We bought our 2 story house last Oct..Had some very old carpet in our living room, dining room and a downstairs bedroom. We had laminate flooring put in those as soon as we closed. Upstairs rooms were fine but we still had this eyesore of a staircase. I finally broke down and started to redo it this past Saturday. I basically finished it today. Still a couple minor cosmetics to do. I tore the old carpet off. Sanded and wood filled voids in the old pine. Added some 1x2's on the edge of the steps for a lip. Took some of the laminate we had extra and put it on the risers. The sides had sheetrock showing so I did a 1x2 border on the wall edge and put a stringer over those. Painted the steps to match our dining room and a little crown moulding going up the sides for looks. Nice difference from the old and really brightened up the staircase more. Here it is!
Had to do something about our staircase!
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wolf creek knives
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Looks good Bobby! Nice work.
Thanks Tom! Now I need to rest these weary knees and back. Lol
TellicoTurning
Member
That's pretty... probably would have taken me a month and it would not have looked as good.
SteveJ
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Very nice job, and fast!
mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
New look is wonderful. I turned some balasters for my In-Law's stairwell 2 years ago on a 125 year old house. They came out 'acceptable', which I was ecstatic over. Very nice work Bobby. Yea, working on my knees... ain't the best also.
I think I remember you posting those, if my memory serves me right. I'm glad I didn't have to do nothing with these. All the wood in this house seems to be oak and in great shape for a 40 yr old house.
It's funny you say that. When I was working, I probably would have had only weekends to do it. Being retired, now I have all day. Lol