Beam Prep

So todays post is back in the basement.  I was a little confused as to what exactly was happening here, so I have a guest poster... CHRIS!  Yes, he is writing for me today!

Dan and I are preparing to put a new beam in the ceiling.  This will make head room for the new family room. 

Here Dan is cutting the floor joists.  Hopefully he's cutting the right board.

I'm measuring from the top of the wall sill to the bottom of the subfloor.  Looks like Dan got the right one.

Dan still can't get over the smell, boy he has a sensitive nose.

Dan cutting more of the joists.  He thinks he does most of the work and from the looks of who's in the pictures maybe he's right.