Stairs, Hardwood Pine Treads, Stair case,Finish Carpentry 

Staircase with hardwood pine treads

As the total gut renovation continued with new sheetrock and paint, it precipitated  reconstruction on the center staircase in this house. The new sheet rock required new moldings, though we did choose to keep the original hardwood pine stair treads which were lovely  and had great color. You don't realize it when you are not involved in construction, but a staircase is just an added element in the house and it does not automatically fit right into the interior of the house. It requires quite a bit of fitting and finish carpentry to make it look as if it had been there naturally and forever. Gaps of space exist between the wallboard and the wooden sides of the staircase. This space needs to be pleasantly eased into connecting the wall and the floors.

hardwood pine treads, white risers, transition molding on top of staircase edge

hardwood pine staircase treads

In this case we left the treads of the staircase the original golden hardwood pine. The sides were painted white.  On the top edge of the white sides of the stairs, was fitted a narrow molding, painted white. This molding was to transition one surface into the other, to cover the gap in the spacing of the two elements, and to add a decorative touch of molding to match the other fine finish work in the house. The riser on each stair is painted white, and the bright reflection of the white riser looks super contrasted to the grain of the hardwood pine. The molding edges of the sides of the staircase were also painted white. The walls of the staircase are painted "Lovely Bluff" a Valspar color we picked up at Lowes. We have been very pleased with the Valspar paints. Previously we only used Benjamin Moore paints, which are a very high quality and make the work very uncomplicated. When we moved here to the Eastern Shore of Maryland there are not many Benjamin Moore paint dealers and the price of a gallon was nearly $50...well beyond what we were used to paying for it in New York. We tried the Valspar and so far so good. After much painting it is our go to paint.

finish moldings on staircase

finish carpentry bottom of staircase

Posted 12th November 2012 by http://shoresidefarmhouse.blogspot.com/

Gutta House, Gut job, Gutted Out, Complete House Renovation

All on the first floor has been gutted out. All electrical has been soaked and had to be removed. The main electrical box was not in that area and was preserved.


Nothing is left on the first floor, it is bare to the dirt of the ground.  The blown in insulation has been completely removed.  The fiberglass bats have been removed, all flooring in the home has been removed and discarded.  Wind roared through the space for about two months because the crawl space hatch was left open to the inside of the house by the demolition contractors. It was exposed to the elements because of the removal of the floors which went right down to the removal of the sub-floor.

All upright interior walls will be removed. This space is going to be restored by creating an open floor plan. One bedroom will be reconstructed. It will be moved to the opposite side of the downstairs floor of the home. The bedroom-livingroom wall is being moved to create clear view of the body of water behind the home. The home will have a clear wide broad water view of a cove that opens onto Tangier Sound of the Chesapeake Bay. Moving the bedroom forward will free the back walls for installation of more windows to see the beautiful view.