Stair rail to heaven!

 

 

Another project complete! About a year and a half ago, Stewart and Quinn moved the stairs into a L-shape so that you had more clearance for your head when you head down the stairs. While that has been great for our noggins, I have hated the current state of the stairs afterwards. This rickety gate has been a barrier for Calvin and it looks awful. I always felt bad for people who wanted to go downstairs because they had to climb over the dumb thing and try not to fall to their death. So after talking with my dad and asking for his help, we started the process of replacing the old half wall/stair rail and the gate. Thanks to his help, we were able to buy and build the new stair rail for so much cheaper than we thought was possible. We bought all the newel posts and hand rail from Hewitt Mill on a clearance/discount. My dad just kept talking them down. It was great. Then my dad built the baby gate, all the balusters, and the shoe plate (I am an expert on stair rail lingo now).We would not have been able to do this without him. We ended up using his paint sprayer downstairs and sprayed everything before we installed it. After watching Stew and Quinn move the stairs and after watching Stew and Harry build the stair rail, I have decided stairs are not for the weak of heart.

 

Here is a before pictures once more for good measure:

 

 After: