Due to the change we made the first week of construction to the doorway between the kitchen and dining room, we had the framers install 2 steel columns in the crawl space . (Shown to your left is one of the two columns that was installed)
The framers also removed the turn-post that was installed by the previous construction company (the turn-post was used to support the bathroom floor) with a double joist. This allows us to take full advantage of the original staircase and open banister/railing design.
