Kitchen wiring
The wiring is much of the way done in this picture. Julio has a tendency to really overdo wiring and run individual circuits for just about everything. On the plus side, though, we’ve never, ever...
View ArticleFir doors, wiring
One of the areas where we splurged was on the Simpson basement and closet doors. They make a fantastic five-paneled door that is an exact match to our existing doors in the rest of the house. More...
View ArticleBathroom wiring is done!
Bathroom wiring completed. Julio is an electrical engineer and has practiced on many project before, so he always feels like the wiring is the easiest part of the job.
View ArticleMedicine cabinet, sconces, crown moulding installed
It was very encouraging to see these things go in. It makes you feel like there actually is light at the end of the tunnel.
View ArticleUpstairs wiring completed
Both low and high voltage wiring has been completed upstairs. I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to wiring (and maybe a few other things), so I went a little overboard on the TV and data cables. We...
View ArticleChandelier on back patio
We ran electricity out to the patio and installed our old dining room chandelier. Low wattage flicker bulbs add to the ambience, as do our new Craigslist bargain table and chairs (only $100 for the...
View ArticleElectrifying
Sunday I worked on the wiring upstairs, mostly because Saturday’s experience with the leveling compound scared me off of doing any “real” work. I thought I’d take it easy by trying to get some power...
View ArticleWired.
No, I’m not talking about the excessive amount of coffee I may have drank this morning but rather about the fact that we now have working lights and outlets upstairs. It felt like I was on an assembly...
View ArticleHidden wires
Yesterday I cut a couple of holes and fished some wire to get the room ready for our TV. The holes were a pain, because I didn’t have time to cut the holes before the drywall went on. This meant I...
View ArticleBack in the closet
I got the bug to pick back up where we left off on the downstairs hall closet (abandoned stairwell). Back in 2007, we started converting the steps into proper shelves, but we’ve done nothing but pile...
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