First compromise: Initially, I wanted to remove the whole 15 feet of this wall and decided to just remove 7 feet and leave undistrubed the HVAC ducts. Relocating them would require revamping the duct work from the basement up to the second floor bedrooms and we are not ready to remodel to that extent.
To remove a load-bearing wall, I need to build a temporary wall before removing the studs. How? Install a bottom plate, a dual top plate, then wedge temporary studs nailed every 16" OC. Pretty easy, right? Yes, except that battling over my head with two 2x4x8' top plate in one hand while trying to use the 2,000lb framing nailer with the other isn't quite that simple. ...Need to grow a couple extra hands!
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| Temporary Wall |
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| Dual 2x4 top plate |
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