This is a combined update for yesterday and today due to some travel.

Yesterday, we met with Matt at the house to discuss the landing on the stairs. The headroom clearance, the way things were in now, would be 6 feet 4 inches walking down the stairs from the top level to the main level. Although this would comply with code, Matt was concerned about the appearance. We accepted Matt's suggestion to put a step in the landing, which drops the stairs by 8 inches thereby creating more substantial headroom.

Today, we visited the house after the workers (and the rain) had left. The exterior walls of the upper level are now on, and the interior is beginning to take shape.