Selling stair renovation without installing it yourself

Why does this model work?

In short:

• You advise the client
• Omnistair-network craftsmen measure
• The same craftsmen install
• Omnistair guarantees the material, the installing partner is responsible for their own installation
• You receive a fee per completed project

Who is this for?

This work suits people who are good with people and colour, and who want their advice to pay off:

• Interior stylists
• Home advisors
• Kitchen advisors
• Flooring shop staff
• Real estate stylists
• Home furnishing consultants
• Independent sales advisors
• Returners and part-timers from the home sector

Are you a painter who would rather install yourself than advise for a fee? There's a separate route for you via stair renovation for painters, with GripStep Pro or training to become a Signature installer.

Already working from an established stair renovation company? See this page for companies.

How you help the client

For most people, a stair renovation is a big decision they can't quite make on their own: which colour, which material, does it match the floor, what happens to the stair nosings? That's exactly where you come in. At the kitchen table or on the sofa, you walk through the options, let them feel the samples and help them decide. You're not selling at the door — the client has already shown interest, and you help them choose. That's the difference between advising and selling, and it's why this work suits people who dislike pushy sales.

How does it work?

Five steps, from first conversation to fee:

1. Advisory conversation — at the client's home, at the kitchen table or on the sofa
2. Colour mixer — compose the colour together, ordered directly as a real sample
3. Measuring — by a craftsman from the Omnistair partner network
4. Installation — the same craftsman installs the staircase, warranty sits with Omnistair and the partner
5. Fee — a fixed, pre-agreed fee after the project is realised

The colour mixer: your finest tool

On our website you'll find the Omnistair Studio colour mixer: a configurator where the client composes their own flake mix. Together on the sofa, you adjust the colours until it feels right — and that design is ordered directly as a real sample, produced in exactly that composition. From that moment it's no longer your proposal, but their design. Someone who has composed their own colour and held the sample in their hands rarely walks away. For you as an advisor, the mixer is the most powerful tool there is: it turns a conversation into a decision.

Your advice becomes paid work

Every stylist knows the pattern: a generous consultation, a beautiful plan — and then the client orders everything cheaply online themselves. Your knowledge, someone else's revenue. In this model, that can't happen. The advice, the sample and the installation form one whole that only runs through you and the Omnistair network. When a project is realised, you receive a fixed, pre-agreed fee for it. No fine print, no targets, no minimum numbers — simply fair payment for the work you did: helping the client choose.

Measuring, installation and warranty: covered

The biggest worry in advisory work is what happens after your advice: what if the measurements are wrong, what if the installation disappoints? That's why the division of roles is clear. Measuring is done by a craftsman from the Omnistair partner network, trained in the system. The same craftsman installs the staircase, and the warranty on material and workmanship sits with Omnistair and the installing partner — not with you. You remain the face and the point of contact for the client, but the technical responsibility sits where it belongs: with the people who do this every day.

What you need to know about the systems as an advisor

Clients often already orient themselves, and come across various systems that blur together — anti-slip strips, half-moon treads, PVC, laminate. Four points to explain the difference clearly:

• EverStep has a very thin system thickness (4.3 mm) versus 8–18 mm for PVC/laminate
• A genuinely mineral appearance, not a printed decor under a top layer
• The anti-slip performance sits in the colour pigments themselves — real texture, not a layer that wears off
• The existing staircase stays intact; a significant adjustment to the stair nosing is almost never needed with EverStep (assessed per staircase during measuring)

The full comparison of 7 systems is in Comparing stair renovation systems — handy to fall back on as an advisor.

Why advisors choose Omnistair

In summary, this is what makes the work attractive for you:

• No installation work
• No stock
• One-time investment in training and starter kit, no ongoing costs
• Material warranty via Omnistair, installation warranty via the installing partner
• Transparent, fixed fee per realised project
• Professional support and training
• The colour mixer as a sales tool
• Physical samples and a complete starter kit
• Experience Center in Waddinxveen to get to know it yourself

Short course: colours, materials and advising

You don't need a construction background. In a short, practical course you learn the basics of the Omnistair systems, colours and materials, working with the colour mixer, and holding a good advisory conversation in the client's home. No heavy lifting, no technical installation — the craftsmen handle that. Age or a missed career in the home sector is no barrier; what counts is that you enjoy helping people choose.

Shadow an advisor for a day first

Not sure whether this suits you? Spend a day alongside an experienced advisor. You'll sit in on a real consultation, see how the colour mixer works on the sofa, and experience the sample moment in the client's home. After one day you'll know whether this work fits you — before committing to anything.

Look the part with the starter kit

As part of the training, every new advisor receives professional demonstration material: a complete sample set with the fifteen colours from the three collections, and a mini demo staircase — a scale model that shows the system, the stair nosing and the material right there in the client's living room. Nothing convinces like something the client can hold, and with this kit you sit at the table as a full advisor from day one.

Frequently asked questions

1. Do I have to install the staircase myself? No. A craftsman from the Omnistair partner network measures and installs the staircase. You remain the point of contact for the client. Would you rather also become the installer yourself, instead of only advising? That's possible too — mention it when you sign up, and we'll look together at which role or combination suits you best.
2. Do I need experience? No. A short, practical course teaches you the basics of colours, materials and holding a good advisory conversation.
3. Do I need to hold stock? No. You work with a sample set and the digital colour mixer; no stock or tools are needed.
4. How do I receive my fee? After the project is realised, you receive a fixed, pre-agreed fee.
5. Can I do this part-time? Yes. The role can be built up part-time and combined with other work.
6. Can I shadow someone first? Yes. You can spend a day alongside an experienced advisor before you start yourself.
7. Am I responsible for the warranty? No. As with any manufacturer: Omnistair guarantees the material, and the installing partner is responsible for their own installation. Not you as the advisor.
8. Who measures the staircase? A craftsman from the Omnistair partner network, trained in the system.
9. Do I need to find my own clients? You start from your own network and existing client base — as a stylist, home advisor or similar role, you often already know people who could benefit from this.