Jim Becker
04-26-2008, 9:24 PM
Now that Professor Dr. SWMBO and I have vacated our former master bedroom (we got our CO for the addition (http://toscax.us/blog/addition.htm) last Wednesday and moved a couple nights ago), it's time to retrofit it for use by our older daughter, Nastia. "Retrofit" is the operative word because a wall must go up to create a hallway so nobody has to walk through her room to get to the bathroom the girls will be sharing or to/from her younger sister's soon-to-be-new-room. (currently Professor Dr. SWMBO's office and our former guest room pre-kids)
So...it was time to set up shop. Literally. Rather than go through a bunch of hassles disconnecting my CMS from the miter station, I decided to use my MFT1080 and ATF55 to deal with cross cutting studs. It was already in the house for some flooring repairs I needed to do in the great room. The job is not large, so requiring a little extra time for each cut was no big deal.
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The new wall is to follow the same path as an existing false beam, so I used a plumb-bob to get my points for the bottom plate and then put down a line with painter's tape. The floor was too slick for a chalk line and I didn't want to use a Sharpie, either. Working it out with the tape did the job. Of course, said fake beam happens to cross the space slightly out of square to the room (not that the room is square...LOL).
87237
Building the wall was just ordinary carpentry and there were no major challenges. By the time I headed to the (new) shower tonight, everything was framed and all the rough electrical done. Tomorrow the drywall goes up.
87238
Because of the location of the fake beam, the former doorway was re-engineered from 36" to 32". I'll patch the drywall to the left of the opening on the loft side and it will be ready for the painters who are arriving the week after next to do the great room.
87239
The old threshold and riser was also replaced with left-over flooring material from the addition. This will be colored and finished to match.
87240
A very productive day...and more to do tomorrow. Of course, if I wasn't doing this kind of thing, I could actually move all my clothes to the new master suite. But, nnnnnnnooooooooooo....I have to take care of "miss impatient" who wants her own room, like, well...yesterday...:o
So...it was time to set up shop. Literally. Rather than go through a bunch of hassles disconnecting my CMS from the miter station, I decided to use my MFT1080 and ATF55 to deal with cross cutting studs. It was already in the house for some flooring repairs I needed to do in the great room. The job is not large, so requiring a little extra time for each cut was no big deal.
87236
The new wall is to follow the same path as an existing false beam, so I used a plumb-bob to get my points for the bottom plate and then put down a line with painter's tape. The floor was too slick for a chalk line and I didn't want to use a Sharpie, either. Working it out with the tape did the job. Of course, said fake beam happens to cross the space slightly out of square to the room (not that the room is square...LOL).
87237
Building the wall was just ordinary carpentry and there were no major challenges. By the time I headed to the (new) shower tonight, everything was framed and all the rough electrical done. Tomorrow the drywall goes up.
87238
Because of the location of the fake beam, the former doorway was re-engineered from 36" to 32". I'll patch the drywall to the left of the opening on the loft side and it will be ready for the painters who are arriving the week after next to do the great room.
87239
The old threshold and riser was also replaced with left-over flooring material from the addition. This will be colored and finished to match.
87240
A very productive day...and more to do tomorrow. Of course, if I wasn't doing this kind of thing, I could actually move all my clothes to the new master suite. But, nnnnnnnooooooooooo....I have to take care of "miss impatient" who wants her own room, like, well...yesterday...:o