Piano room prep.

      Hot day today in Pennsylvania! Had to cut it short today after just four hours of work, but that's ok we got a lot done.
      Rob sealed the new floor in the hallway,  he installed the last piece of chair rail in the kitchen, installed a deadbolt on the back door, and helped me install all the new studs in the piano room.
      With all new 10' studs in the ceiling, I installed the octagon box for the ceiling lamp and ran the wiring from the light switch.

        The last thing we did was to "sister" the  five sideways studs in the north wall by using 2 X 3's nailed into the faces of the studs. The two conventional studs on the left side were then bought to flush using strips of 3/4" plywood. Lastly a new 2 X 4 stud was added on the right side .

      I was planning to insulate the back wall, but the heat was affecting Rob's breathing so adding fiberglass to the situation was not advisable.  I will insulate during the week on a cool morning. Then next weekend we hang the sheetrock!

     Edit (6-8-2020)
          Nice and cool this morning, so I ran up to the house with three and a half rolls of the itchy stuff. Forgot to bring scissors or new sharp razors, so cutting it was treachery!  Got the ceiling done and most of the back wall. I need one more roll to finish it.