I like this time at night on HBT

[Kent88]

I usually think of this thread as being for the hours between 11pm-4am but I'm breaking with that today. My 16-month-old has decided to change his routine and wake up completely when my wife goes to work rather than go back to sleep for 2 hours which had been his routine almost going back as far as since my wife ended her maternity leave. I'm a night owl so it worked pretty well for me. This is the 3rd or 4th day of him waking up early in a row, and I fear that it is becoming a trend.

I fear I am losing my mind.

 

[Dan]

Don’t worry to much. New parents don’t get a lot of sleep. Happily we get through it and eventually everybody gets a good rest. I

I have three kids, all grown and on there own now. STarting there own family. Pretty crazy it doesn’t seem that long ago they were babies causing all kinds of lost sleep. Hang in there bro and your wife. It’s going to be okay, tough and worth the sleepless baby crying nights and all the tough things that come with being Dad and Mom

Congratulations to you and your wife’s amazingly challenging wonderful journey as mom and dad!
Cheers
Dan

 

[MaddBaggins]

My youngest had colic. For 3 months she would cry all night long. I would get maybe 2-3 hours of sleep each night. I was walking dead for a while there. We survived. Now we look back and go "yeah, remember that? She was such a cute baby".

 

[Dan]

Stair skirts
I pulled the carpet off the stairs in this house. Gina put down redoak treads. Trying to figure out the stair skirt. Angels angels freaking angels to make the skirt blend in and make the stairs blend perfectly. Watched a couple you tube videos. Some make look pretty simple. Others are complicated

Wish me luck and any advice always appreciated

Cheers!
Dan

 

[Dan]

Angels... think I meant angles. I can’t even spell the word correctly. Woohoo. I’m in trouble[emoji3]

 

[Dan]

Here’s where I’m at now.

The first tread and skirt are not put in place. Just a visual for me. I’m gonna make this all look good. Just need some advice from my HBT family

Cheers
Dan

 

[Dan]

Skirts will be on each side

 

[Dan]

https://goo.gl/images/Zh1jqb

 

[Dan]

Should look something like the above pic when finishrd

 

[Dan]

Not the stark white but the nice smooth craftsmanship

 

[Dan]

One word about caulking around a toilet or bath. I do it often at my new job. I’m decent at it but Hate doing it. I’m good enough at it but not a pro. Pro’s are something I’m not.

Don’t know why I mentioned this

 

[lschiavo]

Templates! You can make one, transfer your scribbles to the workpiece, cut it and if fits perfectly first time. I've done it! It works! Stair treads are a bitch. Work smart not hard my friend.

 

[lschiavo]

Caulking sucks! .... Caulk.

 

[Kent88]

I believe in you Mr. Dan! You can do it

 

[lschiavo]

Oh yeah. Dan will get it done. No doubt.

 

[Kent88]

In a world where people can infer all kinds of goofy stuff with every text message I send and every social media post I make, I'm glad there is a thread like this where everyone is calm and mellow.

Even when they're probably cursing about home improvements when they get away from the keyboard.

Lately I'm not sure if I am the metaphorical/figurative/whatever few drinks behind everyone else or if (nearly) everyone else is a few drinks behind me.

 

[lschiavo]

I'm ahead of you.

 

[leftcontact]

Long time lurker, sporadic poster. Dan, I agree with Ischavio, template that out and life will be better. You can try mathing it but the numbers always go wrong for me.. drawings don’t lie. Usually.
Kids start 4th and 7th grades Weds. looking forward to less screaming at each other and more peace & quiet around the house. Just a ramble, but glad to see the Dan (and the rest of you) are holding up well.

 

[Dan]

You folks are awesomeness. That’s a word, right?

 

[Dan]

Found a few cool jigs to make for measuring the treads and risers for a perfect fit. This one is my favorite so far

 

[lschiavo]

That's a smart jig.

 

[ancientmariner52]

Found a few cool jigs to make for measuring the treads and risers for a perfect fit. This one is my favorite so far

Thanks for posting this, Dan. I'm facing a similar project soon and I've been agonizing over the fitting issue. This will make it pretty much painless.

 

[Dan]

Yah I think it will be a big help, and just so there’s no confusion this isn’t me in the video. Just found it on YouTube. The guy did a neat job presenting it.

 

[Dan]

Aloha my friends. Hoping you all have a great weekend

 

[Dan]

I made a basic stair skirt. Not perfect. I have a ways to go. Been watching YouTube videos for ideas. It’s a good start but as I screw up trying to do what they show, I’m coming up with my own ideas.

Here’s a work in progress. Learning phase. I’m far from starting yet

 

[Dan]

I’m pretty sure I don’t have to be perfect on the cuts. Would be nice if I were. The skirt goes down before the treads and risers in my case. The treads and risers will be cut very accurately so will cover any gaps in the skirt. That’s the plan[emoji39]

 

[Dan]

Funny thing before I started this project,I thought all the stairs were the same length. There are three sets of them. One has 5 steps, the next 9 and the other 4. The lengths are different. The 4 and 5 step areas are 42” wide, length. The 9 steps part is 36”. I’d never noticed that before. Funny

 

[Kent88]

Looks like it is coming along, Dan.

 

[Dan]

Thanks Kent. Very slowly. I did don’t like to waste wood, even MDF but the first attempt was for learning. Plans and theories are great but I’m the type of person who needs hands on as well. Seems to me I’m also realizing I might be putting the cart in front of the horse. Maybe I should have decided upon the wood flooring and put it down first, as well as the trim I’ll use. Oh well, live and learn. It’s going to turn out nicely and I’m in no rush
Cheers!
Dan

 

[ancientmariner52]

Funny thing before I started this project,I thought all the stairs were the same length. There are three sets of them. One has 5 steps, the next 9 and the other 4. The lengths are different. The 4 and 5 step areas are 42” wide, length. The 9 steps part is 36”. I’d never noticed that before. Funny

That is funny. To get from my front door to the second floor, I go down three steps, cross the living room, go up two steps, turn and go up three steps, turn and go up 12 steps. Different run, rise, and width on each set. Yet no one stumbles or even notices. I guess we're just really well adapted to uneven ground?