I decided to repair the main oak staircase myself to save us some money on the mounting building costs. After all, if it was no good I can always pay someone else to put it right :-)
The staircase has been eaten away from underneath at some point by woodworm which has caused the bottom step to drop away from the staircase and it also has 2 huge holes in the top of the bottom step:
First I removed the terracotta tiles with a crowbar carefully:
Then with the crowabr and a large motorcycle tyre lever I pried up the dropped step:
With a rubber mallet I hammered some bricks and stones under the staircase to raise the level of the eaten step:
Then I put back the tiles and cemented them in place:
Now to deal with the massive holes in the top of the step:
More cement poured into the holes:
Ta daa!
Next I will mix some cement and sawdust, fill the top of the step again, and when that dries cover in wood filler and stain in to match the staircase.
More on this in the next exciting episode!!
First I removed the terracotta tiles with a crowbar carefully:
Then with the crowabr and a large motorcycle tyre lever I pried up the dropped step:
With a rubber mallet I hammered some bricks and stones under the staircase to raise the level of the eaten step:
Then I put back the tiles and cemented them in place:
Now to deal with the massive holes in the top of the step:
More cement poured into the holes:
Ta daa!
Next I will mix some cement and sawdust, fill the top of the step again, and when that dries cover in wood filler and stain in to match the staircase.
More on this in the next exciting episode!!
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