Electrical and Ceiling Closure

The electricians got to work very early in the morning to pull new wiring to the existing electrical panel, install and hookup some of the under cabinet puck lighting, wire and install the existing oven and running new wire to the existing track lights and ceiling fan in the living room.
The vent pipe enclosure and wood paneling items were completed.
The new dishwasher will be delivered later this week and the electricians will provide electrical outlets for the existing cooktop and recessed refrigerator. The pendant light over the eating area will be wired up to the electrical switch and the suspended light fixture in the middle of the kitchen will be installed and wired as well.
The new prefinished tongue and groove wood kitchen floor will be installed also this week.




New wiring is installed to the existing
fan and track lites in the living room along the
beam top to new wall switches as well


New electrical conduit in basement



Pulling new wiring to the existing electrical panel


The bottom wall cabinet panels having cutouts holes installed
for the puck lights



The puck lites under the kitchen and dining room
cabinets being installed

The puck lites over the sink area are completed


The existing oven is installed into its cabinet and hooked up

Preparing the lite track for the suspended pendant light


The pendant light over the eating area of the counter
is suspended from the lite track under the wood purlin


The existing vent stack is now enclosed and the wood ceiling
paneling has been completed

Wall Cap Trim and Pipe Enclosure

This week the living room wall, where the original removed entertainment cabinet enclosure and buffet top had been removed, received new matching wood cap trim and the exposed piping above enclosed with smooth faced panels. The original roof planks above were also covered with matching stained tongue and groove paneling.
Tomorrow the electricians will be here to pull wiring and install some of the lighting.

The living room wall to receive new cap trim and enclosure
above

The new wood wall cap trim routed out to match the
existing trim profile



Wall cap trim being cut and sanded outside




Installing the new wood wall cap and fitting it to the existing





Fitting the pipe and wiring enclosure with wood faced
panels on four sides


Starting to close off the ceiling with the matching wood planks on wood blocking


Getting that last panel to line up and fit between was not easy

Planks installed in one bay....three more areas to be
completed later

Floor Refinishing Second Day

The floor finisher returned today to match stain and polyurethane the final coat. The color was eventually obtained using different stain color mixings and tested in various spots to see if it matched. Because the floor was coated the previous day with a clear polyurethane application, the tested areas were easily wiped up if the stain did not match. After the floor has dried, the next step would be a fine steel wool rubbing before waxing.

The next phase in the coming week will be pulling the electrical wiring from the existing electrical panel for the installation and hookup of some of the appliances and new kitchen and existing living room light fixtures. New light switches, dimmers and electrical outlets and a new speaker telephone will also be installed. The dishwasher and disposal unit will be hooked up later in the project after the countertops and sink are installed.




The refinisher by hand is trying out different stain mixings to match as close
as possible the color before applying to the entire unfinished area

Mixed stain color is brush applied over previous days
polyurethane coat

Next the urethane final coat is mixed with a stain
to match the old floor

Brush applying the stained colored polyurethane

The final coat has been applied

Floor starting to dry out

Floor Refinishing/ Wood Panels Under Cabinets

Today the floor refinishers were here promptly and started to remove the existing black stain that was underneath the removed living room cabinet. The floor was sanded and one coat of polyurethane was applied. They were very quick and precise and left the area very clean. They will return tomorrow to finish their work.
The contractor finished up the upper cabinet mouldings and started to fit the underside of the wall cabinets with finished panels for the recessed puck light fixtures. The panels are being put up temporarily so that holes can be cut for the light fixture spacing. On Monday, the remaining panels will be fitted and the electricians are scheduled to complete their electrical fixture wiring and hookup to the kitchen appliances.


Floor refinishers setting up their equipment

Heavy sander with little dust created


Vacuuming a must while sanding.


Orbital sanders are used in removing the old floor finish

Hand sanding also is done


First coat of polyurethane is applied to dry. Tomorrow
the second coat will be applied


Panel being cut after measurements were made


Underside panel being fitted and scribed to the wall


Finished underside panel temporarily in place for
light puck fixture installation