The first floor bathroom floor was not stable due to previous water damage. We installed two sister joints in the basement 
Lower Bath Room – Plywood Floor
The 1st bath room floor was a mess with cutouts for previous fixtures and much water damage. We sistered the joists under the floor and added 1/4 plywood over all.
Replacing Wood Strips in Kitchen
The kitchen floor was missing several rows of wood strips. We ran the strip perpendicular to the previous floor. Luckily we had enough strips that matched. We didn’t have to go all the way to the south wall because kitchen cabinets will cover the area. We still have strips to install by the north wall of the kitchen where a cabinet and the brick chimney had been.
Laundry Plumbing and Under Floor Vents
The first step in venting was the laundry drain and vent.
Then the under floor drains.
Plumbing Has Begun with Small Steps
Plumbing venting begins on the second floor with the laundry drain and vent (on the left) . The hole in the floor is for the claw foot tub.
Finishing More Dry Wall
We decided to put up more drywall. The picture shows the dormer from the originial house that we saved when we removed the second floor for a raised roof. A very nice sitting area already. This is the middle area that we were going to make into a separate sitting room no the second floor – between the North and South bedrooms. We liked the large area with the sitting room and South bedroom open to each other. It will be an art room for us when we are ready to move in. (Another of our floor plan changes!) We’ll purchase a wardrobe at IKEA. The problem is that the hardwood floor we purchased will not be enough for the combined rooms.
We started to drywall the water closet area and realized we needed to finish the plumbing first so we could put in the ceiling drywall. (we need to have the plumbing inspection before we can cover it up.)
We moved then to the hallway and put up some drywall but again we were stopped by needing to install the rest of the ceiling drywall first.
Beauty of Nature
A gorgeous large mushroom found behind the house.
Kitchen Ceiling Strips
The kitchen ceiling had a lot of nails left after removal of the ceiling dry wall. We decided to add strips of wood to the joists to screw on the new dry wall.
Change in Bath Floor Plan/ Change in Window
We had installed a window in the bump out where the shower is going now. So we had to move it – fairly easy to do because it had been installed with screws. We put new framing still on the south wall. This will be better as it is not right by the kitchen window.
The unforeseeable
We put 1/4″ plywood on the 1st floor bathroom floor and were about to install 1/2″ cement board. I suggested we bring in the shower base to check it all out and we discovered that the floor was not level. It took a few days for us to decide how to deal with this. We rearranged the bathroom completely. Steven will cut the stall, removing the left seat and to installed into our bump out at the other end of the bathroom, moving the sink cabinet and toilet to where the shower had been planned.
To correct the slant we will prime the plywood and pour leveling compound and then stop with 1/4″ cement board for ceramic tile installation.