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Basement Update 2

Hi there! Welcome back! Here we are looking at the first wall of studs finished. These were the hardest to put up due to various reasons. We had to build it one at a time against the wall and screw the top in place carefully to avoid the pipes that run up to the kitchen sink. Jeffery went to the ER before we started this so I did all the cuts since he was working mostly one handed. Once we were finished with the wall against the concrete bricks we were able to build our next wall on the floor and raise it up. Here Jeffery is drilling a hole for some wiring to pass through.  Wall all stood up. Jeffery is trying to fit it under the floor joist. Here he is shooting nails into the concrete to secure the new wall into place. Stood up secured in place and the remaining studs put in one at a time. Here we are deciding what to do with this wall. They say hind sight is 20/20. We should have just pulled this one out too because the 2x4s were...