Remodel

February 27, 2010

Banister


We have been doing a lot of “touching up” in the home. Touching up the painting. Touching up the doors. Cleaning the carpets. Those kind of things. None of them really picture worthy. However we did accomplish one very picture worthy – complicated – and rewarding task.

Many years ago, we took out the metal railing between our bathroom and our lower level family room. We just left it as a drop off and put bench there for small child semi-protection. It has come time to put in a real rail. Mar did the leg work. She looked up on-line videos on how to do it. She looked up recommendations on pole spacing so wee heads wouldn’t fit through. She also went and talked to hardware salesmen and bought the materials. Then last week we got started.

Measuring was Lar’s job. We got the lines straight – on blue tape so that we could find them again. We then held our breath and drilled into our beautiful hardwood floor and set the posts. We cut the rails. Then Lar went on a business trip, while Mar stained and varnished.

This weekend we drilled again and then assembled. Two words that sound easy, but were terrifying and quite difficult. Were we happy with the results.

Immensely!!!! Yea – a true success. All is straight. All is solid. All is beautiful.

See.