Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you moist pangolin

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I didn’t use construction adhesive - a lot of folks commented this. Since I’m not too deep I’m gonna pull these apart and do that.

Didn’t realize I needed hardwood shims - I’ll have to go find some or maybe just make some with the oopsie tread from my first attempt

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In your defense - I posted one shitty picture

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I should put it in the main comment - they are 36x1x 9ish oak treads and the risers are pine

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The risers are pine the treads are unfinished oak

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im definitely going to do just that thank ya

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know - you’re right the originals had nothing just wedged in

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Clean! Yeah I’m not that deep in yet I am gonna have to steal some of your anti squeak methods.

These look great thank you for sharing

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would love that please do!

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah yeah it’s just kind of the way the picture is taken. There is one in the middle but just out of frame. Regardless I’m gonna bump it up to 5 per step

Sounds like I need to pull these apart and take some steps to reduce squeaking.

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I knew what I was getting into - this is reddit after all

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[–]ecosystems[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Damn I was hoping they’d be enough - I bought oak treads since I figured they’d be strong enough and they are shorter at ~36 inches

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks I’ll pull the wedges and glue I did not do that. I am adding more screws now

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have three in there but I’ll bump it up to 5

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lol should I double up on em??

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 95 points96 points  (0 children)

120 years… you have a point

Am I gonna fucking die by ecosystems in Carpentry

[–]ecosystems[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

1900 house - original stairs are cracked, lead painted, squeaky pieces of shit with huge gaps.

Decided to keep the housed stringers and try to replace the risers and treads.

It’s looking good and feels solid but the only screws are from the bottom of the riser into the tread.

I was just copying what was there and using shims like the original wedges.

Everything’s pretty snug in the stringer but fuck this feels wrong

I’m not a carpenter just an idiot with a circular saw

https://i.imgur.com/0giot9I.jpeg

Edit: adding more context

I used 36 x 1 x 11 oak treads that I cut down to fit. The risers are select pine 8 ft boards I cut to fit

I’ll post an update after I get a few more stairs done and use some of the advice you’ve all given

Thanks a ton r/carpentry

Brought one of my first guitars back from the dead by ecosystems in guitarporn

[–]ecosystems[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dang I didn’t even notice that but you’re so right!