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After-ish:
Why did it take us 6 years to get around to this? Um. Well... I only saw the icky risers half the time. On the way down the stairs, all I saw was nice treads. Hee hee.
There is still a lot of work before the stairs are "done" but this is just sooooo much better.
Tip for reno-crazed homeowners: If you encounter a similar situation, do not start sanding the risers from the bottom. The dust makes your stairs quite slippery. It only took 3 stairs for me to sort this out. And no, I did not fall. I just found it difficult to brace myself enough to apply pressure to the sander.
After-ish:
Why did it take us 6 years to get around to this? Um. Well... I only saw the icky risers half the time. On the way down the stairs, all I saw was nice treads. Hee hee.
There is still a lot of work before the stairs are "done" but this is just sooooo much better.
Tip for reno-crazed homeowners: If you encounter a similar situation, do not start sanding the risers from the bottom. The dust makes your stairs quite slippery. It only took 3 stairs for me to sort this out. And no, I did not fall. I just found it difficult to brace myself enough to apply pressure to the sander.
Hey, good work!
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I'm in the middle of a gigantic reno project at the moment, the most recent phase being sanding floors...what a mess. Next up? A solid oak set of stairs and banister, all covered in about eighty layers of white paint. Paint stripper will help take off any varnish you want to remove but will also take off areas you don't. Good luck to you...looks better already!
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