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vrijdag 12 maart 2021

3 treeds trapje / 3 steps staircase


(Oorspronkelijke plan om een eenvoudige kelder in de boerderij te bouwen)
(Original plan to build a simple cellar in the farmhouse)

Oké, ik weet het, ik verveel jullie: alwéér een trap, maar voorlopig is dit de laatste, beloofd 😇!!
Om in de opkamer te komen ging mijn Oma altijd een 3 treeds trapje op, dit was nodig omdat de opkamer zo’n 70 centimeter hoger lag dan de  begane grond.
En omdat de opkamer boven de kelder lag, was dat trapje verzonken in het plafond van de kelder. Hierdoor kwam ik er achter dat aan mijn oorspronkelijke plan nogal wat aanpassingen gedaan moesten worden. Die simpele kelderruimte (met overal even hoge muren) bestond eenvoudig niet in mijn mini boerderij, nee, het was nog veel ingewikkelder dan ik van te voren had gedacht.
 
Okay, I know, I'm boring you: another blog about stairs, but for now this is the last one, promised 😇!!
To get into the upstairs room, my Grandma always went up a 3-step staircase, this was necessary because the upstairs room was laying about 70 centimeters higher than the ground floor.
And because the upstairs room was above the cellar, that staircase was as to say sunk into the ceiling of the cellar. Because of this I found out that I had to made quite a few adjustments in my original plans. That simple cellar room (with equally high walls everywhere) simply didn't exist in my mini farm, no, it was much more complicated than I've thought in advance.




Na het inkorten van de hoogte van de wanden op verschillende plaatsen (zie gele pijlen), moest er ook nog een stuk weggehaald worden van de laatste intact zijnde wand (gearceerde oranje gedeelte). Omdat de kelder kleiner is en met zijn wanden in de vloerruimte van de opkamer past, moest dit stukje verwijderd worden ten behoeve van het 3 treeds trapje van de opkamer.
Na dit alles aangepast te hebben, kon ik eindelijk met het laatste trapje beginnen, pppfff, wat een werk voor een klein trapje van slechts 3 treetjes!!
 
After shortening already the height of the walls in various places (see yellow arrows) since the start of the build, a piece also had to be removed from the last intact wall (shaded orange part). Because the basement is smaller and therefore exactly fits with its walls into the floor space of the upstairs room with, this piece of the cellar wall had to be removed for making space for the 3-step stairs of the upstairs room.
After adjusting all this, I could finally start with the last step, phewww, what a lot of work for making a small stair of only 3 steps!!

Dit speciale 3 treeds trapje is in de basis niet meer dan een klederluik met daarop 3 traptreetjes. Vroeger kon men via dit luik in de kelder komen. Ik weet niet wanneer dit is aangepast, of dat het altijd zo geweest is, maar toen mijn grootouders er leefden in de jaren ’50, werd dit luik niet meer gebruikt, maar de ‘gewone’ keldertrap, zie dit blog bericht: https://minimumloon.blogspot.com/2021/02/lego-stenen-lego-bricks.html
Ik heb het luik dan ook niet echt nagebouwd, simpelweg omdat het toch niet open kon, maar wel als basis gemaakt voor de 3 treetjes. Ik heb hiervoor het hout van een houten jaloezie gebruikt vanwege de versleten look. Voor de steuntjes van de treetjes heb ik een restant profiellijst gebruikt.

 
This special 3-step staircase is basically no more than a cellar hatch with 3 small steps on top. In the past, it must have been possible to enter the cellar through this hatch. I don't know when this was changed, or if it always has been, but when my grandparents lived there in the 1950s, this hatch was no longer used, but the "normal" basement stairs, see this blog post:
https://minimumloon.blogspot.com/2021/02/lego-stenen-lego-bricks.html
I did not really recreate the hatch, simply because it couldn't open anyway, but I did made it as a base for the tiny 3 stair steps. I used again the wood of a wooden blind for this because of the worn look. I used a leftover profile molding for making the supports of the steps.

Om drie gelijk gevormde treetjes te krijgen heb ik drie stukjes hout met schilders tape op elkaar geplakt en in één keer uitgezaagd met de figuurzaag.
 
To get three uniform steps I taped three pieces of wood together with painter's tape and sawed out in one go with the fret saw.


De steuntjes voor de treetjes heb ik alvast met water aangelengde acrylverf geschilderd, want de vurenhouten profiellijst was veel lichter van kleur. Niet alleen dat, maar ook omdat ik straks, na het in elkaar zetten van dit kleine trapje, er misschien niet meer bij kan komen.
 
In advance I painted the supports for the steps with water-diluted acrylic paint, because the pine wooden profile molding was much lighter in color. Not only that, but also because after assembling this small staircase, I may not be able to access it anymore.


Het trapje heeft een hellingshoek van 20 graden, inclusief  de planken van het "luik"
The stairs has an angle of inclination of 20 degrees, including the shelves of the "hatch"

Zo zal het trapje er van bovenaf uit gezien moeten hebben als mijn Oma, stappend vanaf dit trapje, uit de opkamer weer naar de woonkamer zou gaan. Hoe vaak zal ze dat wel niet gedaan hebben in de 50 volle jaren dat ze in deze boerderij woonden??
 
This is how the 3 steps staircase must have looked like from above, if my Grandma, stepping from these steps, went back again from the upstairs room to their living room. How many times will she have done that in the more than 50 years that they lived on this farm??



Zo ziet de onderkant van het trapje eruit, gezien vanuit de kelder. 
Het moet nog afgewerkt en geschilderd/bewerkt worden. Ik weet nog niet precies waarmee ik dat ga doen...

This is what the bottom of the stairs looks like, seen from the basement.
It still needs to be finished and painted/edited. I don't know exactly with what I'm going to do that yet ...

Nadat het bakje met luik en 3 treeds trapje klaar was, moest er van de kelderwanden hier en daar nog iets minder dan 1 mm afgezaagd worden voordat alles “paste als gegoten”. Nu de vloer van de opkamer maken, die bestond uit grenen vloerplanken…..en dat betekent dat ik weer eens even mag gaan graven in mijn spullen, om te zien wat ik nog op voorraad heb 😊.
 
After the cellar hatch with the 3-step stairs was ready, here and there less than 1 mm had to be sawn off of the cellar walls before everything “fit like a glove”. Now I have to make the floor of the upstairs room, which in real life consisted of pine floorboards… ..and that means that I once more have to dig in my stuff, to see what I still have in stock 😊.


Hier in Nederland gaat ons weer alle kanten op: van Siberische winterkou (-20oC)!!, naar zelfs een volle lenteweek van bijna +20oC en afgelopen dagen samen met dit weekeinde staan in het teken van herfst: storm Evert kwam over met veel wind en regen. Tja, maart roert zijn staart, maar ik heb tijdens die week lente mooi al wat lentebloemen kunnen fotograferen
Blijf veilig en gezond, zorg goed voor elkaar!
Dank voor jullie fijne reacties, een heel mooi weekeinde toegewenst!

 
Here in the Netherlands the weather is going in all directions: from Siberian winter coldness (-20oC!!) to even a full spring week (of almost +20oC) and the past few days, together with this weekend, are all about autumn: storm Evert came over with lots of wind and rain. Well, the weather in March can go to different directions, but despite all I was able to photograph some spring flowers during that week of spring weather.
Stay safe and healthy, take good care of each other!
Thank you for your kind comments, I wish you a very lovely weekend!

 
Ilona

14 opmerkingen:

miniacollection zei

I enjoy so much seeing your progress. Building your mini farm is hard work because it is a replica of a real farmhouse, however it is fascinating.
Geneviève

Jodi Hippler zei

It is just so fascinating how our old farmhouses used to function, and for us how those features are charming, quirky and we love them. My grandma used to complain about having to go down into the cellar. It could only be accessed by moving the kitchen table and chairs to reveal the floor hatch, the stairs were very steep and dangerous, the pull chain for the light could not be accessed until you were already down the stairs and its dirt floor was always damp and creepy. But the memories of those times as a kid are precious to us! Those places were mysterious and for me, getting to go down and retrieve the glass jars of homemade pickled beets was a privilege. It is such a joy to my heart that you are recreating all of these special little details, Ilona, and making such an immense effort to honor a past that is full of the people and places we cherish. The way you duplicated the stairs is brilliant, and this project just gets more and more interesting with every post! You can post about stairs as often as you like and I will be eagerly reading!

Anna zei

oh I Ilona, the farmhouse cellar is starting to make sense to me. It is wonderful how you adapted the first plan so the house will now be as you remember it.
I couldn't at first understand how a cellar could have a window, but now I see that it is only partially under ground. Wonderful.
The tree wee steps make all the difference. How tricky it must have been to cut the supports to that perfect 20 degree angle.
Have a lovely weekend,
Anna X

Drora's minimundo zei

So nice to read and learn about your farmhouse and cellar.
Here, flat rooftops are used for preserving food, by drying vegetables and fruits. Sadly, cellars are mostly used as war shelters.
These three stairs must have been very difficult for your grandmother to use daily. It must have been very cold down there.
Dear Ilona this special project brings back nostalgic memories not only to you and your family but also to many Dutch readers of your posts.
Take good care of yourself and stay safe.
Hugs, Drora

rosethe-minima zei

Belle progression !
Ilona, la recherche de la réalité d'autrefois, te pose quelques problèmes, que, tu résous, assez facilement. Quelle patience :)
Jours chauds et jours froids, idem ici !
Bon week-end ! Bises.

Contrastes-Rosa Mª zei

Un nuevo elemento superado , estas haciendo un trabajo fantástico pues viendo el nuevo elemento se ve perfectamente ; en muchas casa se veían así las escaleras en el sótano. La primavera ya asoma en los Países bajos, lo peor son esos cambios de temperatura.
Cuídate , muchos besos

PILAR6373 zei

Que fascinante es seguir el trabajo de la granja! No sólo vemos lo magistralmente que realizas cada elemento, sino que además aprendemos la forma de vida de tus antepasados, me encanta seguir todo el proceso Ilona, es genial!
Que cambios tan bruscos de temperatura estáis teniendo, pero la primavera siempre se abrirá paso con sus flores y colores!
Cuidaros mucho!
Besos.

Marilyn D. zei

Wow, Ilona - your memory has served you so well to be able to recreate these details. And how difficult it must have been to get it all to fit together so perfectly. Incredible work. Thank you so much for sharing. - Marilyn D., New Brunwsick, Canada

Sheila zei

This is amazing. I love how architecture changes over the years and how we adapt old houses to function today. But seeing the old as it was and how people used to live is wonderful!

Isabel Ruiz zei

Las escaleras son bonitas pero habría que llevar cuidado con ellas.
Me encanta como vas adaptando la casa a tus recuerdos.

BiWuBär zei

What??? No more posts about stairs??? *LOL* I really enjoyed to see you building those special stairs and even more to learn about their background / story. This one is once more stunning - especially regarding the angle. I only missed Grandma trying the new stairs - but she's probably out in the garden enjoying the beautiful spring flowers. My, your crocusses (huh, is this the correct plural after all?) are far ahead of ours - but we share this early April weather. Have fun with the floor... or whatever is next on your list. ;O)

Hugs
Birgit

Huibrecht zei

Hoi Ilona,

Het drietreedstrapje is heel erg fraai geworden. De geschuurde planken lijken heel erg op eikenhout inderdaad. Zo schiet de kelder heel erg op. :-)

Huibrecht

Daydreamer zei

Dear Ilona, (Me, late again...) Your cellar project looks like my "little" Dressmaker's project... ever changing and growing as we encounter the "needs" of making something fit together! I am as fascinated by this cellar as all your followers are... it is so quirky and unique and Nostalgic to see it coming together "step by step"! LOL!
Our cellars in this part of the world are always a full storey deep, they made the building stronger because the foundation goes below the depth that the frost (frozen ground in winter) goes and thus the ground doesn't "heave" the building (like it does the roads) causing damage. So seeing your "half-deep" cellar makes me think the ground doesn't freeze as deep over there, and perhaps the water in the ground is also too high to dig the cellar any deeper. So it was "fit in" in a way that worked with half levels in the house. (We call this "split-level" over here and it was fashionable in the sixties and seventies.) Anyway, the stair steps look just right and I'm sure Grandma was used to "running" up and down! Keep up this fascinating work!!! :):)

Fabiola zei

Your progress are fantastic. And I really lilke to read posts about it, I always learn something new.