Hal Collums Construction-New Orleans Renovation Contractorgarden district http://www.halcollums.com Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:29:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Some New Orleans Stairs…are Grand Stairways http://www.halcollums.com/garden-district-stairway-installation/ http://www.halcollums.com/garden-district-stairway-installation/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:48:42 +0000 dlglade http://halcollums.com/blog/?p=687 The owner of the lovely Garden District home at 2523 Prytania wanted the utility of easy access to the second floor combined with the elegance of a grand stairway. HCC was selected as the New Orleans contractor for the renovation of the entire house, but we are only focusing on the stairway in this post.

First, the problem…no stairway:

See the ladder? A stairway goes there.

See the ladder? A stairway goes there.

And here is our solution to our client’s problem:

Stairway completed...elegant utility?

Stairway completed...elegant utility?

Here are a few more photos showing the progress of the installation:

Hal guiding the next step of stair installation...

Hal guiding the next step of stair installation...

An opening in the ceiling has been cut.

An opening in the ceiling has been cut.

You can start to see the shape of the stairway develop.

The stairway begins to take shape.

Gracious handrail installed.

Gracious handrail installed.

Coming along nicely!

Coming along nicely!

Wood finished and ballasters painted.

Wood finished and ballasters painted.

Complete!

Complete!

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