We built up the sub floor and got a solid surface off of which to work. After that, we needed to fix the side of the house's framing and also shore up the central load bearing wall. The house's three major walls' framing needed to be carefully taken out (if they were bad) and replaced or repaired in place. To accomplish this, we had to jack up the roof rafters near the wall, cut the framing out from the floor, and put new boards in, setting the roof rafters back on the new wall. And that's exactly what we did.
We began on the South Side, working from the back to the front.
We did the same thing on the North Side, then beefed up the central wall, as it needed to support the 2nd floor. Once this was completed, we could then start making the attic the second floor.
We built up the joists for second floor, and as soon as we had a sturdy surface, we were able to cut a hole for the staircase. Stairbuilding is difficult, but with the proper math and accounting for landing placement, it can come out wonderfully. I have Albert and George to thank for their experience and intelligence, they made it so that the stairs landed perfectly on the second floor. We were initially worried that the stairs would land too far into the hallway of the second floor, making it so that you would basically run right into the wall on the other side. But with precise calculation and work, it came out exactly where it needed to be.
It was the next project that we pursued which got us the stop work order: The dormer. From these pictures, you can see that we removed the roof in this section, built up a wall and attached rafters. We didn't just tear these out, we built bracing so that the roof would not collapse. It was shortly after we finished most of the framing for the dormer when we received the "STOP WORK" order. Now that we're caught up to speed, look for further progress in the next post.
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