Stairs in process

impressive. It must have been a pretty irresponsible contractor to mess up the stairs like that.

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

This post would go great on our brother site homerefurbers. You might post it there too.

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How did a 10-11” rise pass inspection?

oops…

Looking great now though.

-- The only easy wood project is a fire

I can see that the stairs turned out great, I cant see it all in the second pic, but it looks like that is one heck of a view. Great progress

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

Matter,
The build is deep enough in the country that the only thing requiring a permit / inspection was the septic system.

Everything else is a free for all.

This is the owners retirement home where he always wanted to build his own cabin. He did most of the shell, and interior walls himself. The walls behind the stairs are 2” off plumb at 10 ”, and 3/4” off level the width of the stairs.

The other contractor was so obsessed with the wall off plumb, off square and the floor off level that he slapped enough together to get a partial check then left. Just as well, he was driving me nuts with all his whining…

I tackled the task with the attitude that I was helping build his dream… everything was solid, if not perfect, so I treated it as if I was starting from the rough foundation. I didn’t want to undo anything the owner had started. I incorporated most all of the owners design suggestions, along with a few additions along the same theme.

Now he can show people his dreams…all I did was help deliver.

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Looks good.

Thanks for sharing.

-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison

Oh man what an idea,,,, I never even thought about using my straps for that. I’ve been putting off building some bigger projects till I could afford to buy more longer clamps, I got two 60 incher’s but I do have a mess of strap downs, Thanks for sharing, you guy’s,,, L.O.L. ever morning during my coffee I learn something new every day since I joined this site a week ago, I wish I found this site 30 years ago,. L.O.L. Of course didn’t have a computor then, might of been tough using carrier pigions. Thanks for the idea, and you do great work, looks good