We met Ron, Joanne, and Stan this morning for an electrical walk through of the basement, now that it is framed in.
Rick was at the site too, for a bit, and we discussed the columns under the porch. They are going to be stucco, with stone at the bases. We also changed the plan from 3 columns down to 2.
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Electrical Update
Everything in the way of electrical outlets, wiring, and lighting is done now.
I was so impressed with how fast that all went it in. Basically three days and it was done, with just a couple of minor things to tweak here and there.
I think everything looks awesome except for Scott and I both agree that we mostly likely have too many potlights in our great room. But I guess it's better to have too many than too little, as long as they are on dimmers.
I was so impressed with how fast that all went it in. Basically three days and it was done, with just a couple of minor things to tweak here and there.
I think everything looks awesome except for Scott and I both agree that we mostly likely have too many potlights in our great room. But I guess it's better to have too many than too little, as long as they are on dimmers.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Electrical Walk Through
Today we met Rick, Joanne, and Stan (the electrician) at the site for our electrical walk through.
We went through the entire house, inside and out (except for the basement, which isn't framed yet) and chose where to put pot lights, lighting fixtures, electrical outlets and switches.
Joanne was so very helpful during this process, and thought of so many practical ideas (separate switch for Christmas tree lights, etc). Her experience really saved the day for us, as I believe the whole process would have taken double the time without her.
We ended up adding a ton of extra pot lights, over and above our allowances. But since I am not willing to commit to having a large amount of lamp lighting throughout the house, we wanted to be sure to have enough light in the ceilings. I think we should be good.
We had been told to really think things through beforehand, to be sure we include everything now. I understand why that sounds like good advice, but I did find it hard to anticipate what we might need in the future, even if we aren't using it now (for instance, desks in the younger children's bedrooms). Again, Joanne was so helpful in this department.
One thing I am excited about is that Rick has included door jam light switches in our pantry and all larger closets. This was something he had done in his models and Scott and I loved it when we saw it. It's so practical and I think it will just be so convenient.
This was another great learning experience for us and I really enjoyed it.
We went through the entire house, inside and out (except for the basement, which isn't framed yet) and chose where to put pot lights, lighting fixtures, electrical outlets and switches.
Joanne was so very helpful during this process, and thought of so many practical ideas (separate switch for Christmas tree lights, etc). Her experience really saved the day for us, as I believe the whole process would have taken double the time without her.
We ended up adding a ton of extra pot lights, over and above our allowances. But since I am not willing to commit to having a large amount of lamp lighting throughout the house, we wanted to be sure to have enough light in the ceilings. I think we should be good.
We had been told to really think things through beforehand, to be sure we include everything now. I understand why that sounds like good advice, but I did find it hard to anticipate what we might need in the future, even if we aren't using it now (for instance, desks in the younger children's bedrooms). Again, Joanne was so helpful in this department.
One thing I am excited about is that Rick has included door jam light switches in our pantry and all larger closets. This was something he had done in his models and Scott and I loved it when we saw it. It's so practical and I think it will just be so convenient.
This was another great learning experience for us and I really enjoyed it.
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