Retro treads is just another word used by cool
construction professionals, instead of saying something hum drum, like
replacement treads. I guess the term just sounds cooler to use. Instead
of telling your friends and family that you had your staircase remodeled
or refinished, it sounds better to tell them that you just had some
retro treads installed.
A few years ago I was talking to someone who kept referring to retro
treads. He was a young contractor who drove a large four-wheel drive
pickup truck. He reminded me of a punk kid, with his wild hairdo,
sunglasses and fascinating assortment of clothing.
Finally, I had to ask him," What the heck is a retro tread?" He looked
at me like I had just asked him, if he knew anything about Bigfoot or
the Loch Ness monster. I said, "Well, are you going to answer me or
not?" He told me that a retro tread is used to replace old worn out or
damaged stair steps.
That was when I realized that I had just added another word to my
construction vocabulary. This young man wasn't ever going to use the
word," replacement treads" ever again. In order for me to communicate
with him effectively, I needed to replace some of my outdated words,
with the new hip ones.
To make a long story short, if you don't want to be a nerd, you better
learn the lingo. To find out more information about retro treads, click
on this old outdated term,
replacement stair treads.
