In a step up for this remodeling nightmare life I've fallen into,
I don't think I can make a case for hiring a professional anymore.
I could stair at this all night.
Now to finish the living-room that these lead down to.
Pat yerself on the back. So many folks don't even know where to start...much less actually starting.
I always laughed/cringed at those TV shows where they'd parade people through houses to get their reactions to how the house is laid out/etc...and most folks would comment on the paint colors they hated or the furniture rather than the house itself. Like ya can't paint the wall a different color? No...wait...some can't! Blows-my-mind.
"Stairs" are never fun...especially if you have to have the inspector come. LOL. In fact, none of it is fun if you have those guys in the mix.
I built a log home in my past lifetime and the county it was in was just muy-fucked-up. They hired inspector after inspector...and each would waltz in and start trying to question things that the previous inspector had approved. Nope. Not happening. Fun times...fun times. I hope yer flying under the radar...heehee...