I can’t believe I am typing these words. The staircase is done. Done! The stairs have been a major obstacle since day one. We made very few changes to the original floor plan of the house, but the section that did involve most changes revolved around the stairs. It was also one of the most…
Category: Stairs
Quarantined on the Stairs
Amy and I consider ourselves to be very lucky. While the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the world and upends many people’s lives, we are fortunate to be in good health, we will most likely remain relatively financially secure, and our jobs as teachers allow us to stay with our kids while working from home. We…
Book nook under the stairs
It might be small and not very significant in the big picture of our rehab project, but we have officially finished one “living” space of our house! As we mentioned in our previous post, our top priority recently has been to finish all storage spaces so that we have places to put things as we…
“I’m yours until you say to stop”
Week 35 – Joe A week ago I got a text from our carpenter. It was a text that rehabbers in need of structural expertise only dream of getting: “I’m starting Monday and cleared out all week or longer if needed. I’m yours until you say to stop.” There was much rejoicing in our house…
New stairs are framed!
Week 27 – Joe Amid the slow-paced progress of this fall we have managed to arrive at another small milestone. Our new stairs are framed in and now provide a new, functional way to get to the 2nd floor. [Edit from Amy: I’ve been imagining what the house will eventually be in my mind so…
Under New Management 