Framing taking a lot longer than expected, but I'm taking my time to get it right. Obviously not done yet. Won't do the beams between the studs until I have the doors installed and the rest of the studs installed. May also need to redo the existing back wall in the theater, as I don't think the beam on the floor is treated. Plus, I'm using a treated beam on the bottom, then stacking a stud 2x4 on top. This will allow me to only run the drywall about 1.5" above the floor. This will be covered by the molding. The idea is that being a basement there is a chance of getting water in there at some point, and raising the drywall up gives me a little margin of error. It also can provide a "channel" should I want to run wires along the floor. I have a temporary support wall along the stairs up so that I can redo the floor joists around the stairs and support the floor joists correctly as I open it up. Here is a shot of the framing at the base of the st