the Great Stair Case Renovation of 2010
So we decided to begin redoing the stairs at our condo and have come across many solutions. We could remodel the entire staircase but would cost into the thousands of dollars or we could reuse what we already have and have it come in under budget (of which we have none). We decided to go with the cheaper option.
I had help from dad, who’s been a carpenter for the better part of 60 years and asked for his expert advise. We began ripping off the carpet from the treads and removing the staples from the wood itself. We must have removed over 500 staples by hand using a pair pliers and a pointed chisel. It took the entire day to remove those damn staples from the 11 treads.
When all the staples were removed, when took the first tread and removed the paint on it with Stripper X and a chisel and razor spatula. After washing away the paint junk we were life with clean slab of pine. All the left for now is to do the same to the other 10 treads. Updates are to come soon.
