David Agnew
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This is just a random musing... maybe someone can relate, maybe not.
Last night, I replaced a stair tread on my deck. It went smooth as silk. After I finished, I literally said to myself, out loud, "That was easy.... too easy!"
I'm not sure if this is a sign of my skills maturing or the other shoe not dropping yet.
Not like replacing an outdoor stair tread (really just a slab of 2x12) is complicated, but it literally took me about 20 minutes. Zip the old screws out with my new impact driver, measure the broken tread for length, use my circular saw w/ straight cutting jig to turn a 2x12x8 into a 2x12x3' 11 15/16", slide it under the riser board, gentle tap with a hammer to seat it home, then 6 screws, zip zip zip. Done.
Last night, I replaced a stair tread on my deck. It went smooth as silk. After I finished, I literally said to myself, out loud, "That was easy.... too easy!"
I'm not sure if this is a sign of my skills maturing or the other shoe not dropping yet.
Not like replacing an outdoor stair tread (really just a slab of 2x12) is complicated, but it literally took me about 20 minutes. Zip the old screws out with my new impact driver, measure the broken tread for length, use my circular saw w/ straight cutting jig to turn a 2x12x8 into a 2x12x3' 11 15/16", slide it under the riser board, gentle tap with a hammer to seat it home, then 6 screws, zip zip zip. Done.