OK, finally took some pics of the stringer and transition to baseboard in hall at top of stairs - think this will work? Lovely gap - over 1" from wall to edge of stringer Colonial "stop" molding (not thick enough so have to lay flat instead of laying it against wall - my cousin was going to finish off the end with a mitred return, just tape holding it right now) But that still leaves the problem of transitioning to the thinner, lower baseboard, and a gap b/t the stringer and the wall So I'm thinking of running the stop molding vertically as well - he'll just have to figure out the angle to join the 2 pieces of stop (and of course cut the baseboard so it fits snugly against it). Either that, or just do the mitred return and then put a block in between like crazyhouse6 did? Which do you think will look better? I want to run the stop vertically at the bottom of the stringer too, to hide the end grain and cover the awkward chipped corner bead on the drywall where it meets the stringer just to the side of the newels (and not do the molding where DH is holding it here, just run the oak board to "box" in the bottom of the newel higher than the stringer), so would it be best to do the same treatment top and bottom? Sorry, I can get DH to hold the newel and take some better pics of the bottom tonight while I hold the stop over the end grain.

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thanks. I guess I will just drop it but YES its frustrating. Truly I see posts when I click them --- I appreciate your reply- this is what I see when I click on the first link. Go figure. Kindle Owners Library?(amazon prime) salonva 4 hours ago We have amazon prime, and I have (and love ) a kindle paperwhite. There is a book I want to read that is available at the library, but it does not have it in ebook format. I was reading that with AMAZON PRIME you can borrow one book a month for free from the KINDLE OWNER LENDING LIBRARY. The word on the street is that they don't really promote this and make it hard to use. I agree. I am able to get to the lender library which I believe can only be done on the device itself, not on any of the apps, but there is no way I can see to search for a specific book. Has anyone used it and can you share some wisdom or tips? Owner Lending Library EmailSaveComment1LikeEditDelete Comment (1) salonva and I meant to post this to kitchen table but whatever. I just hope this thread posts because I can only view it by searching for my activity. good times. Like Save 4 hours ago Edit Delete

Responses can be edited days after they are posted, but the original post has a very short time (perhaps an hour) that it can be edited, but I don't know the rules for deleting the entire thread. I deleted a post that I started once, but it was less than an hour after I had posted it, and no one had responded yet. I deleted it because I had found the answer I wanted on my own, but people had already read what I had written and were trying to find an answer for me. Therefore I started a new thread and apologized for deleting the original thread, and I also posted what the answer was that I was looking for, in case someone else had the same problem. This had to do with thermostats.