New New New

After a stylish pose from our old buddy Dan, it was time to do some more ripping to install the new floor joists in the living room. I had to run a quadruple microlam to support the floor system. It could have been worse but at least I will have a flat ceiling. This go around I wised up an cut out the whole roofing boards instead of just a slot for the joist. As you can see from the photo, 1/2 of the job is done.

Nothing Left

There is nothing left inside...

The Light Is Faint...But Its There

The light at the end of the tunnel is faint...so it is becoming a chore to convince everyone else. The living room is finally gone no more heat and I can move on to finishing the second floor system. Wade, Mom , and Maranda helped with the demo and the cleanup which proved to be a major task. I have made 3 dump runs and still have more in order to get rid of all the trash and debris. Hopefully now we can move forward with new construction quicker.

Business As Usual

I had to demo the wall between our old bedroom and the old kitchen in order to reframe the center load bearing wall. The section behind the bathroom door is where the microlam will catch to span the living room so it had to go. The bathroom door was the last interior door standing...oh well. I think this is about as raw as it will get, so if we can stand this we may survive. I does feel good to get rid of all the old rot and dirt that has been above us since we moved in. If you look closely you can see that I actually left an original stud.

Inch By Inch

Finally got the kitchen moved again into its next "permanent" home. We tore out the ceiling, joists, and insulation above the old kitchen and over part of the new one. I had to support the roof so it would not collapse in order to get the new ceiling joists in. Cousin Todd came over last Saturday and we were able to get the new LVL headers, top plates, and new ceiling joists started. I had to tear out the front wall of our bedroom so now we sleep in the middle of everything. Needless to say I have a great wife.

I Need a Dump Trailer

We tore out the kitchen ceiling removing the sheetrock and the poplar T & G underneath. I have never seen so much dust and dirt in a kitchen before. I had to cut out part of the dining area as well so I can install 2 LVL headers to maintain my 9' spans. When I cut into the dining ceiling, I exposed a section above the joists where the original house roof was. When I pulled down the insulation, I got a mouth full of old asphalt chips. I have tomorrow and Monday off so I should be able to get a lot of work done.

2nd Floor

Finally got to start putting in new floor joists above the bedroom. I cut out the old ceiling joists and the rest of the poplar T & G. I had to stick the ends of the new joists out of the existing roof line and ended up in a rain storm trying to patch the holes. I have to level the top plate in the center of the house somehow but the exterior wall plate was pretty level. I will end up using the high spot in this room as a reference for the rest of the house.