I am so stoked to have stairs leading from upstairs to downstairs! It really doesn’t seem like that big of a deal, but it really is. Finishing the construction downstairs is about 1/16th the work as completing the work upstairs…polish the floors (done), plaster the walls (done), run electrical (done), hook up outlets and fans (50% done), install doors, runner boards on the floor and Seal and Paint the walls (we need to wait 30 days to seal the walls). As soon as the electric is done, we can move our living space from the construction zone upstairs to the 95% completed downstairs. This will clear out the space to work faster and get ready for the hardwood floor installation next month.
Tray and Mark started the stair construction on Thursday and are estimating they will be done on Wednesday. Can you imagine walking down steps to get downstairs/upstairs as opposed to the steep ladder (10 ft ceilings plus 3 feet of stringers…13ft down). The dogs will be able to roam the entire house freely…they’ll be able to go out back into the fenced in portion of the yard (i won’t have to worry about letting them out) and both of them will love sleeping on the cold concrete slab floor. There are a few benefits for Summer and I too…but this isn’t about us…it’s about the dogs!
The stringers are made out of Number One 3×6 treated lumber…they will be stained black to hide the green treated wood and to create a cool contrast with the Mahogany steps. The first two pictures are the stringers getting cut out and the last picture is of the giant milled Mahogany boards (in Summers office) waiting to be cut, routed and stained.
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Do you know what “treated lumber” is treated with? If it is not the old CCA (Chrome, Copper and Arsenic) then maybe ACQ (Alkaline Copper Quartenary). That has some problems with corrosiveness so pick the right hardware and fastneners.
http://woodworking.about.com/od/safetyfirst/p/SafeACQLumber.htm
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