Staircases

This is a pretty traditional staircase that uses oak newel posts with white balusters. The original staircase did not have skirt boards and had the carpet wrap around the ends of the treads, so I decided to dress up the staircase by installing skirt boards and topping it with base cap moulding, as well as putting inside and outside oak false treads with brackets on the steps. Rather than leaving drywall on the apron of the balcony, I built a small oak recessed panel to help tie the staircase in with recessed panels used near the bottom of the staircase. photo by Todd Construction