Day 3

Today we started out by going to the Depot to look at flooring, get some more lumber, and check out what the base of our new door is going to look like so Slumlord Jim and I could frame out that wall. We decided last night that the best thing to do for the sloped floor was to level it out using 2x4's cut at the correct angle placed on 1x4's at 16" spacing. Then we'll lay down a plywood subfloor, and we're planning on (pre-finished) red oak hardwood flooring to match the rest of the house. Unless we go with green indoor-outdoor AstroTurf carpeting; I'm still arguing with the Mrs. about that one.

We tested out the shimmed 2x4 idea by trying it for the north wall. Slumlord Jim clamped on a 2x4 to use as a guide for his circular saw, and the angled cut worked pretty darn well. So, we went ahead and framed out the whole wall on top of them; you can see what the shims look like below.

Close-up of the North Wall Shims

After finishing the framing (wow, done already?), we decided to go ahead and put some sheeting on the exterior. But after we put up the first piece and realized how expensive it was going to be to cover the whole structure (aside from the cost of the plywood itself, it takes an awful lot of nails and compressed air!), we figured one ought to be enough. I figure Global Warming kind of negates the need for insulation. So, here it is, our sunroom, ready for siding!