Opening Up the Living Room

The house originally had an entry hall and a parlor separated by a wall with pocket doors. As part of the 1980s renovation, the passage way between these two rooms was closed in and the pocket doors were removed and used for scrap. The entry hall had been changed into a bedroom and the parlor was kept as a living room. In order to open these two rooms into one larger living room, Tom had to build temporary supports, remove the existing wall, cut the floor joists, open the floor on the 2nd floor, hoist and insert two large beams into the living room ceiling.