Alright, so I just had my stairs built by a cousin of mine who is supposed to be ‘a whiz’ with carpentry. Unfortunately, there were some hang ups. I didn’t want to make him feel bad or embarrass him, but honestly, I had to take the stairs down and learn the art of building stairs myself.

With what I paid him, it was no longer in my budget to hire a professional. So here’s my advice based on a hard lesson. Read more »

My father is one of those guys that refuse to call a professional. If he was a handyman of any measure, that would be quite all right. But bless him, he really shouldn’t be measuring or cutting anything beyond his own sandwiches. Thanks to his last do-it-yourself adventure, I can tell you exactly how to build stairs the wrong way. Read more »