Anyone have a tip on how I should measure the steps into the wall panels?
The house is from the 1930s.
I have a concrete staircase to the upper floor. The outer wall is made of double concrete blocks. The inner wall is plastered brick. No tread is like the other. The risers have slightly different heights and slopes. Additionally, the staircase turns 90 degrees, which means the treads vary in depth.
The staircase is finished except for the stair nose, which will be added when the wall is done and the riser is painted.
As you can see, I have put up an OSB board. I created a template from tracing paper that was taped to the wall around the steps.
The project has lost steam . I need to put up more OSB boards before I start over with the drywall.
Should I continue taping paper to the wall to create a template to cut the boards, or is there a better way?
Yes, there are a lot of methods. You can measure out the coordinates, which is quite time-consuming. A good method is to map it out with Masonite strips and hot glue.
You don't need to be so precise with the OSB, do you? It should be possible to measure accurately enough to be "close." You're going to put drywall on anyway, and then I assume you'll also be adding some kind of trim (or a latex string?) to cover the gap that forms. Or am I thinking wrong?
I would have measured from the edge of the existing OSB to the bottom and top of each step, then measured the height of each step, and then drawn it out and cut it on the next OSB.
You're not going to install a heavy shelf a centimeter above the step that you need to attach to the OSB, I assume.
Yes, there are many methods. You can measure out the coordinates, which is quite time-consuming. A good method is to template it with masonite strips and hot glue.
. I need to put up more OSB boards before I start over with the drywall.
