and Area
Stair Tread Shipments to the United
States:
As suggested earlier shipping to the United States is a little
trickier, but we have it down to a fine art now, using UPS,
a good local broker and alot of cardboard.
Customs Brokerage:
Every shipment that goes into the United States must have
special customs & excises tax papers that go along for
the ride. We prepare what we can here at Lacasse, but someone
must file them correctly at the border.
The advantage of using UPS is that they have their own brokerage
arm and can shuffle paper to comply with US customs at a fairly
economical rate (compared to large trucking companies). Typically
there is no charge for shipments under $200.US and $10-35.
for shipments valued up to $2,000 (a typical set of replacement
stair treads) It makes it very cost effective for you the
customer and you don't get dinged with a huge customs bill
when they show up at your door.
US Home Delivery:
The second advantage of using UPS is that they will ship to
home addresses as a matter of course.
Highway transports will take small pallets across the continent,
but don't have warehouses available in all communities to
allow individual client pickups. Nor are they allowed to deliver
directly to residential neighborhoods .. I'm sure you'd not
appreciate a 48' tractor driving by your house. 
Thus they are great if you live in a big town and have a business
address to send your shipments to, but not feasible otherwise.
Thus, with the home delivery possibilities and economical
brokerage fees, UPS is our typical venue for US bound shipments.
The down side is that they do not handle any shipments over
8', so keep that in mind.
Each shipment must be priced out individually as UPS does
not have a zoned based price list. Thus when we see your order,
we weight it, get all the sizes of each package and request
a quote. To give you a ball park here is an idea on some average
shipping prices.. but remember we will get a specific quote
for YOUR order as pricing varies significantly:
- in the northeastern states for 14 steps (a standard run)
is around $125.00
- Central US: approximately $200.00
- Southern and Western States: $300.00
PS: all prices in Canadian
$$ so that saves you a little bit too!
You can fax over
a drawing or email
and we'll get right back to you with pricing. We custom make
these in the sizes, shape and wood that you desire and wholesale
them from our factory in the far north, not quite by dogsled
but almost -- Sudbury, Ontario Canada.
More Information:
Standard Treads
Wood
Treads with Finished End
Building
Code Regulations for Hardwood Stairs
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