Installing Hardwood Flooring on Stairs

After finally getting my hardwood stairs completed, I felt it was time to post my notes so that others do not have to go through all the greif that I did to get my stairs completed. Posting my completed stair pictures to the Toolmonger flickr pool resulted in many emails requesting help on accomplishing the same thing. Unfortunately, there is no single resource for installing Hardwood stairs on the Internet, so here goes…
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Last week, Mike Holmes from HGTV Canada’s Holmes on Homes received an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from BCIT.

He was a crowd hit at the Winter 2008 convocation ceremony. He even wore his “Holmes on Homes” brand cover alls, and steel toed boots undeneth his robe, which is pretty funny.
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The venerable Google SketchUp version 6 is now available. SketchUp is probably the best, free 3D design tool available. I use it to plan woodworking projects, landscape layout, solving problems before you waste materials. The only thing missing from SketchUp is a Linux version.
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Here are some before and after pictures of a Laminate Floor that we installed in our house back in February.
As you are probably aware, removing your older carpet and replacing it with a new Laminate floor can make quite the difference. I have helped to install many Laminate and hardwood floors, and having recently purchased a house, I’m planning on writing a series of articles on Home Improvement.
Keep Reading Below for my Laminate Floor Installation How to.
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