There was a lot of decision making to do this week. We had to decide basically where we want EVERYTHING to go. We started out, like I mentioned last week, laying out the bar and entertainment area with tape. Once we had that laid out, we framed in the bar. This is necessary because the bar counter top has to have something to sit on.
Then, in order to finish up the plumbing, we ran the water lines to the sinks and toilet.
Above is the water lines that will feed the bar sink and below is the water lines that will feed the toilet and bathroom sink. (Don't mind the garbage can I forgot to move out of the picture...)
This was the last of the plumbing left to do! Yay, one thing we can check off the list. The next decisions that needed to be made was where all the lights were to go. We decided on 5 lights in the spare room/play room.
One of which will be a fan/light, and the other 4 are can lights. There is also a light in the closet in this room and one in the HVAC room.
In the bar area there will be 3 can lights directly above each bar stool (below). Also, there will be 2 smaller can lights above our bar shelving and lights on each shelf.
In the middle area, there will be 5 can lights, as well as lighting in the built-in shelves (below).
In the entertainment area, there will be 5 can lights, 4 smaller can lights (2 will light up the built-in shelves and 2 will accent the TV). We also may do some ceiling lighting around the perimeter. (below)
There is also lighting in the bathroom (1 mirror light and 1 light/exhaust fan), storage room (2 lights), hallway (2 lights), and under the stairs (1 light). We also ran about a million outlets and switches (below).
We used over 500 feet of wire and there will be at least 4 new circuits. The can lights use a lot of "juice" so there can't be too many on one circuit. We spent all day Saturday "pulling" wire from the electric box to each outlet, switch and light. We started out by drilling holes in nearly every stud for the wires to go through.
It was a lot of wiring! We have NEARLY all the wires "pulled" and NEARLY all the lights hung. It will definitely be BRIGHT!
Once all the lights are hung and pulled, they all have to be wired together and hooked up to the circuit breaker. Then all the lights that we have currently (the ones you see lit-up in all my pictures) have to be taken down and moved into the storage areas (we are reusing them). Also, we have to run all the cable (for the TVs). Once all that is done we will be finished with electric for the time being.
This Weeks Costs
5 Small can lights - $118
Electric work boxes - $44
17 Large can lights - $102
8 Copper pipes - $ 72
5 Copper caps - $5
1 Bag copper connectors - $8
Straps (for tying down the pipes) - $23
Wing nuts - $9
540 feet indoor wire - $119
Cable connectors - $16
4 GE breakers - $23
Bathroom exhaust fan/light - $ 33
Returns
54 studs - $146
PVC pipe - $17
Iron pipe - $22
4 treated 2x4 - $21
5 untreated 2x4 - $22
Free Things that were we already had
Nail gun
Nails
Cable
Some wire
Drill & bits
Hammer
Wire Staples
Tape Measure
Labor
This weeks total - $572
Returns - $228
Project total - $2,310
Things I learned this week - How to run wire and hang can lights. It takes a long time and you don't feel like much got done for the amount of time it took.
To do list from last week:
1) We have to prepare for dry wall. This requires nailing in blocks (small pieces of wood) on corners and ceilings so the dry wall has something to be nailed to.
4) Run the two heat ducts.
6) Decide on our plan/design for the secret bookshelf-door and frame it.
7) Anchor the new copper pipes and the a/c line so they don't rattle.
Add ons:
8) Finish the electric
9) Buy the electric fireplace
I am not a professional and all my advice and tips are purely from my own experiences.
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