Day 52 - that's a wrap on the framers

Paul and the boys finished up today, taking care of the misc items on the list that still remained: framing in the closets upstairs, moving the partition wall on the main floor by the front door, building the knee wall down into the basement, reinforcing the ceiling and securing the back.

Things went without much controversy I'm happy to say and they got everything wrapped up nicely and are on to their next job. 

The roof gets water proofed tomorrow (which is good since rain is coming this weekend) and discussions are on going with Wally the HVAC guy. That is proving, thus far, to be the most challenging and frustrating part of the design process. The vents and returns can only go where they can go given where studs and joists are but at the same time we are trying to minimize or eliminate the number of bulk heads and/or double walls on the main floor. Some compromises will definitely have to be made. More pictures to illustrate this to come. 

The new knee wall

Adjusted partition wall by the front door

The reinforced ceiling joists, slightly higher than before but no longer in danger of sagging further

The current state of the main floor