In order to get more counter space in our small kitchen without building an addition, we had to remove the wall between the kitchen and dining room. This was complicated by the fact that the existing wall was load bearing and we wanted to salvage the coved ceiling in the dining room.
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| Coved ceiling |
Nick built a temporary wall to support the ceiling joists while we installed a header beam.
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| Temporary support wall |
Nick created the support beam by gluing 2 x 10" boards together with 1/2" plywood in the middle to achieve the correct depth. He cut the existing studs so that the top portions would remain in-use and the bottom portions would provide temporary support until he installed vertical support studs at each end. As I recall, Nick was able to get the beam lined up all by himself and then we worked together to wedge it into place while standing on ladders. The beam was heavy and it was quite a feat!
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| Header beam installed |
Good work! Was this done in 2020 or 2021?
ReplyDeleteIt was 2020. 2021 was the year of the basement.
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