Clean Lines

The kitchen has been straightened out, that is the ceiling strapping. It wasn't out as much as the dining room side, why I don't know, I just know it went a little quicker today. It is about as level as I'm going to get it, at least there isn't a bow in it to catch you eye. Almost ready for the drywall.

You can see the bow in the beam compared to the strapping next to it.

It was only out about an inch on one side and about ¾'s of an inch on the other.

Looking A Little Straighter

It took some time and a bit of wood but I think I have the strapping in the dining room a little straighter, at least it looks it. You may recall in an older post back in April when I pulled down the old drywall we saw the header was not holding anything up and then I proceeded to push up the floor joists a bit, and only a bit because it took may years to get that sag in there and I wasn't going to push it up in a matter of weeks. So after moving it up a bit, putting in a new header to support everything, it came time to adjust the strapping before putting up new drywall. The difference in height from the center of the room to the two sides was between 1 to 1½ inches, with a little beefing up the ends and some home made shims I managed to straighten it out, some what. It's much better anyway, even if it doesn't look that way in the pictures. Next week I'll tackle the kitchen side.

If you look hard you can see the beam and the first strapping,
and you can see the difference.

It may not look the best but once the drywall is up no one will ever notice.

This side required larger shims, (2 x 4's) to fill the gap.