22 March 2017

Finishing Up Projects


It has been so long since my last post.  I have had so much happening.  I decided to get one project done that's been staring me in the face literally for years.  Staining & varnishing my stairs.  Here's the work in progress.



Years ago I had removed the carpet from the stairs.  I loathe carpeted stairs, after having fallen down several, I no longer will have them carpeted.  This is what it looked like this morning at 8 am.


This is what I'm using to stain/varnish the stairs with.  Hoping it will actually save me time.  This is my first time using this product.  In the past I have always done several coats of stain, then several coats of varnish.


The stairs are about 75% done at this point...stained every other tread so we still have access while the other 1/2 of treads are drying.  I was unable to finish myself as my hands and wrists began to swell.  I really hate that, it makes everything so difficult.  An unfortunate drawback of the disease.  :(



 So very grateful for George being home.  He finished the last two treads for me.  Getting ready to do the next set of treads this afternoon.  Total drying time is about 6 hours.  Hoping to get it all done today along with a 2nd coat to dry overnight.

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