Fireplace Conundrums and Prepping for Drywall

This morning started with a long conversation with the fireplace salesman.  He seemed to think that running the vent through the gap between the front room closet ceiling and original ceiling would be no problem, but Justin stepped in and pointed out some issues with clearances and specifications that would not work.  We were planning on running the vent through the dropped ceiling in the front room closet.  But the vent pipe must be 12 inches from the inside corner and the closet is not deep enough to contain the pipe. He brainstormed other alternatives including venting through Charlotte's closet and even through the corner of Charlotte's room.  Neither of those were ideal, so the best option was to put the fireplace in the front room closet and rebuilt the wall.  (The salesman was completely lost through most of Justin's brainstorming, and I think if Justin wasn't there, we would have figured out thesse issues once the fireplace was there.)  We were going to convert this shallow closet into a little office space, with a desk and some shelves above.  If we move the fireplace into this space, and move the wall out a few inches, this allows for the vent pipe to be 12 inches from the inside corner. We would still have some space to put bookshelves in.  This new plan will be a lot more work than what is in the contract, so it might have to wait.

Also today, Justin and Keefe spray foamed the window gaps, leveled Evelyn's floor and finished getting ready for drywall.  Colin spent some time wiring, which needs to be done before they can start hanging drywall.