Trim Carpentry - Getting Near Completion

I have made a defining terminal at the bottom of the stairway, after a hinted at what my client wanted with a piece of pre-primed, fiberboard fluted casing. I had to get the side pieces in a plain stock of the same width, but they did not sit at the correct depth when meeting up with the crown moulding. I had to use a planer and do each one to a different depth, then wrap an additional piece of wood around at the top aboveupon which I put a half-round moulding to simulate a torus or terminal. Pictured below are the results.

before

after

and at the base on top of a 1/2" piece of pine to offset it all the way around well.

Additional stained baseboards were applied throughout the first floor and more was prepared for the Master Bedroom and its bathroom.

Getting Work Done Without Getting Dirty

Because of my keen interest in drafting (self-taught on an auto-CAD program) I drew up a plan for solving an irregular stairstep to the entry of the house. Previously it was two steps, a 7-1/2 inch step, and then a whopping 10 inch step. My plan was to re-do them to make three 5-1/2 inch steps.




I didn't charge anything in helping to get this job done (as a sort of architect in miniature). I just get to brag a little that I have had a hand in concrete without getting dirty or exhausted....for a change.