Stepping Up

These are the stringers for the stairs.  (And that's Rick, the framer!)

We had some issues because the engineer didn't account for the fact that half the foundation on this side of the house is sistered.  That leaves us with extra space to the side of the stairs; we're going to build in a bookcase.

Framed!

The framing in the basement has begun.

The room to the left will be our bedroom until we convert the attic to living space. Once the attic is converted, it will be Rob's studio.

The area between the two posts below will be our much heralded staircase. Woo-hoo!

From Many to One (or Two)

This is one of the two posts that now have to hold up the whole house once all the "pier and post" structures are gone. It seems like a lot, to ask one piece to do the work that so many were doing before. Again, I hope the engineer knew what he was doing...

Nothing but Concrete

Here is a picture of the poured concrete in the frame...

And the finished wall once the framing was removed. The bricks are the base of the old fireplace the previous owners had removed from Rob's office. We still think about restoring it.