I was just watching your vid and saw that you signed under the stairs. You should put your RU-vid channel on it also. Can you imagine how cool it would be to find this series as the new home owner in 200 years
Having been a decorator in the North East all my working life, I have come across lots of painters signatures and little notes when I have stripped old wallcoverings off! Needless to say, I have left my own signature and comments on numerous occasions while re-papering.
I’m a floorlayer and I recommend you ask the carpet fitter to pin/screw the gripper rods onto the stairs instead of hammer as it can knock the riser loose
I love how each channel has their own favoured material. It seems yours is two part activated glue Andy! Fantastic video! You really bolstered those stairs! But... I know you're very busy these days and haven't done how-to videos in a while, but if you could do a video on the subject of 10:15 and how to find angles for various elements of the house, I would bow down and worship you like a god!
Loving the comments about leaving signatures. If I find one under my wallpaper in the kitchen I hope they’ve left a number so I can tell them what an awful job they did! Lol 😆 If anyone on here saw it, they’d agree.
Just what I needed to tackle the broken attic stairs in my late Victorian Tce., unfort. I won't rip out all the lathe and plaster underneath as it's in the home so will have to work from both above and level. One poinrt I didn't gather was what you decided to do about the broken rebate on the riser.
Once again I have to applaud you for tidying up your mess before you make good the dangerous woodwork..! 100 years ago, all these jobs by artisan craftsmen would have been completed using only hand tools.... you're just following in their footsteps.
Corking job repair !! I would add some contractors pva glue mixed with a bit of water and brush it all over the stair case as bolt and braces . I’m no builder . But we had that type of stair case going to loft Extension with a similar problem to yours our caused by 6 ‘4 17stone football player son and him being so heavy footed over a period of 21 years of wear and tear and that’s what they recommended the 2 builders we got out to repair it stops Squeaking in stairs too .
I'm having almost this exact same problem on my main steps and I thought of doing something similar but wanted to make sure it'd been done by a pro before I started on it. Thanks for the video.
I highly recommend a 5 Minute Polyurethane Wood Glue for a caulking gun for this job. It's gap filling, sets quickly and is super strong. I used it on my stairs 4 years ago. Still rock solid and no squeeks at all.
Thanks very much for this video. I've had my stairs fail in exactly the same place (I'm renovating a Victorian Terrace) and I followed your process exactly (even with the wedges to really tighten things up). I was reluctant to take down the lath and plaster but after trying to botch it from above with some brackets and 12mm ply it was clear that I needed to bite the bullet. So glad I did. Hard work but totally bomber now. Appreciate the content! It's a great channel.
Yeah, I thought it would be weird when Andy has gone through the trouble of insulating under all the floors just to have a big draft through the stairs. Or maybe the garage will be insulated and heated so it's taken care of that way?
Love your signature in the never to be seen area under the stairs. As an apprentice electrician I used to write my name on some cables under the flooring. Always wonder if anyone ever saw them. Just felt like a good thing to do for some reason
@@GosforthHandyman Last time I decorated my Mams sitting room, I found messages on the wall that my Dad had left, how many rolls of wallpaper the room took, a "Hello" , what day he wrote the message and his name. It made all of our day just to see something from him, Felt like he was still here with us....
I had a plastic human skeleton that my missus bought for Halloween one time. When I sold my old house I left it deep in to the crawl space with an old sheet partly covering it. Makes me laugh wondering if or when it’ll ever be found. Just hope the police don’t end up at my door one day!
I used to use permanent black marker and write my name, date and a short description of my current mood on the back of the oven cabinet. Only way to see it was if the kitchen was ripped out. Current boss would have heart attack seeing writing on cabinets that might confuse the installer.
That was very interesting Andy, but I’ve got a problem with the bottom three stairs as they turn, the two bottom ones are completely loose! And it’s very difficult to get to them and I’m finding it like mental gymnastics trying to figure out how to repair them??!!
Hi sir and if I maybe so bold Andrew or Andy , splendid job as always . A most unusual way of utilising a cupboard under the stairs , have not seen the like in my locality . But none the less a very useful space , it would seem your ahead of the carpet fitters bless you . I shall look forward to the next instalment of your renovation project , as you tackle all those unseen issues that manifest themselves when tackling an older property . Best wishes and kind regards as always. 😀👍👍👍
Exactly the video I was looking for. Exactly the same issue I have on the risers split and treds broken as they bend around upto to the landing. Now seeing what you've done, I can work on getting my stairs repaired and back to a fully sound secure foundation. Only challenge, will be not allowing anyone to walk on them for 24hrs. 🙃
Just saw you B&D workbench. I still use the same one I bought before I started my apprenticeship in 1978. Still rock solid. A couple of the springs have gone. Great how you work, explaining the process as you go along. Brings back so many memories of my 1st and 2nd year training. Great work. Keep it up.
The OCD in me would have made support boards that went all across the back instead of patches of wood. But, that's just me, I've been accused of overbuilding everything I do.
Strictly speaking in this case it wouldn't be overbuilding as the repair here is already overbuilt. You're spending time on finishing even where its unseen. I'm in complete agreement. I can't bear the idea anything I do looks "good enough" unless its for a pet or a temporary garden structure and even then I struggle to underbuild enough! This does of course mean you have less time for the real visually important stuff, but that hasn't stopped me yet ....
Hi Andy 😊 nice repair mate, it'll still be there in another 100 yrs,lol , love the way you clean up as you go along, some tradesmen don't bother until the end of a job, and there's crap everywhere,lol. The house Is coming along nicely and there's light at the end of the tunnel mate, thanks for the video, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart uk.
There's the problem with no stringer for those winders. They counted on the nails through that riser into the tread, in hopes that good faith would keep it together forever. LOL The riser should just be a filler, rather than a structural member, IMHO.
CAPITALS DUE TO PARTIAL SIGHT AND REDUCED COGNITIVE ABILITIES. AS A RETIRED JOINER I WOULD NEVER HAVE CONTEMPLATED THE USE OF STEEL IN JOINERY WORK. WHILE I WAS WATCHING I WOUNDED IF LARGE L BRACKETS MAY HAVE BEEN AN OPTION. THESE COULD BE FITTED TO THE RISER AND TREAD OVER PLY TIMBER SUPPORTS. DOING THIS SORT OF REPAIR ALWAYS THROWS IN CHALLENGES. CRACKING WORK AS USUAL, THANKS MICHAEL
Thank you 🙏 for sharing you have done a canny job you have turned this house into a beautiful home 🏡 look forward to the next video take care keep well and safe 🙏👍😊🌈🌈🌈
Before gluing down the Carpet to the stairs, put in a separation layer, and an water barrier layer. For water barrier just paint then once with an cheap paint. And for the Separation layer glue newspaper down to the steps and raisers. The reason is that at some point someone will spill something on the stairs and it will soak into the wood. The paper will help when removing the carpet later on. It's a pain to scrape off old carpet and glue.
It can make a big difference. The bottom ten steps of my stairs are open to the underfloor void. They are now covered with 75mm of PIR and the brick wall below the stringer and to the understairs cupboard have 100mm fibreglass bats attached to them. Raised the temperature in my hall by around 2°C in the winter.
Great job up to now matey.I got divorced in 2000 and with my half of the money bought a late 20s house,on my own with cash in my pocket a decent job on morns,afts and nights had plenty of time to crack on with bringing it up to date sometimes kicking and screaming but I've got it there only trades needed was plasterer( I'm hopless) and gas fitters luckily my daughter was at the time going out with a fully qualified sparky everything else I did my self,when you get to the stage you are at with skirting ect it's a great insensitive for that final push.Great vids and very helpful,wish they were out when I was doing mine,👍don't think internet was invented then,🤣
I have a feeling...maybe you should provide Mrs Mac with a photo of yourself, sitting in a chair, eyes open, keeping absolutely still... I think she'd be amazed!
Awesome job Andy and thanks for the tips. I've got virtually the same issue with my 60's staircase, a split riser where its screwed into a quarter turn tread. As the underside of mine is in a kitchen pantry/cupboard i want to repair it without losing much head height.
That's a wild winder design, is that typical? Cause I just learnt them In school, and we built them by building 3 separate landings, and just stacking them
Great video, gives me hope for my creaky 180° staircase. It's fairly recent, square section Newell posts etc but soft wood. I now have some idea what to look for. I know, a creak ain't much, but my understairs cupboard is open to view the underside. Just a niggle, but knowing what's moving is useful for prioritizing, bottom of the list or fallen off completely😉. They varnished it, but the timber is still rough sawn🙄. Expect I'll hear the party when you move in🥂.
These stairs are the exact double of mine, unfortunately, I can not get to the underneath. 150 years of wear and tear have taken their toll. I am going to strengthen them, then box them in with plywood. I don't think modern staircases will stand the test of time as these have. OSB board and chipboard just don't work as well as real wood.
Another cracking example of the joys of lime plaster.. considering that’s an out house and the timbers are perfect, the lime plaster with laths will have been breathing and flexing for 100’s of years. Is that stair section coming into the new extension, you mentioned garage.. is that going to be an “warm” garage? Cracking stuff as always.
I’ve signed all my floor boards I’ve replaced with the year next to it think one 100/200 years time will be interesting for those people also added covid year to the things I’ve been doing during the lockdown
And you can insulate under the stairs. You said at the start that its a lot easier when you can get access from underneath - what would you do if you couldn’t? One of our stair treads has broken and its all plasterboarded and boarded in the hallway underneath so can’t really get underneath without a lot of mess and making good afterwards.
Honestly suprised you managed to save the old step I would have been seriously considering replacing the riser and tred and then adding a stringer support down the centre. Good job though! I know all too well how awkward working on stairs are (sooo much cramp!) Speaking of someone who has recently sanded back his steps on a 1913 property I would say: don't feel bad about all the screw heads. 100 years of wear on the softwood treds makes noticable divots so sanding them up to look nice is a massive timesink. You choose correctly with carpet :)
I was wondering why you used yellow glue and not construction/subfloor adhesive. I would have used it and put a large bead on the top edge of the plywood backers as well. May as well get glue on the surfaces that come into contact.
How would I tackle this problem if underneath access is limited?, as we have these turning step with the same problem but the majority of the steps we cant access, but really would like to fix them
An Amazing Fix Andy & Looking Very Safe, Will you be insulating this as well buddy. I wonder how my % this would be on heat loss within the home and how many views have a similar set up & protentional lose heat from these areas.
Used to be a builder. I heard you were not a Carpenter unless you could build proper stairs and cut roof framing. Had a hundred year old book on stairs and one of the things it said was..."if you must have winders in your stairs, put them at the bottom because you Will fall down them." That stair was broken by impact damage. A long ago owner pushed her husband down the stair. That explains the groaning and laughter you hear when working there alone late at night. Don't tell Mrs. Mac.
Hi, is the staircase open at the bottom? I have a similar issue in my 1920s terrace property, the staircase comes off the kitchen and a lot of heat is lost up there. I cant put a conventional door on as it it right next to the exterior back door so I was thinking of putting a type of sliding door in, but don't think it would look right. Be interesting to see what you have done or if anyone can point me to one of your videos that shows it please?
It appears that the stairs are over an unconditioned space. If that is the case, will you be installing any insulation before you apply the fire-rated boards?
Just so yher know, that old plaster was used as furtilizer for the hydrangers. For the blue blooms, just incase there are any ecowarriors watching. 3 :40
I previously repaired ours by screwing up from below through 18mm ply with screws just long enough to stop short of breaking out the top of the step. The big thing I've learned so far in my binge watching is mitrebond two part ca glue!
@2:45 Dodgy steps is right. Not sure how they got away with using such thin boards for stairs without it falling apart sooner. All stairs I've seen use two bys for treads and supports. Looks like they cheaped out by using old crating.
I remodeled a bedroom in a house that I owned built in 1867. When I removed the plaster and lathe, the wall studs were literally tree branches and rough cut timbers. Later, an old timer told me it was common back then for locals to go down to the river after the spring floods to scavage for building materials from the trees that washed down the river and floated up on the river banks. Talk about no building codes...whatever floated the boat!
Great video mate…. There may be a video I’ve missed on it but could you briefly explain your water pipe in the old out house… does it feed the house? I still have my old lead main and it’s under a concrete floor so the new route would be through my garage into the house that way. I’m guessing as long as all regs are met and it’s insulated etc it’s acceptable? Cheers buddy.
I would have pulled the skirt off and replaced that winder with 4/quarter plywood and oak moulding. Anyway, it's fine as it is. The eternal problem with houses is "might as well".
Seriously, you'd have gone to all that unnecessary extra work and mess and follow up making good - just to support a couple of damaged treads.. ?! And where does the Oak come in - this is basic construction joinery.....!
@@andymccabe6712 I'm not in favor of carpet on stairs. The whole thing should have been rebuilt. That is why I mentioned "might as well". I'm aware that most people won't do that for practical reasons.
