Day 48: What stairs?

Supporting posts

More outside support is necessary, this time temporary. This is part of lifting some of the inside vertical timbers. They have to go where the support is needed. Doing the lift on the outside will help keep the barn from moving further out.

New Stairs?

This is the temporary new stairs to the second floor. When we started thinking about how to build the tack room, there was a three foot wall on the east side of the center section. An opening in the wall indicated where the stairs should be. After the 2nd floor timbers were lifted as shown on Day 47, the discussion proceeded on where the stairs should be placed. I was still thinking of the three foot wall and said put the stairs back where the stairs had been before the stairs and wall were removed.

Where the stairs use to be

That's when Roger in effect said take a look and "see" and recognize the situation that the wall was gone.It had been removed so the floor could be lifted. Back to the drawing board. The stairs can be placed just about any place in the barn. Not only that, but the stairs were in such bad shape they will have to be completely rebuilt. You will note in this photo of where the stairs use to be not only is the stairs gone, but so is the three foot wall. I saw it, but didn't "see" recognize the importance.