Preview of the lights

Just wanted to post a few pictures of the lights. It should look quite different once the sheetrock is up and painted, but just a preview.

I'm pretty excited about the fluorescent, it's still exposed in these pictures, put will be recessed in the top of the wall once it's clad.

from the other side:

The light is nice with a mix of halogen and fluorescent:

Just the halogens:

Duct work

Over the weekend we installed new duct-work for a range hood. The old vent - literally just a vent to a shaft that leads (hopefully) up to the roof where a fan pulls air up and out. Because we are the furthest away from the fan, this vent doesn't do much for us. To improve ventilation and get rid of the smoke and smell when we cook, we're installing a range hood to help push the air out. So we sealed up the old vent opening, and attached a 6" flexible duct above the ceiling level which snakes over to the range side of the kitchen.

Here's a picture of the old vent opening, which had gaps all the way around so it wasn't very effective:

And here's what it looks like now:

Electrical Work (almost done)

...(By this Saturday, I hope) The clock is ticking, and I'm hearing Pink Floyd's cash registers as I watch the clock. But, Andy is doing a good job, so I'm being patient.
I also scheduled the electrical inspection for next Tuesday.


What's going on:



These are the recessed lights in front of the new wall. Like all of the recessed lights they are Halo 3" low voltage.





This is the junction box where the remote transformer will be located for the track in front of the brick wall.




Here is the new j-box for the track which will be low voltage ready.

Here are the four recessed cans in the kitchen

Here is what's going on in the new wall, fluorescent light on top, two countertop receptacles, receptacles for a microwave and the refrigerator, and a line for the under shelf light.

Close up of the lines coming through the sofit, which has a 2 or 3" water line running through it.

New switches by the front door.

New switches just outside the kitchen.

Drywall removed

After a few weeks of wavering, and a high estimate from a contractor I decided not to wait, and ripped out the drywall myself. This will allow more options for lighting and allow me to replace the drywall ceiling the way it should have been installed (i.e. 5/8" rather than 1/2", more insulation, and resilient channels and rubber/foam tape to dampen impact noise).

Removing the drywall ceiling and walls in the kitchen was a dirty, heavy job. Taking the drywall down wasn't too difficult, but taking out the 750lbs (est) of drywall to the dumpster was a pain. Dividing the trash into about 24 contractor trash bags at least made the load manageable.