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Engineer's Observation Check... passed. Framing Inspection... passed. On to drywall!

Beams!

These two little ( 14 ft. 2x10 ) lvl beams have cost us a couple of
thousand dollars and a week of effort, but are now in place to better
support the kitchen and second floor. Sometimes it is easy, sometimes
it just isn't!

The new, new plan.

The structural engineer made his recommendations, which will mean sistering the existing joist under the wall with two new lvl beams. A bunch of plumbing and electrical work must be moved to get the new beams in place... sigh.

Sometimes it all works out smoothly, but not usually in remodeling older houses. :)

A little engineering.

We had the structural engineer come in today to take a look at this project and how we are going to transfer the load down to the foundation. We will have his recommendations tomorrow and then will proceed with the framing.

New Project

Yesterday we had the final inspection on the Witt powder room and kitchen. It has been a long process, but it is now finished. Today we pulled the permit for the Paul kitchen. We will start demolition tomorrow. We also have been working on tiling a couple of entryways, and will be finishing the trim on those today.

A working bathroom.

We still have more trim and touch up work, but our client now has a fully functional downstairs bathroom. The plumber and electricians finished up yesterday. We were also fortunate enough to get a same-day inspection for the plumbing! The other final inspections are next week. Hopefully we will be starting a new project on Wednesday.

Window!

The thing we have all been waiting for... A nice big window! I am so
happy to have it installed and be moving on to drywall and trim.
Tomorrow we have the plumber and electrician finish up.