Despite the snow and cold, the carpentry got underway last week, and we finally have some visible progress again.
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The plan is for a a basement wall to be load-bearing, but because it cannot be built yet, the carpenters installed this temporary LVL beam so that the floor joists have something to sit on.
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The three square holes are basement windows.
It’s going to be very interesting to see how they complete the upper-level framing, then come back to finish concrete and framing for the basement when the weather improves.