| Blog series by Dan Lyke consisting of 3 parts so far |
Part 1: Subpanel blues
When we moved in, I looked at the wiring in the crawlspace, saw the ancient non-metallic sheathed cable downstairs, didn’t get huge warnings from the home inspector, and thought we were all groovy, if a little out-dated. The house was on a 60 amp fuse box, so we paid someone to put in a few utility circuits in the garage and deal with PG&E to put in a 200 amp breaker panel. He used the old fuse box as a junction box, ran some THHN through some conduit for each of the initial 3 ci...
Part 2: Drillin', Cuttin' & Dust Everywhere
So: Template, made of two pieces of ¾” plywood: One has squares cut out for the two sizes of boxes (1 gang and 2 gang), one holds it the appropriate distance off the floor, and is on the outside so that it goes over baseboards. Run around the house, measuring to where we think we’ll miss a stud. Draw the appropriate box on the wall. Bash a hole in the middle of it with a big screwdriver. Take the Sawzall™ with the diamond edged masonry blade, carefully cut out a ho...
Part 3: Finished and Signed Off!
Got the final inspection today! Woot! Not a whole lot to add to the previous update, but got the final inspection on the electrical today. Finally. And having sufficient sockets is amazing. The power strip quotient in the house has gone way way down. New LED lights in various places, with dimmers that work for them. It’s all pretty darned amazing. Lessons: Really, once we got the procedure down, running new sockets was pretty easy. A long extension on a hex drive augur bit...
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Blog Series
- A Shop for Dan - 14 parts
- Bathroom Remodel - 8 parts
- Cedar Closets - 1 part
- Front Door Trim - 4 parts
- Home Automation - 1 part
- Kitchen Remodel - 3 parts
- Landscaping - 2 parts
- Morning Glory Lattice - 1 part
- New Windows - 1 part
- Re-Plumbing - 2 parts
- Reclaiming Mahogany for Baseboards - 3 parts
- Rewiring - 3 parts
