Home Construction (Day 29 - August 24)

They started the electrical wiring today - first day of the installation:



See our electrical meter already reads '000001' even though we have NOT used 1 kWhr of electrical energy, thankyouverymuch:



We plan to ask the electrical company for our 1-cent refund when this is all over.

In the middle of the vaulted ceiling, they've put in the fixtures for our fans:



The second floor is a bit messy today -- the electrical guys must have forgotten to clean everything after themselves. We have wires all over the place:


And the wires now officially prevent us from "walking through walls" like we used to. No more pretending to be a ghost! At least we can still see through the walls...

Look, they made holes around the wood frames and put wires around:



Check out the long wires that prevent us from walking through the walls now:

Why this picture? Because this is the day they pasted our electrical diagrams and the list of all our interior options on our windows - it means we are getting closer to our next appointment (the "dry wall orientation" on Sept. 1st)


They have placed power outlets around the kitchen wall - all those little gray blocks are electrical outlets, per the Russian's explanation. Like he knows anything about home construction...


Wires now come out from the second floor down to the first floor (laundry area):




And there is a floor pad with a drain for the future washing machine, to prevent spills.