Demolition Begins on the Staircase

Preparation to replace the ridiculously illegal 24" wide staircase. After interviewing many, many, many stairbuilders and contractors (and getting stood up times), we finally found a guy based on a recommendation from my aunt and uncle. This is one of the few jobs we will be hiring out, mainly because stairbuilding is a craft.

It takes time and practice and mentoring and persistence to master a craft. Sure, we could probably bang out a rudimentary series of things that resemble stairs...but we want this to be one of the showstoppers.