Office Floor Work, Continued
Liz, holding up one of the boards while I went running to get some screws.
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Office Floor Work
Nothing super glamorous, but still exciting. Today, Liz and I put some time into the front office. With a lot of insulation down in the floor joists, we got to screwing down a first layer of plywood.
Adding Insulation in the Front Office
We’ve got several batts of soundproof insulation, just waiting to be put in. And with the work I did previously, we were a bit closer to install.
Covering up the Office Floor Joists
One fun tool: a right angle attachment. I first saw one of these from Bob, back in 2016, when he was working on a complicated fitting. And again saw it earlier this year, when he was squeezing in some tight ducts in our basement.
Front Office Insulation
Been a little while, since we’ve done work on the house. Suited up today, and focused on the front office. Spent a good while cleaning up all the debris that had fallen into the floor joists (that previously were clean, but got dirty again over time).
A Day of Prep
A bit of Visqueen, blocking off the living room. We’ve put up and taken down so much Visqueen in this spot, we’re old hands at it.
Sunday Office Demo
More demo in the office today, though the actual demo portion was less. It was more about the joist spaces, and cleaning things up.
Evening Demo
Suited up after work, to do a bit of office demo. Not really something I wanted to do, but my hope is to make more progress in this room (which will make way for, and make it easier for, electrical work to happen).
Only got about an hour in, but was surprised at how much I could do in that time.
Office Floor Demo Begins
At one point, Liz stopped in and said “I want you to keep a positive attitude.” At first, I thought she just wanted to keep my spirits up. But what she meant was that: we’d taken up almost all of the floors in the house, at this point. And this last section was probably the last “unknown” part of the house that was left.
She said “If we have a chance of finding some hidden treasure worth a million dollars… it’s going to be here.” Wishful thinking, but it’s true – this is our last chance.
Office Turret, Structural Support: Final
A view of what we call “the wagon wheel,” the decorative joists that make up the base of the turret.
Office Turret, Structural Support: Preview
After a demo session a long while back – Bob noticed that the ceiling joists were sagging considerably. And so we put up a set of supports to brace the ceiling, temporarily.
Final Office Cleanup, Drywall Relocation
I’ve been stressing a bit about this cleanup. The drywall we need to move is 10′ long, 5/8″ thick, and is markedly heavier than your typically drywall (because it’s soundproof drywall).
The Office Basement Shuffle
At some earlier point, I had moved a lot of things we had upstairs down to the basement. Space is a premium at our house, and we’re constantly moving things from one place to another – to make temporary room.
Spent a little time today, reorganizing the basement area.
Clearing the Office
For most of last week, Liz and I were both mostly just recuperating from Covid. Not much of anything, other than a lot of coughing and a lot of sitting in bed, resting.
This week, we started to get a bit more energy. We’re still coughing more than makes sense, but have been going about doing a little house work over the holidays.
Light Removal, Light Install
An old light, where the electrical had been disconnected long ago. Of note: that middle pipe is a gas line, a throwback to some earlier time when this light was likely powered by gas.