Another Wall in the Brick

The first new wall is starting to come together. We've demolished the old wall that separated one side of the bathroom from a hallway closet and rebuilt the wall in a different location. There will still be a closet on the other side, but it will ultimately open into Kathy's office instead of the hallway.

Anyway, said wall is now sheeted and almost ready for the bead board finish layer. You can see it here in all its glory.

The ceiling here is quite high (10'), so the studs behind this are pretty tall. It's also trickier than I thought to keep the whole thing planar. That is, the studs have to be plumb and they all have to be aligned with each other so that the wall is both straight and flat without any wobbles in it. It sounds simple, but very few walls in this house fit that description.

The ceiling right above this is really just the underside of the roof. It gets hot up there, even in mild 62-degree spring weather. I'm hopeful the 2" of insulation will make a big difference to this room and, eventually, all the rooms on this floor.