Back to the Stairs

Yesterday I finally got of my lazy but and did some restoration work on the house. I have been working on the stairway since last summer very, very slowly. So far I have repaired the walls, stripped and stained the windows plus the chair rails and trim, and stripped one of the two platforms on the stairs. Yesterday I pulled up most of the remaining carpet and 50 year old padding, pulled out all of the nails and staples, and did most of the taping need to start stripping the majority of the stairs. Once I finally get these stripped, stained, and pollied I can finally paint those walls. Then the only thing left to do on the main floor will be the kitchen and adding the bathroom. Both of these have to wait until I get the roof repaired though – that should happen this spring.

Fred didn’t really know what to do as I kept moving around. Though he is a very mellow animal he kept trying to help me… Though I don’t think there is much a beagle can do to help me on the house he was always willing to be underfoot and in the way! Eventually he did get board and went to his normal perch over in the center of the couch, lounging and sleeping. Hopefully if I can avoid Fred’s help I can finish taping tonight and even to a little bit of stripping. I think if I can get one good day to work on it I might be able to get all of the stairs up to the platform stripped and ready to stain. Once the main stairway is done I will have a pretty big chore rebuilding the wall at the top of the stairs though; as a lot of the plaster is coming away from the lath. Oh well I’m told it will be worth it when I’m finished.