In anticipation of moving-in tomorrow, we're trying to finish framing the loft floor so we'll have a ceiling above the temporary bedroom. Because of everything that's going on (patching brickwork and
waterproofing the roof ) we were only able to start this work in the early evening, which mean that we had to rush before it got too late.
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| Jan 25th - the partially framed loft and original structural stud wall |
To complete framing the loft, we have to add new joists that are perpendicular to the original
loft joists we set last month - these new joists have to change directions in order to accommodate an opening in the floor for a staircase that will eventually come up-to the loft.
To accommodate this change in direction, these new joists will hang off of a double beam (on one end) and will sit on a structural stud wall at the other end. Before setting these new joists, the top of the structural wall has to be shortened to the correct height, and a new wall plate (horizontal member) has to be set. This wall plate is what the new joists will sit on.
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| Trimming the top of the structural wall |
Once the new wall plate was set, we also set a new full length beam that will act as the edge of the loft/floor. After this beam was in place, we were finally able to hang the smaller floor joists using steel brackets.
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| Setting the first few floor joists on the structural wall |
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| The next morning - a partially framed floor |
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| Adding the remaining joists |
By the end of the day we were able to start fixing the plywood sub-floor...proving a ceiling to the temporary bedroom. While we were not able to completely finish the plywood sub-floor, it will be enough to get-by...at least for now....
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| Checking everything is lined-up before starting the plywood sub-floor |
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| Fixing the plywood sub-floor to the joists |
