PSA: That 'simple' stair repair in a 1920s bungalow took me 8 hours, not 2.

The original tack strips were set in plaster and the risers were all out of square by a full inch, so every piece had to be scribed and hand-cut. Has anyone else run into a hidden nightmare like that on what looked like a quick fix?

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olivia_park1mo ago

Honestly eight hours sounds pretty standard for that kind of work. If you buy a 1920s house you should expect nothing to be square or simple. That's just part of the deal and not really a hidden nightmare, it's the obvious cost of old charm. A quick fix on a century old structure is a fantasy from the start.

olivia_park1mo ago

Hired a carpenter who knew old houses and saved us a lot of time.

noranguyen1mo ago

Wait eight hours is standard? That's wild. My friend's new build had the same thing done in like two.