Staircase Completion
We have a wall in the kitchen of various trades people’s business cards. It could almost be described as a seal of approval if you exist on that wall! Many have tried to get on, some have made it and stayed, some have sadly made it then dropped off … some don’t come close! 
15 weeks and 5 days after the original staircase was removed, we have finally replaced it with a custom-made, solid oak staircase and full-galleried landing and it looks great!! Trevor and Noel managed to get the carcass and the quarter-landing in yesterday and made a start on the gallery by getting the newel posts in place – they actually hold up the original (and new) cross beam that runs from the front to the back of the old house, so pretty important structurally speaking! Today Bob helped Trevor finish off the gallery. The newels and spindles are stop-chamfered so a nice, simple design. We managed to get all the different parts treated with 2 coats each prior to fitting, and we worked out that altogether, it took around 35 man-hours to complete, so ages in other words LOL. It is good to know it’s all protected though. They are also now a much gentler incline of around 42 degrees as opposed to the original stairs which were more like 45 degrees and felt like you were falling backwards when you went up them 
