EP20 : CUSTOM MODERN STAIRCASE - Much harder than we thought!

This video follows our new house build in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Stay tuned as we post other videos following me and Izza managing the construction of our new modern house.
In this episode, we take a look at the entire process of building a fully custom modern staircase and handrail. We hired a great woodworker to construct this no overhang contemporary stairs design. He also did a sleek wooden handrail on the second floor to match the stairs. This wood stairs installation was very complex and required some advanced wood working techniques. We designed a modern wooden staircase with no side stringers so everything had to be perfect. The fact that this was an angled stair riser meant we did not have a front nosing and no overhang so we had to fabricate these to be seamless stairs all the way up. Take a look at this step by step stairs installation and you will see we ended up with a beautiful modern wood stair. We ended up using the wrong stain and these stairs had to be sanded for hours back to bare wood. We are very happy with the end product - it's a huge difference if you see the before and after! Check it out.
The Trades in this video:
Ben - @eastern.woodworks on instagram
Here is the gear I use to film:
Canon SL2 with kit lens - amzn.to/2Z5Rger
Canon EF-S 10-18mm lens - amzn.to/2Z7nYjt
Canon 50mm 1.8 lens - amzn.to/2Z7AED1
Rode VideoMicro kit - amzn.to/2KNHTL5
Some of my trusty tools:
DEWALT20V MAX XR Li-Ion Brushless Compact Hammer Drill and Impact Driver Combo Kit (these have been a godsend I can't recommend these enough!) - amzn.to/2HaxiJ4
DEWALT Lightweight Circular Saw, 7-1/4-Inch- amzn.to/2KyZzLI
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#DIY #Stairs #ModernStairs #woodworking

[@FlorianSchatter]

I don’t know how or why, but I totally missed this video. Best so far 👌 very informative, nice music, cool shots/angles and smooth editing - best video so far! Edit: ok, 8/10 for the closeup music looping 😜

[@HugoBuilds]

Gotta hit that notification bell! ;) Haha happy to hear that. I spend a bit more time editing the 'up stairs' part of the house. Thanks for watching dude!

[@FlorianSchatter]

HugoBuilds already did ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Jeremy-pf3bb]

Been binging your content. This one was a significant bump up in quality. The carpenter’s description helped out a lot.

[@HugoBuilds]

Awesome. Glad to hear it. We just released a new video you might want to check out!

[@michellemckenna8836]

WOW it looks beautiful!

[@HugoBuilds]

Thanks so much! Will have to come check it out sometime.

[@Jiriki999]

Very nice and an inspiration for our own stairs still to be built. Also, beautiful cat as well 😁

[@HugoBuilds]

thank you! Good luck with your stairs.

[@jpark2568]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@HugoBuilds]

Thanks man!

[@SanelaPD]

Love the stairs. You guys did a great job. Would you be able to share what wood stain colour you used for the stairs?

[@HugoBuilds]

No stain! It's just Red Oak with a waterbased satin clear. Thanks!

[@mikelang9193]

What kind of wood did you use on the front of our house? It’s beautiful

[@HugoBuilds]

Thank you! The front of the house is Maibec Algonquin Amber 052. Maibec is a tongue-grove pine siding that comes pre-painted. Algonquin Amber is a semi-transparent stain. The black siding is the exact same in a solid black colour.

[@HugoBuilds]

Let me know what you guys think! It was definitely a learning experience for us so there is plenty to improve on. Nonetheless I think it ended up looking pretty good, you?

[@RochStGeorges]

good job man!

[@HugoBuilds]

@@RochStGeorges Thanks, Roch!

[@brianpeterson3752]

Sooooooo good!!! Want to do this so bad at my place. Not an easy task. Great work

[@HugoBuilds]

thank you! This one was definitely a challenge. It was tough but it was worth it.