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Click TOOLS OF THE TRADE to see some of the tools and equipment we used. Click CREDITS to see the major companies and suppliers we've worked with. |
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6-24-11 Jeff installed surface conduit for the dining room light, fans, and 2nd floor smoke detector. |
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6-25-11 Jeff was involved in more electrical work today, including running wires through the log wall for two outside GFI outlets - one near the front door, and one near the back door. no additional Electrical pics for today |
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6-26-11
Jillena's family came up today with plans to stay all next week. Our goal is to get the electrical ready for an inspection by mid-week. Part of the work today was getting the front two ceiling fan wires down conduits to the floor where they could connect to switched power in a junction box in the basement ceiling. Stephen helped Jillena with some more gardening. no additional Electrical pics for today |
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6-30-11
Today was an important and much-anticipated day for us as our rough electrical inspection was this morning. We passed with flying colors! This was our last major milestone before the C of O inspection and we were on an emotional high the rest of the day. Soon after the inspector left, Paul and Jeff started wiring up the panel box and installing receptacles. Jillena was right back at work, cutting and stapling lath on the east wall. |
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7-1-11
Everyone pitched in today, with Paul, Jeff, Lydia, LouElla, and Julie installing outlets and switches. Jillena worked on chinking the gap at floor-level along the bathroom-bedroom wall and Jeff's cousin Ryan came out to start hanging drywall. |
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7-2-11
Paul and Jeff got the front 3-gang switch box wired up and the nearby ceiling fans working. Earlier, Jeff spent some time scribing the second wall that met the log wall. no additional Electrical pics for today |
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7-3-11
Another LHBA member came to see our house and spend some time working with us. His name is Mike and he drove up from Pennsylvania, stopping at our friend Fletcher's house first. Mike and Paul wired up our outdoor light fixtures by the front door, then Mike offered his drywalling experience and hung a few sheets for us. |
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7-4-11
Jeff finished the work on the outside GFI outlets and basement entry light, and hung the main kitchen lights. Earlier, lots of drywall work was going on, with Ryan hanging sheets and a crew in the bathroom taping and mudding the joints. |
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7-7-11
Tonight Jeff wired up the kitchen counter backsplash outlets and smoke detectors. |
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7-8-11
A few days ago, we got the front entry lights hung and wired, but the mounting brackets on the fixtures were not fitting tightly against the metal fixture boxes and consequently were not hanging plumb. So, Jeff cut mounting plates out of 3/4" pressure-treated wood scraps, screwed them to the logs, and secured the fixture brackets against these plates. |
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7-11-11
Jeff put the first coat of Varathane on the bathroom floor tonight, then hooked up the hall and stairwell lights. The picture at left shows these two lights on, along with the kitchen lights. no additional Electrical pics for today |
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8-22-11
Jeff installed all the kitchen outlet covers tonight, and set the studs for the final stairwell wall in the basement. no additional Electrical pics for today |
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8-23-11
Tonight, Jeff installed the side entry light, hung the dining room light, installed both 1st floor thermostats, and wired up the 3-switch box between the kitchen and dining room. |
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8-26-11
Jeff worked on some minor last-minute electrical projects to get ready for our final electrical inspection, including building a box soffit for the light that will hang over the kitchen sink. Outside, Bob was working on our side entry landing. |
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