Terry sanded and sanded until all of the
paper and glue was off the stair treads.
What we found was cracked and bowed wood on most of the treads.
Say bye-bye.
He's removing the treads and backboards.
What a mess...
I kept busy on my own little project
while he toiled away on the stairs.
The hallway needed attention.
I rubbed the floor with mineral oil,
which brought it back to life...
This little hallway in the center of the house
was so generically white,
and I was sick of looking at it.
This hallway is the passage to everywhere.
It houses the doorway to the kitchen,
the bathroom, two bedrooms, the livingroom,
and the stairs that lead to the second story.
It is all doorways, with lot's of woodwork.
So, I added some light periwinkle paint,
and a little embellishing trim.
I like it, but the kids do not...
He is a weekend warrior.
He took off all of the treads,
and there were a lot of nails to remove.
He painted the side boards black,
and I made him put the treads back in,
until the new ones are ready to install.
There they are, forty bucks for wood,
and he cut them down to size himself.
He sanded them and put three coats of stain and poly on.
Tomorrow, we'll have brand new basement stairs.
And, we will reuse the old treads as the backboards.
Reuse, repurpose, recycle...
Forty bucks for new basement stairs is quite a deal.
