Joists to the world,
the squeak is gone

LVL beams, made of sturdy glued plywood, are "sistered" in along the original weinie joists, and many more are added to strengthen the house. The annoying squeak in the second-floor hallway floor is gone! Bigger LVL beams replace the support wall that separated the old dining room and study. Note how the ceiling joists in the middle of the house are perpendicular to those in the kitchen. Wonder which way they run in the living room.	The wall separating the study from the kitchen is framed in. The white hoses are the temporary water supply to the second floor.

Above, left and right: Because the new stairs to the basement can't be 36 inches wide, we had to apply for a variance. The architect drew up a new plan, and the owner dropped it off at city hall. Then she called the next day to see if Harry at the city could grant the variance administratively, rather than us having to wait until the variance committee to meet July 16. Harry called back the next day and said to go ahead, that the paperwork would be in the mail. The contractor planned to come over frame in the stairs on Saturday, July 5, when no one but the cat, right, would be around to ask him questions.

The new plumbing, left, for the second-floor bathroom is not as creatively designed as the old, above. It does, however, necessitate an unplanned soffit in the passageway outside the pantry. However, this will creatively flow into another unexpected soffit around a beam that replaced a support wall, and visually facilitates use of a drop beam over the breakfast-bar peninsula. This drop beam might be less expensive than the flushbeam, even though six strong people will be required to hoist it into place.

What is the plan, man? Phase 1: Preparation leading up to demolition that began June 12
Phase 2: Down to the bones
Demolition June 12-16	Siding June 14-16	Excavation June 17	Waiting for concrete June 18-??
Phase 3: Foundation work begins; inside shored up; toilet flushes
Inside June 23-July 3	Outside June 23-July 3	Ah, running water June 23-July 3
Phase 4: Stairway to heaven is no flight of fancy
Basement becomes accessible July 3-10
Phase 5: Framing, siding
Taking sides July 14-22	Framing analysis July 14-22	Lift high the roofbeam, carpenters July 14-22
Phase 6: Windows, doors, decks, electricity, deck joists, drywall
Exploring the interior July 22-Aug. 13	Shower is working August	Plumbing the depths July 22-Aug. 13	Dare to drywall Aug. 14

Joists to the world, the squeak is gone

Joists to the world,
the squeak is gone