One of our first steps on the second floor is to get the floor joists put down to form a cavity for the plumbing on the second floor and also to be used as an area that we will be able to run the majority of our wiring for the house
. Also, we will be running Pex tubing for radiant floor heating under the two bedrooms and bathroom on this floor.
The loft and office area will be heated from the fireplace and passive solar in the great room.
Fortunately, the flooring went down much easier than I had anticipated. Prior to putting down each joist we installed a thin strip of sill seal. This was to prevent any squeaking that may occur when walking on the floor due to the two woods rubbing together.
After all utilities are placed in the floor, the standard 3/4 T&G sheathing will be glued and screwed down. Now that the majority of the joists are in place we can, at a minimum, get the wall plates nailed down so that the plumber can run the necessary pipes for the upstairs bathroom.
Framing continues downstairs. The majority of it is taking place in the master bathroom. This past weekend we decreased the number of windows left to install by one, leaving only three left.
The window we installed this weekend was in the master bathroom which has obscure glass in the lower half of the window.
The shower area is pretty much all framed in with soffits remaining over the vanity and just outside of the shower area. Glass block will fill in the stepped down area of framing in the shower.
Also, the base and surrounding area for the tub wall still needs to be framed.Our hopes are to have the plumber in sometime in early December and hopefully be starting to wire the house shortly after Christmas. Getting the radiant floor heating up and running is still near the top of the list as well. However, it could move up to the top priority if cold weather really starts to set in as the forecast predicts.
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