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Am I the only one who got wrecked by a simple stair skirt board?
Honestly, I see a lot of guys online saying they can knock out a stair skirt in an hour or two. Tbh, that was not my experience at all. I had to fit one in this old bungalow in Tacoma, and the walls were just not straight. Every single tread and riser had a different reveal, and the floor ran out by almost a full inch over the run. I spent a whole day just scribing and recutting, trying to get a tight joint. Ngl, I went through three 12-foot pieces of poplar before I got it right. Everyone makes it sound so easy, but when the house isn't square, it's a whole different ball game. Has anyone else had a simple trim job turn into a multi-day fight with an old house?
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stellaperry6d ago
Oh man, you just described my entire life with my 1920s house lol. It's not just the walls being out, it's that nothing is even the same from one step to the next. You get one scribed perfectly and the next one is off by a quarter inch for no clear reason. Those online videos are always filmed in some perfect new build, they have no idea. The worst part is you can't even trust your own measurements because the floor dips in the middle of the run.
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hall.joel6d ago
Nah, those old house fights build real skill though. @stellaperry gets it, every step is its own puzzle. Honestly find that kind of fitting work way more satisfying than a quick job in a perfect box.
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