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I have a small set of stairs that connect the main portion of the house to an addition. Recently the risers have fallen as per the photo. There is no access to the rear of the stairs. Any suggestions on how to place the risers where they belong? Also, how to anchor them in place? The treads are 2 x 12 and the risers 1 x 8 +/-. All help appreciated.
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Re the risers in a channel?
Can they be moved up easily?
If the above are true then I would move them up and hold them in place with a piece of quarter round along the bottom.
Trying to match the stair color will be difficult so I would probably just paint it black to sort of match with the tiles on the upper floor
Thanks for your reply.
Yes, they are in a channel.
One moves fairly easily until there is a 1" gap left. The other won't budge.
They will likely need to be pried up. I'm thinking of something like putting screws
in the risers near each end, then using a small prybar, alternating ends to force them up.
I can't help but think there are better ways, though...
Interesting. I have similar issue with my cellar stairs.
Apparently the floor is settling.
Mine was not sandwiched between walls so was easy to fix.
Yours will not be so easy.
Unfortunately any repair you make will be temporary.
I can envision the stairs needing to be removed and rebuilt.
I would do it the same as you.
Perhaps someone else will chime in with a better method.
If you cannot get them all the way back up then I would cover them with a thin veneer of some type.
I would still use the quarter round just to be sure they do not drop any further.
But perhaps the veneer will accomplish that.
difficult oven dimension (23.75 wide not 24) made me have to get a fancy expensive smaller oven and build my own platform
i know theres no way to match existing 50 year old stain with some kind of trim so what other options can you think of? also you can see the lip of the lowest part of the oven and while i dont reallllly need that covered it would be nice but then id have to make sure the piece was easily removed for repair
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Good afternoon,
I am a reluctanat, as-needed DIY'er, so my experience is limited. I inherited this nightmare from the previous owners and have had very few contractors interested in helping me resolve these issues. There are two main issues.
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[*]The flat roof next to the pitched roof has caused an excessive amount of water to both roll off of the roof & to pool on top of the roof. I have had a variety of issues from the ceiling caving in to a recurrence of termites. My idea to correct this issue is to only have the slope in one direction (away from the flat roof), but I have had so much trouble finding a roofer who has a framer on staff or a carpenter to reframe the roof. The last roof pic shows the one-sided roof that I was hoping to achieve.
[*]The entire structure is a converted carport/garage. There seems to be quite a few issues with the structure. It's roughly 12" below the rest of my house & my deck out back, so it keeps getting flooded. I'm suspecting that the flooding is coming from standing water under the deck, but I have no guess as to how the termites are getting in. I have been treating the exterior walls (in the accessible parts of the yard & have not seen any tunnels). I have also drilled holes in the walls to spray pesticide inside the walls. Now, for the 2nd time, the termites have gotten to it.
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My questions:
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[*]Is the one-sided roof a good idea? If so, are there any other considerations that need to be taken into account if I go that route? None of the contractors have recommended gutters or anything else to account for the change in the flow of the water.
[*]Would it be a waste to get this structure elevated & then repair the termite damage? I have had some contractors recommend tear it down & rebuild, but I don't want to be without one of these rooms for months or a year (I really can't). Currently, the termite damage is the wall that the doors share & the room on the right.
[*]If the termites have eaten the wall and frame around the doors, is there a temporary solution for securing the doors? I had one contractor tell me that he could put in a 2x4, but I don't see what he would be nailing it n2. Even the header looks like it may have been compromised, so I have my doubts about what I'm being told. I don't want to be on the hook for demo to this guy & then be without both rooms for some reason. If it is possible, I would be willing to do so until I make a decision.
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Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm so overwhelmed!!!
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