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<\/a>Here I am tearing out the old joists.<\/p><\/div>\n
After that I removed everything attached to the joists including the 3′ sistering boards. \u00a0I replaced them with a 10′ board (this is the width of the hosue) and bolted it all together with twelve 1\/2″ bolts. \u00a0I’ve done two so far and it made a huge difference. \u00a0The kitchen floor, even though its not bolted down to these joists, is now quiet and doesn’t move under your feet.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Repaired Joists<\/p><\/div>\n
I’m waiting to do the end joists for now. I’ll need to do some brick work while I have that one out and that’s just too much with a party a week away.<\/p>\n
Another thing I got to work on was my benches in the basement. \u00a0These are based around the supports I added for the joists a few months ago. \u00a0They are T-posts made from 2x4s that carry the load down from the 4×6 which holds up the ends of any joists that have rotted out of their pockets. \u00a0I added peg boards to keep it nice and clean looking and while I was at it I removed the board that was blocking the old basement window.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Finished bench already full of crap.<\/p><\/div>\n
Siri had jobs to do too. A few weeks ago a small metal cup fell out of the\u00a0medicine\u00a0cabinet\u00a0and broke the vessel sink. This was pretty annoying as it didn’t seem to have taken much force at all. \u00a0The new sink looks the same but hooks up a little differently so we had to replace the board under it. \u00a0She used some leftover waterproofing membrane and then tiled it. \u00a0This is a preview of our shower as well. In the end it looks pretty good. \u00a0I will be building a cabinet under the sink at some point down the road.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Siri’s fun tile work under the (new) bathroom sink.<\/p><\/div>\n
While Siri worked on the 2nd floor, I took it upon myself to tick one more thing off my list, even if it wasn’t important in any way. \u00a0This was to remove the drywall and panel board that covered the transom window from the inside. \u00a0The more natural light the better, plus it will help to illuminate our house number at night when the lights are on inside.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Transom window above front door. Temporary number added so people can find us.<\/p><\/div>\n
The stained glass window could use a little cleaning and since I was already up on a ladder it was easier just to take it down so it can be worked on at a bench.<\/p>\n