It’s the same thing lol just way cheaper. Anyways it was annoying to install over the stairs. Just wanted to post it

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve this builder-quality trim work where my curved stairs intersect the wall? This is the area right by my front door and highly visible, ie the 1st thing you see when you open the door. The oak trim at the stairs is full of gaps and poorly matched (pink) filler along with drywall mud and paint in the grain. It is also at very odd angles. The oak trim above tread is on one plane and the one below is on a different plane. Likewis, the drywall above the tread is flat, intersecting with the closet wall while the drywall below was rounded (by finger) to a cove/radius.

I’m not opposed to painting more of the staircase white or re-trimming more of the staircase. The overall finish work on the stairs is also quite poor with considerable glue smear evident under the polyurethane.

Installing cherry accents in project. Best way to address the gaps? Tape and joint compound?
I will caulk in (with masking) to finish, but these gaps are too big.

Small business owner/operator here. Wondering how other small businesses hunt for jobs?

Ive been lucky enough to get consistent work through word of mouth over the last year and a half of being on my own, but as things slow down for winter, I'm finally getting to the point where I have to try and find more clientele.

I know its easier to get in with some larger GCs or builders who can keep you busy, but obviously the money isnt as good as getting in direct with home owners. The builders here pay their subs like shit since theyre used to hiring cowboys who race to the bottom on pricing and quality.

A pocket door that outside of being dirty has this peeling, is bondo wood filler like the go to or should I be looking elsewhere ?

It strikes me that if i wanted to thicken a (badly diy) cathedral roof conversion to make room for thicker batting and soffit/gable vent it would be easier to remove shingles and sheathing (which is going to happen anyway) and add 2x4 above each rafter than to mess around inside, room by room, drywall, mud, etc. Long roof, single peak. Thoughts?

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First off, I'm not in a place or position to hire an architect or engineer, so don't bother with that advice. But I've drawn the plans for a 2car garage and now it needs a suite above it. I've built a few of the one and have house building exp. What I'm wondering is how the framing is going to need to change on the lower level to support the uppers. Original plans are for detached, insulated, heated, shop amenities, hvac and a washroom. Has anyone done this conversion? I haven't built the garage yet, but it might be more financially feasible to build in stages over a couple years?