I am finishing my basement and I made a goof. I framed out the side and
underneath of my stairs with drywall, so when looking at the side of the
steps you see a sloped drywall box. I was going to cap the top (by the
steps) and then miter the spindles to rest on top of this cap. My SWMBO
wanted it painted so I made it out of pine. Not my choice, but sometimes we
do what they want... Anyway, I wanted to rout a 3/8 bead along the top and
an 1/8 roundover on the bottom. Halfway through the second board (there's
only two - left and right side of steps), I noticed that I was putting the
beading on the bottom. Damn, I'll just bead both sides on both boards.
It'll look fine, I thought. I placed them on the stairwell and I don't like
it. My SWMBO says it looks fine and no way should I go buy two more 14'
boards to redo it. Everytime I walk up those steps, I know that its not
want I wanted. What do you think...Redo or keep it the way SWMBO suggests?
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Tim V wrote:
> boards to redo it. Everytime I walk up those steps, I know that its not
> want I wanted. What do you think...Redo or keep it the way SWMBO
> suggests?
Depends. Can you afford to buy more wood? If so, then fix it, because if
you don't, it will irritate you forever and take away all joy and meaning
from your life, eventually driving you insane and tipping you over the edge
and onto a murderous rampage and stuff.
If you can't afford to fix it, then just tell everybody you meant to do that
and leave it alone. Nobody but you will ever care. I find that I am
always WAY more critical of my work than anybody else, and stuff that
irritates the piss out of me escapes everyone else's notice.
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"Tim V" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am finishing my basement and I made a goof. I framed out the side
and
> underneath of my stairs with drywall, so when looking at the side of
the
<SNIP>
Get some cove molding or other and trim it away.
Hehe ... love it. Recently built SWMBO a TV cabinet for the downstairs'
family room .... she loves it ... I think/know it sucks, from the ground up.
Grain running wrong way (her way) on the doors, molding is wrong and looks
like it was stuck on ... just generally not well designed.
Youngest daughter is due back from 6 weeks away and hasn't seen it ... SWMBO
is excited for her to see it.
I told SWMBO to be sure and tell her that she bought it at a garage sale.
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"Rob Weaver" wrote in message
> Tim V wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > My SWMBO says it looks fine
> <snip>
>
> Rule #1 - if SWMBO says it looks fine, believe her and go on to the next
> project.
>
> DAMHIKT
>
> Rob Weaver
>
Cheesehead wrote:
> Actually that's rule two in my shop, rule one is "You don't win arguments
> with short people" It is of course a given that SWMBO's qualify as short
> people.
Not always, but usually, yes.
Actually, that addage takes me back to all the short, very in your face
female bosses I've had over the years. Like to make up for being short and
female they have walk right up to every man they see, grab him by the nut
sac, and YANK.
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Silvan writes:
>> Actually that's rule two in my shop, rule one is "You don't win arguments
>> with short people" It is of course a given that SWMBO's qualify as short
>> people.
>
>Not always, but usually, yes.
>
>Actually, that addage takes me back to all the short, very in your face
>female bosses I've had over the years. Like to make up for being short and
>female they have walk right up to every man they see, grab him by the nut
>sac, and YANK.
It's the smile that kills ya, though.
Charlie Self
"The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating
plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants."
George W. Bush
Charlie Self wrote:
>>and female they have walk right up to every man they see, grab him by the
>>nut sac, and YANK.
>
> It's the smile that kills ya, though.
I don't think I've seen any of them smile. My eyes were closed from all the
pain.
SWMBO isn't like that though. She's kind of... Well... Helpless. She
really needs me around because there are a lot of things she doesn't know
the first thing about, and absolutely doesn't want to learn. Like how to
use a paintbrush. Amazingly, she paints little craft things all day long,
but give her a big paintbrush and a doorframe to paint, and she'll do such
a bad job that I end up having to take over.
Hmmm... Maybe she's not so helpless after all. Perhaps clever is the word
I'm looking for. ;)
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Silvan notes:
>SWMBO isn't like that though. She's kind of... Well... Helpless. She
>really needs me around because there are a lot of things she doesn't know
>the first thing about, and absolutely doesn't want to learn. Like how to
>use a paintbrush. Amazingly, she paints little craft things all day long,
>but give her a big paintbrush and a doorframe to paint, and she'll do such
>a bad job that I end up having to take over.
>
>Hmmm... Maybe she's not so helpless after all. Perhaps clever is the word
>I'm looking for. ;)
Yes. Do not compare IQ test results if you want to stay happy.
Charlie Self
"The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating
plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants."
George W. Bush
"Tim V" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> it. My SWMBO says it looks fine and no way should I go buy two more 14'
> boards to redo it. Everytime I walk up those steps, I know that its not
> want I wanted. What do you think...Redo or keep it the way SWMBO
suggests?
Easiest and cheapest solution is to not use the steps. Is there another
door you can use? Go out and walk around the house and come in the front
door.
Paint the damned thing, then use the $35+ it would have cost for the wood to
take your wife to the movies. You will be much happier for it.
Ed
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"Tim V" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am finishing my basement and I made a goof. I framed out the side and
> underneath of my stairs with drywall, so when looking at the side of the
> steps you see a sloped drywall box. I was going to cap the top (by the
> steps) and then miter the spindles to rest on top of this cap. My SWMBO
> wanted it painted so I made it out of pine. Not my choice, but sometimes we
> do what they want... Anyway, I wanted to rout a 3/8 bead along the top and
> an 1/8 roundover on the bottom. Halfway through the second board (there's
> only two - left and right side of steps), I noticed that I was putting the
> beading on the bottom. Damn, I'll just bead both sides on both boards.
> It'll look fine, I thought. I placed them on the stairwell and I don't like
> it. My SWMBO says it looks fine and no way should I go buy two more 14'
> boards to redo it. Everytime I walk up those steps, I know that its not
> want I wanted. What do you think...Redo or keep it the way SWMBO suggests?
>
> --
> Tim
> --------
> See my page @ http://www.wood-workers.com/users/timv/ (seriously needs
> updating)
>
>
How you planning on sneaking the 14 footers past her...?
You already know that you're gonna switch em, you're just looking for
validation...;^)
John Emmons
"Tim V" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am finishing my basement and I made a goof. I framed out the side and
> underneath of my stairs with drywall, so when looking at the side of the
> steps you see a sloped drywall box. I was going to cap the top (by the
> steps) and then miter the spindles to rest on top of this cap. My SWMBO
> wanted it painted so I made it out of pine. Not my choice, but sometimes
we
> do what they want... Anyway, I wanted to rout a 3/8 bead along the top
and
> an 1/8 roundover on the bottom. Halfway through the second board (there's
> only two - left and right side of steps), I noticed that I was putting the
> beading on the bottom. Damn, I'll just bead both sides on both boards.
> It'll look fine, I thought. I placed them on the stairwell and I don't
like
> it. My SWMBO says it looks fine and no way should I go buy two more 14'
> boards to redo it. Everytime I walk up those steps, I know that its not
> want I wanted. What do you think...Redo or keep it the way SWMBO
suggests?
>
> --
> Tim
> --------
> See my page @ http://www.wood-workers.com/users/timv/ (seriously needs
> updating)
>
>