The problems with the mud room continue.
There is more dismantling that … remantling. (Is that a word?) We removed the remaining house ship-lap siding from inside the mudroom. Why? To get at the 1st add-0n (kitchen BR3) rafters. We removed:
- from wall
- panelling
- ship-lap
- tar felt paper
- from ceiling
- on-the-flat rafters
- 1×12 soffit
However, the ends of the rafters have been shaved down to make way for a level soffit. Hence, there is nothing to which to attach new mud room rafters.
So, the new design is to use hidden-flange hangers to attach them to the house wall studs, rather than to the rafters. The plan can (/ will likely) change though.
Because it is clad in heavy stucco and is built like a pig barn, jacking it up to the same level as the main house is a problem. First we placed a 3×3 post, ripped at 19° to match the roof pitch, along the ceiling and jack it. The wall separated from the ceiling.
Nothing but toenails were used to attach it. As well, the wood had deteriorated somewhat, making the toenails very weak.
My idea was to jack from the bottom, but the bottom plate didn’t exist. We pulled out the three bottom plates from under the 2F door to make room for a new double bottom plate. But nothing lined up.
So, Dave’s idea is to jack from near the bottom using a bridge. I think his idea was somewhat different from what I did, but it worked nonetheless.
There is still a gap, but it is n0 longer 2½ inches.
However, we need two more jacks to evenly jack up the rest of the add-on. So, to free up some jacks, I must now decide if the living room / bath add-on is the right elevation and shore it up. My idea to use the old wall bricks will have to stand. Lifting it up another ½” is likely not a good idea as a) the add-on is likely at the right elevation, b) it requires 1½ times the number of bricks (which isn’t a problem except that I’m running out of time), and c) I’m not sure if the add-on can handle another ½ inch.
So I have begun installing the bricks.
