Saturday afternoon the home improvement store delivery truck delivered lumber and insulation for the next phase of our basement remodeling project. One of the delivery men asked if Thing One would like to pull the air horn on the truck. Thing One was very excited to do it. Thing Two does not like loud noises and started to cry.
The first task in the plan was to fix the stair case. Monday after work I pulled out the 1×10 boards out of the wood pile and cut them to fit as risers. I glued the risers in place and then used screws to tie the risers to the treads from underneath and above. Screws on either side of the riser finished it up. I continued until I ran out of screws. I thought I would run to the store to buy more, until I looked outside and saw ice on the roads. (more…)
