When we raise the roof and replace it, the load bearing walls will change so we needed to add a header over the windows in the first floor bedroom. We also removed the weights and will replace them with a metal device. We will then be able to add insulation in the cavity where the weights were originally. Steven used 2 x 12 boards simply because we had them.
I spent the day peeling off paint that had been put on top of the varnish.