More weirdness-gutting has taken place. It’s sweaty work even in the cool of the morning. Since the raised pier-and-beam foundation 4×4′ posts are framed and tied-in, we have removed a few of the angle-braces as unnecessary. Now we’re really in for it.
In some places the angle-braces were crossing in the interior, and hindered the proper geometry of the floor. it’s clear that the earlier half-assed iteration of a “floor” required a bunch of blocking that shifted the geometry out of square. All that will be corrected by the new framing and floor joists. We’ve pulled a lot of nails and cleaned-up the space, but there’s still more to do — tomorrow…