A new phase: starting on the interior wall

Tuesday, May 31:

With the outside finished (except for stucco mesh and stucco), it is time to focus on the large interior wall that will run along the edge of the bridge.

The "bridge wall" will need a slight angle on the corner so that it matches the angled wall on the opposite side of the master-bedroom doors (above-right).  To determine the exact geometry, I used three tape measures.

The red lines indicate where the wall plates will go.

There will be a small closet on each side of the French door unit. I removed the drywall floor-to-ceiling, above, where the left closet will tie into the existing wall.  At right, more mess to clean up!

The electrical wire that you see in this wall connects a downstairs switch with the old chandelier mount on the vaulted ceiling. I intend to cut this wire and run it into two junction boxes that will be accessible inside the closet.   Then, the downstairs switch can control the chandelier on the new dining room ceiling below.    And I will add a bedroom switch for a ceiling light.

Below are diagrams of this wiring plan:

Here's how it currently looks from the posh living room. Most of the wiring for the new upstairs room will be done through the floor joists above the dining-room ceiling. 

Outside, you can see some of the boards that are holding up the scaffold that I built to install the new upstairs window.   The scaffold will remain until I stucco the outside. But I can't do that until I pass a rough-framing inspection. 

The wall that I have just begun work on will run across the top where the old bridge railing was. The 5-foot french door unit will be in the center.