After the carpenter cried off from tackling the stair case, I dragged Andy down for the weekend and together we took on the challenge.
Armed with school boy carpentry and the vague memory of an engineering degree we made a start. Three hours in and we were confident enough to start cutting, glueing and screwing, and by the end of the day we had it pretty much done. I popped down on Sunday morning to finish off the details and voila: one staircase!
Next up: natural stone flooring. How hard can that be?