See the sign on the door all the way over on the right side of this photo?
It reads: Do not enter - unsafe! 
  

    Let me tell you, if there was one sign in this house that I'm glad I heeded the warning, this was the one!  This was the door that led to the basement stairs...... wait let me rephrase that.  This was the door that once led to the basement stairs.  The basement stairs were a little bit rotted and kinda missing at the top.  Here is what awaited on the other side of that door:

     Rob built a new landing at the doorway, then hand cut some new stringers out of a pair of
treated 2 X 12's  and finally cut a few new treads.  I cant tell you what a pleasure it was to zip up and down them to get to the basement!