Straight ahead

Ref and the crew were taking the morning off Sunday -- about time! -- but it's obvious they were busy late Saturday.

Those joists are now as straight as -- well, yeah, a string, to coin a phrase.

The far boards had to move up an inch or so, with the distance shrinking along the wall. But rather than specifying a measurement for every board, let the string do the work. Stretch it tight and level, and then make sure every joist comes up just enough to touch.

Voila.

Those shavings in the second picture show the good work done on the beam running from the front door to the staircase, now smooth as can be.

Think of it as floorthodontia.