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My wife would de-brain me if I used paint. Anything with a grain is mean't to be stained (in her book)  .
We see these home improvement shows ie:trading spaces etc. and they paint everything! YUK!! I get a shiver running down my back when they pull out the paint for kitchen cabinets. Reminds me of my rental days. I know thw "knew trend" is sleek and smooth but I will stick with the good ole natural look. Way I see it (only my preferance and my wifes) is that paint was mean't for partical board or something man made.
(Can you tell I spent a few years stripping cabinets of multi layers of paint?) 3 different times! twice in apartments (the land lord loved me) this was on orders of my bride, "If we are going to stay here these cabinets are going to open/shut and look good! . Then I bought a house for profit. Gutted the whole kitchen and what a mistake! Instead of spending the money and replacing the cabinets I stripped them by hand!!! Stain and 3 coats of poly. (could not do more than 3, I was spent!) Anyway
LMAO PAINT???? Heck I wont even put a solid color stain on my deck!
Here is the problem. I have a basement bedroom in my house (my son wanted to get as far away from his sisters as possible) It really is a great room! Problem is where does he go when I am doing this to the steps? He is in honors everything in his senior year and needs his computer almost everyday, Was thinking about doing half at a time (and not the bottom half and then the top) I mean one side if the steps then the other side later?
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Broken, even though I recommend the oil poly I have had very good results with the waterbased stains (Minwax). They look awful when you first apply them because again they don't have the oils in them that a traditional oil based stain has to bring out the grain. But when you apply the poly over the stain the color and grain comes out beautifully. They only take a few minutes to dry too which will help shorten the time the steps can't be used.
Dave
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Bingo! That was what I was thinking also. Turnaround time is quick. So I know what I am doing Sunday night and Monday morning!
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Don't you have another means of access for the basement bedrm? Hope you have big windows in that bedroom.
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Broken, if you do half a tread at a time you are sure to have a line in the final job, do every other step, your son will manage.
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Broken, after using CWF on my deck and having to belt sand the entire deck to remove it I am a firm believer in solid color stains. You get to use translucent stains only once when your wood is new, after that when restaining - you had better use solid color. My house is all cedar, and so is my deck and gazebo - I have been going through a continuous learning process in staining exterior house woods. Consumer Reports suggests you use solid color stains also after using translucent the first time around.
On my basement steps I used a concrete paint which matches the paint I painted the basement floor. Epoxy based - it holds up great over the years. I was looking not for great looks on the basement steps - but something that you can vacume and clean up (that was the wife's orders). Also it protects against radon - which is around my area.
I realize I am a little off the thread with my remarks - it just triggered me because I just restained and varnished my 4 skylights over the last 2 weekends. That leads to repainting the sheetrock around the skylights, re-spackling cracks from settling of the house and sanding/sponging so as to minimize dust for the wife. After a lifetime of this stuff - no matter what house you are in - you begin to have opinions on this stuff.
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I remember your projects!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU!!!
Yes my mom has a solid on her cedar also. Good advice you gave! I tested for radon last year (or right before he moved into the badroom) Test results came back real good, nothing to worry about.
HETTRIC !!!! Your a genious!! Thank you!
Grinder
I have a co/fire alarm/detector in the basement. I also have 2 more down there besides that one(one in his room) 2 outside with one right above the dryer. PLUS I have the whole house hardwired with detectors. One of which is also in the basement so if one goes off they all do. That makes 4 in the basement. Not to overstate that fact, and I knew where you were going with that. I already was very concerned about the fire and escape route since I DO NOT have egress windows. I do how ever have windows that pop out easily and I have a ladder perminantly at the base of the window. NOW!! For the other matter. My son although he is 17 1/2 he is a twig! He is 118# with clothes on and can fit thru a crack between my deck boards! (Not really that skinny) ! Thank you for heading towards the egress windows though. Many many folks don't even give it a thought when putting in a basement room. My next house will have atleast one egress in the basement.
A side note of info for all.
My builders done a pretty darn good job with only 1 real bad mistake and 1 that I did not catch on the design but I can live with it. Here is one thing I found when putting in the room in the basement. The fools put in one basement window backwards! Yep all you would of had to do was pull it out from the outside and you would be in!!! This makes me wonder (being a guy who dont trust anyone) about the sub contractors on the job. Makes me wonder if other owners have ever experianced a easy break in after a house was built. Probably is not too much too worry about but if I were you I would check the basement windows after the house is built.
I have a 101 degree fever and think I have the flu (first time in for ever and I have never got the shot) SIck as a dog! So the steps will have to wait a few days. Been sick since Friday so we should be pulling out of it soon. Thanks again great ideas. Every other step it will be!
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I am glad you picked up on that. I know for a fact that it is a commonly overlooked severe hazard.
A basement fire will head for the stairs and block them off.
A battery back-up light pointing the way to that window isn't a bad idea. I'm the same on those smoke alarms,can't
have enough. Hard wired with battery back -up.
One shot of warmed up Bourbon before bed and sweat that
flu right out of you! So my folks use to say anyway.
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Fact is that this convesation has made me decide to go one step further. This may be hard to believe but in his room you have a hard time hearing anything outside of it. I used 2x4 wall studs but this room has 1/2" osb on the lower half (easier to apply the pine tounge and groove wayne's coat to wood than drywall, I like to nail and glue). Also I insulated the heck out of the room including the cieling with 6" of fiberglass. Anyway, I pushed the battery operated alarms and unless you were awake or were a light sleeper it would be hard to hear the alarms outside if only one waw going off. As soon as I pull out of this clod I am installing a hard wired one inside his room connected to all the others. This is something I should of done a year ago. Thanks for the reminder!
Oh by the way, when I was young it was warmed up (honey/lemon and brandy) . I think I read somewhere that since those day's they have proved that a few kids have died from the honey being so thick and the cold shutting off the breathing or something like that)
Times have changed eh!
Being on many safety committees and programs at work I have had the opportunuty to attend classes in fire prevention and fire fighting. I ask all here to make sure they have smoke detectors that are working. They are so darn cheap put one in every room and hall. I did not believe how fast a fire spreads seconds actually can save your life.
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I got my basement fixed by a contractor. I was very satisfied with the result because for 5 years i never thought it could still be as new as it was right now. 
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