Russells Point, Ohio

Stairway & Structural Steel Installation

A family vacation home was in desperate need of a total overhaul. First, there was no stairway to the second floor, which is a clear problem. Secondly, they wanted to remove the main load-bearing wall on the first floor and create an open floor plan, uniting the dining room, kitchen, and living room.

We opened the first-floor ceiling into an above dormer and built them some stairs. Next, we built shoring walls, removed the load-bearing wall, and installed an 18ft steel beam to support the second floor and roof. Grinding through plaster and wire mesh is a messy business, but in the end, it added much needed natural light and turned out exactly how they wanted it.

Construction blueprint of a building layout with measurements, a spiral notepad, and a pair of sunglasses on a work table.

A worker standing on a scaffold, working on a ceiling with a large hole, exposing wooden beams. The workspace is set up for renovation, with tools and protective plastic covering parts of the walls and floor.

A construction worker repairing or renovating a ceiling in a room, standing on a ladder, with part of the ceiling removed showing exposed wooden beams and a small window.

Man wearing safety glasses and a cap cutting metal with a power saw, sparks flying.

A man and a woman are working on building a wooden staircase, with the man on the stairs holding a drill and the woman looking up at him.

Wooden staircase under construction inside a building, with visible supports and a loft area above.

Wooden staircase under construction viewed from above, leading down to a door with a window, with unfinished flooring and construction materials around.

Two construction workers working on framing a wall inside a building. One worker is standing on a small ladder while the other is looking up at the ceiling. Construction tools, wooden beams, and insulation material are visible.