On one hand . . .

. . . It's a terrific railing, and there is no other hand, because we decided to install it on one side on purpose.

Arnold scowled at the staircase the first few times he went up and down it. There's a 45-degree segment at the landing, narrow at the pivot, that Ref had been forced to install because the blueprint didn't work as drawn.

Arnold worried about the step width there, and we finally figured out that a handrail along the narrowest part -- left side coming up, right side going down -- would force people away from the wall and onto the widest part of the step.

It's a tricky mix of compound angles, and an elegant solution to a problem we didn't want to trip anyone up.

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Among other developments Monday:
• Arnold and Mr. B finished installing the cement boards lining the showers.
• That allowed Bobby D, the tile guy, to come in and pour the second layer of the shower floors. Robert and I made a quick trip for thin-set and mastic he wanted, so he can get on with prepping the walls for tile.
• Medicine cabinets arrived -- four weeks ahead of the promised delivery date. Sheesh.
• Our sewer hookups passed inspection, so the dirt can go back into the trenches and the yellow hazard tape can come down.