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Here's an old rickety staircase going into a basement of a house I am remodeling
I thought this process might be interesting to you fucks, so pay attention, and lets make something pretty.
Boards where loose, stained with paint and crap.
You can see the large gaps on the sides. Plenty of room for toddler or cat damage.
Plus, they wobbled a fuck ton when you walked on them
When I was pulling the stringers down (part under the stairs that hold the fucking things up) I found it was held together with these little bastards.
some dumb cunt deckded that 1" nails where going to be good enough to not kill whoever was walking down these.
Dumb ass.
I got my new stringers and toe kicks in place (Sorry for no photos..... wait no I'm not. I was fucking working) and I realized that from the top to the bottom of the stairs was a 2.5 inch difference in width. No square cuts for me... time to do some fucking math and make fancy fucking trapezoids.
here's a rough sketch of how everythings going to fit together. Fuck my life.
The back of the board, next to the riser, is the first measurement. The next measurement is the front of the board.
The difference between the two must be split, and then measured off of square to make sure things fit properly.
Again, Fuck my life.
Here's the replacement part for the stupid one inch fucking nails. That dumb ass could have killed me. I weigh in at 250 lbs, and those were only held together with hopes and dreams.
Sink about a thousand of those little fuckers above through these things at the top of the stringer. Strong as fuck. How strong? They call these fucks "Strong ties" So yeah, better than a 1" fucking suicide nail.
Have I mentioned how I dislike those yet?
I skipped a few steps, but heres that strong tie installed on the new stringer.
Where you goin?
http://i.imgur.com/YrfaOVP.jpg?fb
More strong tie's, more supports You could have elephants dancing on this and it would laugh.
Hell, this might even be strong enough for me and your fat ass mom to make sweet, sweet love on and still hold up for more than five minutes.
This fucking thing has more strength than Benadryl Coatfactory's top button.
Here's the front face of the rough in, and its fucking gorgeous. Quarter rounds on top of the kick board for pretty.
I dont have pictures of the process, as I was getting mad at these impossible cuts
And I dont want you to see me like that. I prefer for you to remember me like this, calm and loving as fuck.
Yeah, I know there's fucking gaps still. I'm only human. Fuck you for judging me. Like I said, ROUGH IN.
We're not fucking done yet!
Thats right mother fuckers. It's carpet time.
Jack of all fucking trades right here.
Due to how uneven the width of these fuckers where, I had to cut each step and riser separately.
13 steps, 15 risers, 28 fucking individual cuts, and all of them have to be perfect.
There was much swearing in this part also.
After a test fit, I glue the bitch down and I staple the back of this thing in. Fucking one staple every inch.
40ish fucking staples just for this part. Fuck.
Next I roll the front fucking edge. One staple every half inch here. Fucking hell. Approx 150 staples per step. But Goddamn is it sexy.
Just like you. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise.
I'm talking to my mirror you arrogant fuck. Not everything's about you.
These riser strips are a bitch also. These are cut overly large by 1/16", so they fit perfectly and hide the ungodly amount of staples in this fucker. The board is hit by the hammer, which tucks the nap of the carpet where it needs to go.
Fucking commie taint knob! I cut it wrong. You goatfucking shitheaded turdmunching foureyed bigheaded pedofilic godforesaken pissdrinking assfucking homofilic beerbellied mophaired cronical heroinaddicted tetanussuffering monkeyassed-cocksucking hepatitisinfected gangreneinfested pimplefaced bugeyed gasolineinhaling cokewhore twatwaffle cunt!
FUCK!
I'm sorry you had to see me like that. I fixed it It's better now.
Almost fucking done. My back, knees, and hands hurt. But fuck is it looking good.
Motherfucking finished product ass wipes.
Witness its glory.
Mutha fucking UHH. Look at it.
LOOK AT IT.
Top down view.
Thanks for coming along, I'm getting a fucking beer.
PunjabiMacgyver
I'm... I'm not an asswipe.
Sirustheworst
Your language is beautiful. Made me laugh hard as hell because you sounded like me and every other fucker to undertake a project.
donttalktomeihaventhadmycoffee
You say that it's an old stair case...but I see OSB and round nails...it ain't that old!
OwnubadJr
I like the way u talk so take my up votes I guess
squintish
Beauty eh?
Shooter14
+1 for "...I thought this process might be interesting to you fucks..."
koolit6
What comes first? The stairs or the floor?
TerryCrews
Frame before finish.
Eunoterp
I pity the poor bastard that will eventually have to replace that carpet...
moon2A
Way too many staples and if the stairs were all the same width could've cut one/two straight shots depending and "Hollywood" rolled them
sparklefarkle
Your steps are superior. To everything.
zandystuff
fifty-seven, fifty-eight, fifty-nine, fifty-ten, fifty-eleven, fifty-twelve, wait, what?
krodex
Tomorrow the code inspector shows up and tells him it needs to be redone
burlycanadiandude
Actually yes, hangers into the Web of a TJI would fail an inspection.
TerryCrews
It's an LVL. 3/4 ply added into the gap, tied into the joist of the house. Passed just fine thank you.
Spazzofspeed
Please stop yelling at me
knifeskills
Just one question: where in the hell is the Benadryl Coat factory? Probably living in auto-correct land, right?
pythonmonty
*Burlington
knifeskills
Ah Benadryl was so much more intriguing! But seriously, beautiful craftsmanship on your work.
IThinkIPreferToStayInside
I think that might have been a Cumberbatch reference
sadquesadilla
I can actually smell the wood and carpet. Best smells ever
TRYoungn
That's a sexy staircase twat waffle!
lazerbeer
Benadryl coatfactory!!!!!
Sellefane
I want someone to draw me a picture of the person who looks like that stream of cussing.
PLX695Dude
Looks good, but is that bannister straight? Looks to have a curve in the middle?
pythonmonty
Fish-eye lens
TerryCrews
It does. But it was existing, and the client didn't want to get a new one. Maybe on the next one.
PLX695Dude
Great job on the stairs though. :-)
smtxom
You ever try to find a straight piece of lumber at a home improvement place!? It's like 1 out of 20 are somewhat straight.
whitty420
Well believe it or not but trees don't grow true to square
Cannotverify
If you're terrycrews, why are you white?
TerryCrews
Oh my God Karen.
Bennerokss
Wait, so ur not the real terry
TerryCrews
I'm not THAT Terry.
cookieduster
Buy a vacuum, you slob
TerryCrews
And take the work from my unskilled laborers? What am I, a monster? HOW WILL THEY FEED THEIR CHILDREN?
Illpass
This post is beautiful. The time, energy and language. Fml, that's great +1
justme32
Now clean up you cunt
GrandmaSlappy
Lol reminds me of The Godfather
TerryCrews
That's what the bitch ass laborers are for. I got shit to do.
winterrainrose
dirtydiapers
Always withhold payment until everything is cleaned up
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
Of course, the job isn't done until it is cleaned
dirtydiapers
Of course
BeRaDFjOrD
Have you thought about being a life coach?
TerryCrews
Get off your ass, stop complaining, and do what you have to to succeed, without lying, cheating, or stealing.... not a popular message.
jobustevens
Looks good. Then I can fucking swear at you when I scrape my arm against those fucking screws on the right side of the wall.
exileut
Is there a benefit to the screws sticking out of the back of the wood vs being flush?
TerryCrews
This way they sink in all the way, and I didn't have to buy new screws.
MrPewpyPants
.....my mother's not fat, your's is fat...
TerryCrews
http://imgur.com/hdDanVo.jpg
PunJedi
Holy fuck, that just got better and better. Nice fucking job, you fuck!
TerryCrews
https://imgur.com/vB9B5h.jpg
Totono
I'm slightly bothered you're not actually TerryCrews. But congrats on doing the thing! With the nails and the cussing and the math.
TerryCrews
Well, I am actually Terry Crews, just not the one you're thinking of. Think blonde and bearded instead of black and built.
Totono
I'm into blond and bearded in all actuality
Totono
Although black and built is totally a turn on as well.
Mortimouse
As a construction manager, I always upvote quality carpentry and craftsmanship
bigs01cs365
But OSB is shit wood
TerryCrews
Only the risers are OSB. Treads are 1" solid common. And modern OSB rates as high as plywood for everything save finish surfaces.
stumoz
@op knows his / her shit.
TerryCrews
I'm a superintendent. Had a sub tell me it would take a week or more, and if I wanted it done in a day to do it myself. We'll guess what.
Mortimouse
Getting it done! I like it!
TerryCrews
*well
Ceramia
Plus it only took you longer because you did it right and did each one individually. Ya cunt!
SenorObvious
How much fucking money does shit like this cost?
TerryCrews
This one was about $4500, including labor and materials.
SenorObvious
Thanks. We have some wobbly stairs that go to our basement. I've wondered what it might cost.
thefatlonelyjew
How much for materials
TerryCrews
Depends on what you use. On this one it was around $1500 for everything.