18.7.08

no more hole/ new floor joists















once all the joists were cut out, the new joists arrived.  these are 14 ft. 2x10's which sit on the foundation on both sides.  while this was a pretty sturdy way to put the floor together, it was anything but easy.  to level it with the previously finished floor (which you can see just past the stairwell) i got out the invaluable laser level, set it at the far end of the room and measured down the the sill plate at each new joist location.  since the floor was pretty out of whack each of the joists had to be notched three times, two on the exterior wall end (as it had to fit between the sill and toe plate) and once on the interior side as it just sat directly on the sill plate.  that was not easy.  you can also see the solid blocking that was put in- which is something that i truly dislike...

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