tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73024796310452384212024-03-13T20:52:27.073-07:00Another RomeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-46731641824316781422015-03-06T09:13:00.000-08:002015-03-06T09:13:08.266-08:00HallwayI didn't exactly stick to my Hallway plan, but I am still quite satisfied with the way it is turning out. Shortly after:<br />
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<li>Adding the backsplash (Kitchen)</li>
<li>Installing in ceiling speakers (Family Room & Kitchen & Dining Room)</li>
<li>Painting the ceiling (Family Room & Kitchen)</li>
<li>Adding crown molding (Family Room & Kitchen)</li>
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... I started on installing crown molding in the Hallway. This space was already painted when I built up the wainscoting, so thankfully there wasn't any painting there to do first. As for the crown pattern, I decided to keep it the same as was done in our Sitting Room, where I had built up the coffered ceiling.<br />
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This build up consists of 4 pieces...<br />
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<li> 3/4" polyurethane cove</li>
<li><a href="http://wishihadthat.com/CM-2067-Crown-Molding.aspx" target="_blank">4" foam core cove</a></li>
<li>5" MDF plank</li>
<li><a href="http://wishihadthat.com/CM-2002-Crown-Molding.aspx" target="_blank">2" foam core cove</a></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-59799497386889877142015-03-02T06:54:00.000-08:002015-03-04T10:45:46.068-08:00Crown & Surround<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Not shortly after we (mostly) finished the backsplash, our order of crown molding showed up. But before I talk about that, let me first step back and talk about whole home audio.<br />
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We had rejected the idea & cost of our Low-Level Voltage installation consultation. If we had gone the route of requesting them to install things like speakers, cabling, etc it would have jacked up the price of our home tremendously. It wasn't until I visited a friend's home that did have in-ceiling speakers installed that I started to see how nice that feature really is. I got envious ;)<br />
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How does one install in-ceiling speakers after the fact? The answer is... crown!<br />
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Much like I had done in the Sitting Room, where I was able to run wire from one place to another to wire-up recessed LED lights, I was able to use the same technique to run 14 gauge wire from the Dining Room, the Kitchen, and the Family Room to the basement, then hide it all using crown molding.<br />
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In total, I installed 8 ceiling speakers across 3 zones. Four speakers in the main zone (Family Room), two speakers in second zone (Kitchen), and two speakers in the third zone (Dining Room). All of these wires travel down the outside corner of the bulkhead to a hole I punched in the wall near the fireplace.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wiring from the Dining Room was a challenge. I was able to fish the wires over the HVAC inside the bulkhead to come out into the Kitchen.</td></tr>
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<strike>Unfortunately, I forgot to take pics of the crown. I will upload those later.</strike><br />
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A note about home audio... generally I see most home audio controlled zones using a remote, or IR transmitters and receivers. I can't say this is a favorable option, especially since many audio receivers are now network ready. Rather than keep track of a remote you rarely use, it is better to just download an app to your android, or iOS and control your audio that way. Between tablets and phones, any of us in our household can queue up music, and specify where they want to listen to it.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-1836816419994536642015-03-02T05:42:00.002-08:002015-03-02T05:42:35.453-08:00BacksplashPreviously I talked about how I was able to raise the cabinets. This was a double benefit:<br />
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Having a little cabin fever with the recent snow, we decided to get out to lowes and look at grout colors. We ended up with two grout colors, anthracite (black) and a silver. We chose two (non-sanded, because we were putting up glass tile) because they really didn't have the color of gray we were looking for. Not sure if this is common, but we did notice that to color ended up drying lighter than the color ratio we mixed it with. Perhaps this is due to the water added making it look darker?<br />
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Putting up this mesh-back tile was really easy!<br />
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We agreed that facing the light switches with white face plates was a bad idea. On the other hand, getting the faceplate pictured, took forever. We think they make them special order, but that is a guess. They are expensive though, which kinda sucks, but in the end I think the look is worth it.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-182486720284608472015-01-22T17:24:00.001-08:002015-01-22T17:25:17.432-08:00CabinetsWorking on the downstairs actually started with a desire to improve the cabinets... but that plan was deferred. Several months back, I purchased some crown molding for the cabinets, and even black splash tile. But the more I put thought into it, the more I realized I wanted to go the extra distance and add cabinet lighting.<br />
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I ordered LED cabinet lighting from an online source, which told me I needed to include a Magnetic Low-Voltage (MLV) transformer. I received the lights alright, but no transformer. Turns out, it was back ordered forever. Months later, after Christmas, I found the transformer on another site and low-and-behold, they had it in stock! In the mean time, though, I did all the other stuff I already talked about.<br />
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Well bored, and needing a project, I picked back up the cabinet effort. Here are my objectives:<br />
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<li>Raise the cabinets about and 1 1/2" (Done)</li>
<li>Trim with bead molding (Partly Done)</li>
<li>Trim with cove crown molding (Partly Done)</li>
<li>Over cabinet lighting (To do)</li>
<li>Under cabinet lighting (To do)</li>
<li>Redo outlets and switches with Adorne Collection (To do)</li>
<li>Backsplash (To do)</li>
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I was successful in raising the cabinets. In fact the subtle 1.5" added height is a profound difference. It's like they can breath now. Super happy with the result, plus, the new height perfectly fits a sheet of the mosaic tile we picked out. <br />
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With the bead molding. I decided I would trim entirely around the whole cabinet. That means across the full edge of the top, down the side next to the microwave, and across the bottom. The one thing that bothered me originally was the sides of the cabinet face actually protrude past the side panel about 1/4". I saw where our neighbors builder just bent the bead trim inward, which looks half-assed. Our other neighbors had a piece of filler inserted in this space (which maybe that is the norm). Not liking any of these options, I decided to miter cut the small peices and trim around the whole profile. Wow! The result is subtle, but looks sophisticated and amazing!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ran out of bead trim at the bottom left, more on order.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is where we once kept our coffee maker. Less than two years you can see the damage. But fortunately it will get covered up with bead molding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the back splash tile we are going to use. Might add 4" beaten copper decoratives to break it up.</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-4740178556410316622014-12-19T11:39:00.000-08:002014-12-19T11:39:03.539-08:00Adorne LegrandeWe are really trying to bring in a level of WOW to our front entrance and formal Dining Room areas. With the completion of the Sitting Room, and Wainscoting in the main hallway, we started thinking there might be a couple more ways to add some jewelry to these spaces.<br />
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First eye-soar was the heat registers. I can't believe how boring they looked, and more importantly how I didn't notice their blandness until after I started adding some trim work. I was certain they made designer heat registers, though I hadn't really looked or even thought of the concept. Well, after looking into the matter, we ended up replacing (most of) them with some satin nickel ones from Lowe's.<br />
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It was incredible the transformation this little enhancement made! But, be careful if you decide to do this yourself. Our home has a number of different sized registers. 4x10, 4x12, and 4x14. These <a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_20269-33599-AMFRBNM410_0__?productId=1057993&Ntt=allen+roth+heat+register&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dallen%2Broth%2Bheat%2Bregister&facetInfo=" target="_blank">Allen & Roth</a> hear registers don't come in 4x14, so we are ordering the matte black ones for our Family Room.<br />
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Another enhancement we chose, was replacing the default electrical outlets, and switches with something nicer, something with more control. Shopping around I came to learn about the <a href="http://www.legrand.us/adorne.aspx#.VJR2h14ADA" target="_blank">Legrande Adorne collection</a>. This company makes it all, but yes, it will be $pendy! I've only replaced outlets and switches in a few locations, because the cost is too high. Maybe in time I will get to other spots.<br />
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Like the registers, replacing the outlets and switches in the Sitting Room, Dining Room & Foyer was mainly to bring another level of jewelry to these spaces. But, I also wanted functionality improvements as well.<br />
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Example... we usually leave early in the morning, and walk out the front door in darkness. This means I have to turn on the lamp light in our yard to get to the vehicle safely. When I come home, I can't help but feeling that I just wasted a whole day of electricity, since there is no way to turn off the light once I drive away. To solve this, I opted for the <a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_108855-1571-ASTM2W2_0__?productId=3803101&Ntt=adorne+timer&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dadorne%2Btimer&facetInfo=" target="_blank">Adorne Sensaswitch</a>.<br />
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I don't have the motion configured, rather we just set the number of minutes, and the lights automatically turn off. <br />
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Next to this switch, are two SoftTap switches, one for the hallway, and the other for the porch. Below are a few pics I took after installation.<br />
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Another option for the Adorne collection is the customizeable face plates. They add up too, but for the showy rooms, I splurged on them so the wall paint would match the face plate color. Instead of painting the insert that comes with, you can use wallpaper or whatever. We're pretty happy with the way it came out.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-89139314729213667582014-12-01T07:50:00.001-08:002014-12-01T11:18:55.980-08:00This One is Real - Coffer Complete!Holy smokes! Be ready for a ton of pics to show in this post. I am practically in disbelief that I was able to pull this project off. Have to say we are completely blown away with this coffered ceiling!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was actually a 2x4 stapled on to the back by my fingers, but I tore it off before taking the picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I cut 3 ft. length 2x4 studs, and used metal brackets to fix to the floor joists in the ceiling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The vertical board is 4 7/16" width run through my table saw. It was cut from a 5.5"x12' MDF plank. The leftover piece I used as a build-up base to nail the 3/4" cove at the base of the coffer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a good shot of the profile of the crown build-up. With 12' MDF planks, I could run within a couple feet to the other side of the room, and using my 18 gauge brad nailer, nail the plank into the 3 ft 2x4 on the other side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This outlet is wired to the wall switch. I hijacked that to feed electricity to the 4" gimbal recessed lights, I planned to install above.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using a fiberglass "fishing rod" I pulled the 2-wire down the inside of the wall from a hole I made up top (to be covered up by crown).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here you can see the hole where the electrical wire comes out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the recessed lights we chose. The have a nice brushed steel bezel, and are designed for existing installation. We got them at <a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_403328-47842-18290-000_0__?productId=3745683&Ntt=recessed+led+utilitech&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Drecessed%2Bled%2Butilitech&facetInfo=" target="_blank">Lowe's</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preparing for marking the location of the coffers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By taping, I am able to assess where the coffers are going to go, and whether their spacing is appropriate for the room size.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was going to just use the tape for placement of the MDF cross boxes I built, but the tape was cheap HDX stuff from Home Depot and it all fell off the ceiling by the time we got home from a short visit to some friends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the cross boxes I built to support the vertical MDF planks, and the pine coffer base.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conduit added to reduce chance of a nail penetrating the electrical wire.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I have my first cross box installed. I used 6 wing-nuts each box to secure to the ceiling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oops! Major screw up here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First recessed light installed! I wired it up to ensure it worked with the wall switch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using the coffer, I could run wire to a location in the ceiling where I could pop back up between two floor joists above, in order to get to the 4" hole cut for the recessed LED light.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used a solid piece of pine for the base boards of the coffer because I thought the MDF was going to possibly sag over time, if hung horizontally (it's super flexible). Plus, pine planes down nicely to get the 5/8" thickness needed for the profile I desired.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All base boards installed, I finish by installing more 4 7/16" vertical MDF. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I actually ran out of conduit on Thanksgiving Day, so I couldn't finish all the vertical MDF work until Black Friday.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I banged a few holes in the ceiling (and scraped my finger up pretty bad once) with my hammer. Gotta patch that!</td></tr>
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<span id="goog_1650071182"></span><span id="goog_1650071183"></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-39810403450899377122014-11-26T10:18:00.003-08:002014-11-26T10:18:58.833-08:00The Sitting Room - Coffered CeilingI changed my mind. The crown I originally ordered for the Hallway, I decided to use instead to finish the Sitting Room.<br />
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I got a ton or progress pics, but as of this writing I am not quite done yet, so I would rather wait to post them in bulk.<br />
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But, I won't keep you waiting... here is what it is gonna look like:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-84730017379890231272014-11-20T17:32:00.000-08:002014-11-20T17:32:32.481-08:00Stairwell & Wainscoting RendersI posted earlier some renderings of a vision I had for the Stairwell, most of that though was a concept centering on replacing carpet with hardwood. I think that is still in the plan, but I've since realized just how expensive that is going to be (including the Loft), and decided to hold off. <br />
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Wainscoting, however, is relatively cheap. Well, cheaper. One of the key factors in wainscoting the Hallway was to use the same design concept that I created initially in the Stairwell. Now that I have pulled off, with a fair degree of success, adding wainscoting to the Hallway, and now to the Mudroom, I feel a bit more confident in tackling the Stairwell (minus hardwood floors).<br />
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The Hallway wasn't a total success. Yes, I am 99% pleased with the way it came out, but that 1% sort of bothers me. When I painted in Brown, and hated it, the dark color was too overpowering for the Olympic brand trim paint I was using. Even after a 4th coat, I could still see color. Tired of re-painting, I went to Lowe's to get a better quality paint. Here, an employee recommended the Valspar Semi-brilliant White Signature Series paint (did not require mixing). After a couple applications of this, yes, it definitely covered up the old brown, but the way this paint dried left a really bumpy texture. At first I thought maybe the fan was one and causing it to dry too fast. Not so, as the next day I applied another round, and same thing. In fact, this paint is so sticky, that it leaves little flakes sticking out, possibly form a former dried coat. I also thought it was the roller. Not so, as I even tried different rollers. So I am as of this post, unsure how to solve this problem, since I would really like a nice smooth trim white surface.<br />
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Enough of that. I still have much more trim painting to do, so perhaps I will find a brand that will work.<br />
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More on to some eye-candy...<br />
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These pics are renders I created in Sketchup. I switch to a portrait view to capture some of the height characteristics of the Hallway.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That print is wall art I found online, so I ordered it. We are going to frame it in a distressed white picture frame, maybe something off of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/207629897/galveston-heirloom-white-picture-frame" target="_blank">Etsy</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Been watching a lot of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzdalXdcbT8" target="_blank">youtube vids</a> about how to make newels, and replace carpet stairs with hardwood. I like the columns here, since they add continuity and sophistication. I think I will be doing that next.</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-57302060904001435252014-11-13T05:12:00.000-08:002014-11-13T05:12:17.236-08:00More WainscotingAfter running chair rail throughout, and painting, the main hallway into our home (Foyer?) felt like it needed something extra. To be honest, I was really struggling with paint colors, and painting beneath the chair rail these solid colors--red for the Sitting Room, green for the Dining Room, dark gray for the Family Room--I started to see too much of the same effect. I dunno, it just wast right.<div>
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Also, I didn't really have a color planned for the hallway. We looked at the red and the green in the adjacent rooms, and thought that maybe these were Fall colors and so came up with a plan to paint the hallway a dark chocolate beneath the chair rail that ran through this space. Well what about above the chair rail? For that, we tried a khaki color. It wasn't until I started painting the same khaki color into the Sitting Room, that I came to my senses. Actually I didn't come to my senses, at first. Rather, I had a total meltdown! Ya, I was definitely upset. The colors sucked, though I admit, on their own would have looked good, but the correlation, the continuity with the rest of the house was a total loss.</div>
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When expressed this at the dinner table, we came up with a better plan. Why don't we capture the grays that we have elsewhere, and for the bottom half of the hallway, let's do wainscoting?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is our Dining Room. We all love the green color! The wall above the chair rail has not been painted here at the time of this photo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here you can see the Sitting Room. The red is called Cabin Red, and we were most worried about how it would turn out, but when it dried we fell in love with it too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is me taping. Shortly after painting this, and painting the top half khaki, I lose it :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is after my meltdown, where I am starting to install the wainscoting to cover up my mistake. I've already painted over the khaki above. We used a medium gray color called Gravity.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The laser level is essential! Here i am creating support for 3/4" cove, as well as pine boards I planed down to a desired thickness. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here you can see the top rail. I tore down the chair rail in the hallway, since it wasn't going to work with the wainscoting. I still wanted to use brick molding, and with my expert second opinion provider (wifey), decided to use a full piece and not reduce thickness. It looks chunky and very solid against the raised base boards.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a good shot of the whole hallway with the gray color above. There is a lot of finishing detail I need to do still, mostly touch-up work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this shot. The base boards are still not cut for the boots, but the layered trim work looks like Gotham-style skyscrapers!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other direction, from the front door. It is hard to tell, but I painted above the chair rail in the Dining Room and Sitting Room the same light gray (Warm Chinchilla) that we originally used in the Morning Room.</td></tr>
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So still a lot of work to do. The shoe trim to the baseboards is not installed yet, and neither are baseboards around the boots on each entrance. Then there is a lot of paint touch up.</div>
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Finally, if you notice the ceilings, I took no precaution to tape them off. This is because I have crown molding going up. In fact, I can't wait to start that project! My plans for the ceiling are going to make the space spectacular.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-80855146601469371602014-10-20T04:45:00.000-07:002014-10-20T04:45:21.831-07:00Chair RailOnce you start, it's hard to stop. With the completion of the Morning Room, and a conversation with the neighbors, I decided to start adding chair rail to the Family Room. <br />
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Starting on the wall which makes up the back side of the house, where we opted for two windows, was easy, since the casing I added to the Morning Room entrance made for a nice stop for the chair rail. <br />
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We wanted the chair rail to pass through fireplace at a particular height to draw your eye towards it. Technically the chair rail is probably a bit higher than chair rail is supposed to be, maybe counter height? But, it's a decorative, not really a practical function. <br />
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Having a nice stopping point on the other side of the room, where the hallway to the front of the house extends, however, was more of a challenge. For starters, I intend that each entrance will be booted, like the columns, and was done for the Morning Room. The problem with this entrance, the entrance to the Kitchen, Family Room, was that it couldn't really be cased as it were. This is because of the damned bulkhead that extend the entire width of the house--erghhh! I hate that bulkhead!<br />
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To solve this problem, I actually built down the entrance about 4 inches, just to make room for the 3 1/2" casing. That worked out mostly OK, except on the left side of the entrance, the crappy bulkhead is warped lower, than on the right side. Yet another fine example of <b>Ryan Homes SUCKY attention to detail</b>. Sure, my work is straight as an arrow, wish I could say the same for their work. Sadly, there isn't much I can do to fix it, so we just pressed forward.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-91472758719172020212014-10-07T18:14:00.000-07:002014-10-07T18:14:26.902-07:00WainscotingRemember my work in the Loft? Those four columns I built to house surround speakers left a lot of extra trim material in my garage. I am not one to throw much away, so for each of the 2 3/4" x 1/2" x 8' pine trim boards I used to build the columns, I had left over maybe 25 boards that were about 1/8" thick. <br />
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When I was building the columns, I couldn't find lumber that was the right thickness for the trim. So what I decided to do was run them all through my table saw, standing vertically, to cut the thickness down from a 1/2" board, to about 3/8". The problem with this was that running boards through a table saw on end like this makes it difficult to get dimensional lumber. In fact one side of the board might be 1/64" or 1/32" thicker on a side than the other. I made it work for the columns, but I wasn't exactly happy with how things lined up--sometimes.<br />
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For the Morning Room, I felt that a craftsman style wainscoting would look pretty nice. But I wanted it to be higher than usual, chest-height, or apprx. bar-height. That leftover wood would do nicely, I thought, except as I started to cut pieces and put them into place on the wall, that 1/32" off really made the wainscoting looked awful! Chatting about this with a friend of mine, he mentioned he had a planer, and that I could borrow it. <br />
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Damn! A planer? I've got to get me one of those!!!<br />
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If only I had thought to use one of these for the columns. Well, I packed up the 25 boards and headed over to his place and after running them through, we were able to shave each down to dimensional accuracy, and all of them the same thickness! <br />
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The next day I began cutting them and putting them in place, using a little caulking and a pin nailer along the way.<br />
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After getting them all in place, I used about a full tube of caulk to fill in the edges, and then began painting all of it with Ultra-White, Semi-Gloss paint.<br />
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The photos below aren't the best, I apologize, but hopefully you will be able to see the contours of the wainscoting. Also, once we got the wainscoting painted, we decide to paint the walls above a light gray color. This color was "Warm Chinchilla" which we got at Lowe's. My SOE picked that color, but honestly it really goes well! I think it connects with the gray/black/white speckle of the granite we opted for (even though we don't like the granite any more).<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-32474458967552251982014-09-29T13:39:00.002-07:002014-09-29T13:55:58.063-07:00More Casing!This weekend I completed the casing effort. This started out with the morning room windows. but that was only a diversion before mustering the courage to case the morning room entrance. Kinda had to build it up. <br />
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As with everything, I designed it all ahead of time in order to get a feel for the end result.<br />
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Now that the casing is complete, I am one step closer to being ready to start the kitchen back-splash. See, from the last picture above, the casing had to go in before the tile, because the tile will bump up against the casing near the kitchen sink.<br />
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Am I ready to start the back-splash? Not, not exactly. We ordered under/over cabinet lighting, and I have to make sure I am happy with that install before I tile up the wall. It's the electrical of the lighting that is a concern. You see, I am fussy about some stuff, and I don't want some crappy way of turning on the cabinet lights. Also, I want them to be hard-wired in, and have a dedicated wall switch dimmer... yep, that is right, dim-able cabinet lights.<br />
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Plus, we ordered cabinet crown from Home Depot. The problem I am struggling with now is a classic issue with the Rome model--cabinet height. For this model, an HVAC bulkhead spans the entire width of the house. This causes interference of cabinet placement in the kitchen, generally resulting in cabinets being placed too low. Hardly a 1' of clearance. So I am debating raising the cabinets, but have to say I am a little nervous about that.<br />
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In the mean time, however, I'm continuing my work in the morning room, adding wainscoting, with a chest height chair rail.<br />
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Not a good render (still working on the lighting), but something like this:<br />
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We're thinking of painting the room a light gray. Maybe that will work with our current granite. Maybe, if we are ambitious, we'll do two tone:<br />
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I dunno. Adding wainscoting seems pretty slick as it is, and I really can't express how much fun it is putting it all together. Designing, measuring, cutting, nailing, gluing, taping, painting... ya, all that. It's seriously fun!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-40152304288244812412014-09-22T05:26:00.001-07:002014-09-22T05:26:34.475-07:00Window CasingThis weekend, we were getting ourselves another step closer to adding a back-splash to the kitchen. With that, we went to Lowe's to get ourselves some <a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_328503-1487-C4458FJPMD_0__?productId=3197383&Ntt=window+casing&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dwindow%2Bcasing&facetInfo=" target="_blank">pre-primed, pine 3 1/2" window casing</a>. For those of you who have Romes, you were probably told that they weren't going to case your windows. At the time, when I was making the purchase, I didn't really know what that meant, and probably if it was explained to me, I waived it off as non-essential. Who knows, maybe Ryan Homes offers window casing for there more up-scale models, I don't know?<br />
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Regardless, I am sorta glad it wasn't included, since the casing I want is an inch larger than the casing used on the doors--same profile, just wider. <br />
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Some might think that it might look funny, since technically the casing doesn't match the doors, but I think it is close enough, and the extra width still fits within the window sill base, and gives it a touch more of a craftsman feel (just a touch).<br />
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Our plan is to case all the windows, but for now just the morning room, and also the entrance to the morning room. Casing the windows in the morning room, though, posed one question for me... how would I go about trimming the middle spaces between the windows? I didn't want to just leave it un-cased, as I thought that would look awkward. So, while at Lowe's we looked at small 8 ft. trim pieces with a profile that would allow it to edge up to the small side of the window casing profile. We used a little glue and a 23 gauge nailer/pinner to fix them in place.<br />
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As of this writing, I haven't completed casing the entrance way to the morning room. But that will be next.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-50628918494772644122014-09-13T16:11:00.000-07:002014-09-13T16:12:05.328-07:00Kitchen EnhancementsThis week Crate & Barrel was having their annual sale on lighting. I've long had a crush on their Dumont Pendant lamps. Unable to resist the temptation any longer, I ordered two of them for our kitchen. <br />
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It's the copper! Copper is an gorgeous natural color, and the beaten effect makes these lamps mesmerizing to look at, both on the outside, as it reflects other colors in the living space, but even more mesmerizing on the inside, when the light shines brightly. </div>
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The lamps are HUGE, so their is statement factor with them. The space has to be right for them to work out, but with our wine colored kitchen, they really add dimension and warmth. </div>
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In addition to these pendants, I replaced the 750 lumen, warm white, CFLs Ryan installed (which were OK, but made the space feel too dim), with 800 lumen, natural light, LEDs. For the Dumont Pendant lights, I bought 1,100 lumen, soft white LEDs (100W equivelent) and what can I say... WOW!!! The gourmet island we have, is now at center stage, and a true work space with those pendants shining down amply.</div>
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For the installation, I was able to research on some original pics I had take of the floor joists, during construction, prior to the dry wall phase. These pics were helpful, since they gave me some level of expectation for bathroom plumbing placement, from the upstairs baths.</div>
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I leveraged the electrical wiring for the farthest out recessed light, for the first pendant installation. This required drilling a hole through the nearby floor joist, which I used a flexible bit extender for the job.</div>
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Also, to minimize drywall damage, and to ensure a secure electrical box installation, I used these anchors... very handy!</div>
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And here are some pics of the process and result: Enjoy!</div>
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The ceiling brace is hand adjustable, so once it is placed in the hole, you twist the bar until it is tight.<br />
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Here is what I used to drill through to the next space, to run the electrical wire from the recessed light.<br />
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An empty margarita glass? As much as I would like to drink on the job, I used this to mark a perfect circle for the hole.<br />
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This pic shows what an electrical box for the recessed light looks like. I ran a two-wire into it, then tied it to the existing wires to draw power for the pendant.<br />
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Hole for the recessed light, hole for the pendant.<br />
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The pendant hole, wired up and ready to go.<br />
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So, our next project will be adding a back-splash tile. I was pretty worried this would be an expensive DIY, but we really lucked out here. Both myself and my SO saw a cheap tile, $4.99/ sq ft that we fell in love with, and will perfectly compliment to copper we are trying to express in our kitchen.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-6123028393824534902014-09-08T16:21:00.000-07:002014-09-09T05:13:05.319-07:00The StairwellWhen I built up the columns in The Loft, then added a couple more smaller ones to case The Linen Closet, I started to get the feeling The Stairwell was feeling left out.<br />
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Houzz.com has a number of very stunning images of stairwells, so I feel no shame going there to get some ideas. For starters, the banister I paid extra for, is ugly. I can't believe paying extra for it, over a capped wall was a thought in my head. Now, with the idea of trimming the area, a capped wall doesn't seem so bad, but in truth, I plan to keep the baluster approach, but give it an overhaul.<br />
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Some of the thoughts I had going into the design stage are as follows:<br />
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<li>We plan to add hardwood (diagonally) in the loft--probably a dark Hickory to offset the natural hickory we have downstairs.</li>
<li>We want a more craftsman banister, wrought iron balusters, and square newels, all dark stained wood, espresso color to match prospective hard wood, and white sides</li>
<li>Should tie in The Loft, so it does feel left out</li>
<li>Should not feel cramped, since the space is small as it is</li>
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To get an idea, of course I went to a 3D CAD program, Sketchup. Chief Architect, wouldn't do so well because, while it does support stairwells, doesn't do so hot for vertically faced trim work, especially in confined areas. And while Chief Architect is great at automating a ton of detail, including stairwells, Sketchup is proving better at complex spaces. Of course, I had to take a ton of actual measurements to get The Stairwell close to realistic.</div>
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Here are a few starter images showing my progress:</div>
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<b>First Flight:</b></div>
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<b>Second Flight:</b><br />
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<b>Trim Work:</b><br />
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<b>Wainscoting:</b><br />
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<b>Newel + Baluster:</b><br />
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OK, not all the details are added, but it's a start. Here is what it all might look like (excuse the lighting, I have yet to learn how to dial that in).<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-70609619131138397542014-09-04T09:21:00.000-07:002014-09-04T09:21:42.163-07:00The Results are InI posted some pics to FB, for friends, but forgot to post them here for anyone who might be interested. We plan to get some new furniture, over-sized, charcoal-gray, L-shaped, chaise lounge, sectional couch, or something, and some accent pillows to pull it all together. An of course, Phase II needs to be started one day, but for now, it's a lot better!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-1810529950041707202014-08-25T05:34:00.000-07:002014-08-25T11:54:30.803-07:00A Little Putty, A Little PaintAs my good neighbor says... A little putty, a little paint, make it look like what it aint!<br />
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This last week I finished the crown throughout the upstairs, including all the caulking. By were there some serious flaws in the squareness of the room! I really should have complained, but 1) we all know what Ryan Home's file cabinet that ends up in, and 2) I don't have time for that whole mess. I made due with what I had.<br />
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Having some neighbors over, we got to talking about the paint colors we were planning on. Definitely a dark blue color for the Loft area. Probably a stone, slate, taupe, tan color for the rest of the upstairs. But, one of the concerns raised was having to adjoining walls being painted a different color. We didn't like this idea, and our neighbor suggested we divide the corner with some trim work.<br />
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I stewed on this a day or so, and took my ideas to <a href="http://www.chiefarchitect.com/" target="_blank">Chief Architect</a>.<br />
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In the picture above, the area where I was having a problem with colors touching was on that corner wall where the Linen Closet is. The tan color, would have been touching the blue color. Can't say I was a fan of that. So in Chief Architect, I began drafting up trim work to match the columns. Pretty incredible results, I thought, but to be sure I passed the render around to some friends to get their thoughts, 1) if they liked it, and 2) how it might be built. <br />
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Unlike building the other column, which were all pre-fab, in my garage, these I built piece-by-piece against the wall. EXTREME exhaustion, as I must have went up and down the stairs, over 100x yesterday putting the plan to action.<br />
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Before getting started however, I relied on another tool, <a href="http://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-pro" target="_blank">Google SketchUp</a> to get me some exact dimensions.<br />
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Then, with my 18 gauge brad nail gun, I began tacking up the pieces.<br />
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Right Side</h2>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-76703671991731070562014-08-22T13:42:00.001-07:002014-08-22T13:46:47.256-07:00Turn that Crown Upside DownIt's not just a pun, it's a mnemonic meant to keep one from screwing up when cutting pieces of crown molding. These past couple days, I've managed to get a fair chunk of the work nailed up. Definitely not something I've ever done before, and to some extent it shows...<br />
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That's right, a nail through my thumb, well actually I got lucky in that it didn't penetrate deep, rather it went int maybe a millimeter or two beneath the skin and emerged out the other side. I am pretty sure it's user error. I ordered a nail gun kit from Home Depot: </div>
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The four guns set me back just $100, so that seemed like a good deal, plus I could use all of them in various projects, I figured. Not knowing my @ss from a brad nail, finish nail, or really anything about nail guns (except that I think I needed either the 16 gauge or the 18 gauge for crown molding), I managed to insert 16 gauge brad nails into a 16 gauge finish nail gun. After firing one out, I thought nice, how easy! But then the second one wouldn't fire. Thinking I had a jam, I disconnected the air hose. This causes the second brad nail to shoot out, through my thumb. Can't say I've won any Darwin awards yet, but I sure was trying!</div>
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I realized I didn't have any 16 gauge finish nails, which the picture above deceivingly suggests I did, I turned toward the 18 gauge brad nail gun for all my work. With 2" brad nails, I was rocking and rolling. Also, worth pointing out, the 18 gauge brad nail gun has a safety action on the nose that won't fire the gun unless it is pressed up against something, whereas the 16 gauge doesn't have this feature.</div>
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Here are some pics of my work so far. Keep in mind, there's a lot of caulking involved! Some of the pics have it, some don't. All in all, after it is all filled in, the boards will need to be re-painted, and then after that, the walls will get painted.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-3501953120705369072014-08-19T05:44:00.002-07:002014-08-19T05:44:47.343-07:00The Loft, Cont...I've made some pretty good progress on The Loft. It's nearly ready for crown molding. The whole media console piece will have to come in a phase II, but I'm gonna need a break anyway.<br />
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In the next picture, I needed to route a hole for the in-wall speakers. This is the first time I'd used a router, so it was a learning experience. The speakers came with a template so I could mark the hole, then the plunge router, with the right bit, would carve out the perimeter in a fairly straight line, with nicely rounded corners.<br />
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Here's me trying to figure out if the placement of the sconces will actually work. From the original Chief Architect render, this is about how high they were placed, perhaps even a little lower, but we didn't want to go too high, else they would crowd the upper trim and appear to close to the ceiling.<br />
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With all the holes cut, it was time to spackle in the gaps.<br />
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The next day I began priming, and the day after I began painting. Each column took 2-3 coats of priming and 2-3 coats of paint.<br />
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Each column fit the room within an inch of the ceiling. The gap was essential else you wouldn't be able to stand them upright. Once I was ready to put up the second column I realized I had a BIG problem. There are two ventilation ducts in the room, whose sole purpose is to balance out the pressure and temperature between this room, and the bedrooms on the other side. I had noticed the duct by the TV, but figured I didn't have to worry about that until phase II. But never really looking behind me, there was another for our daughter's play room. Moving a vent is not easy. After weighing out all the options, we decided to keep the existing flashing, cut it out from the ceiling, move it over to the next joist, cut a new hole, then patch up the original hole. The duct is connected by 8" diameter insulated tubing. I had to buy more at Lowe's because the existing tube was not going to stretch. The job took about 5 hours, and with the help of a good friend, we knocked it out.<br />
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Wiring was another monumental effort. The wall making up the laundry room had a single 4-way switch. This switch, and two others, one next to the stairwell, and one at the bottom of the stairwell, controlled 4 builder grade ceiling fixtures. Turning on/off any of these switches caused all 4 lights to go on/off. In our opinion, this was laziness on the part of the electrician. Why would you want the Loft lights to all come on, if all you are trying to do is walk up the stairs. Plus, if someone was watching a movie, then would be blinded!<br />
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So even before moving any of the columns up from the garage, I intended to break the two lights for the stairwell onto a separate switch (the switch at the bottom of the stairs, and the one at the top), then add another 3-way switch at the top of the stairs to turn on/off the Loft lights, along with the existing switch in the loft that turned on/off the Loft lights. Then, I added a separate dim-able switch next to the original switch, in the Loft, to control the sconce lights. My wiring wasn't compete there... I also had to wire up 4 speakers by running 14 gauge speaker wire through the attic. But, it was all a success!<br />
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This picture shows where I removed baseboard, and cut the carpet for where the base of the column would go. A friend suggested I drill pocket holes into the base and top of the column to tether them to the wall. That idea worked out great!<br />
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Adding back new baseboard, this gives the column a permanent, finished look.<br />
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The project was a learning experience for sure! First time using a router, first time using finish/brad nailer air guns. In fact, my first attempt with a nail gun didn't go so well. I ordered a set from Home Depot, 16 gauge Finish Nailer, 18 gauge Brad Nailer, 18 gauge Stapler, 23 gauge Brad Nailer. I started with the 16 gauge, and to my ignorance, put Brad Nails in a Finish Nail gun. To my surprise, the first nail would shoot out, but the second wouldn't. So I though I had a jam. Well, the instructions say, if you have a jam, disconnect the air hose. So I did, but that causes the Brad nail to shoot out, and well you probably guessed, I shot myself in the thumb. Yep, it went in one side, then out the other. Fortunately it wasn't too deep, and I was able to pull out the nail.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-23826748945532245592014-08-08T10:55:00.002-07:002014-08-08T12:46:14.297-07:00Starting the LOFTSo I am sick a waiting. Anxiously awaiting, putting off household projects for other life events, I could wait no more. This past couple weeks I decided I was going to start putting up crown molding (moulding?) and what better place that to start in the Loft, that place I previously rendered with Chief Architect, with stunning results.<br />
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Actually, much like the garage effort, the inspiration to start came from a ridiculous sale on tower speakers at newegg.com. I couldn't possibly listen to these nice new speakers in my loft without having the ambiance to go with.<br />
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Off to Lowe's.<br />
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My first trip I ended up with a contractor's pack of crown molding. I wasn't going glitz in the loft with the crown, rather I wanted to bring a level of architectural interest into it with the columns and the sconce lighting as is revealed in the render above.<br />
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Crown painted, but it cannot go up before the columns. So let's start framing those out.<br />
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Each column is taking about 3 days (after work) to build up. The sconces don't actually match what I picked for the render, but we found these for < $30 at Lowe's. I think they will do.<br />
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I've got two complete, only 4 more to frame out. Once they are all built, I will prime them, then paint them a semi-gloss white, to match the same paint used in the crown molding.<br />
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Oh wait, there is more! So the speakers I purchased. Well, that got me to wanting 7.1 channel surround sound in the loft, so I decided to also fit each column out with in-wall speakers. So, just below the sconce, about sitting level, I will route a square hole for placing 8" in wall speakers designed by Micca.<br />
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That's right. I've submitted two legitimate, rule-following reviews on the Home Depot web site, warning customers not to purchase the Q-SEE video surveillance system on account that it does not protect your private logon session. Each review was rejected, then I found others who experienced the same and had their negative reviews rejected.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 20px;">If you are buying this system because you are security minded, and you intend take advantage of being able to view your cameras remotely, then DO NOT BUY! Your username and password are broa</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 20px;">dcast over the internet in PLAIN TEXT. Anyone can intercept your session, either with spyware, or man-in-the-middle, and can capture your authentication and take control of your Q-SEE Video Surveillance System. Then, already having the ability to view your secured area, they could have the ability to upload their own firmware, and potentially own YOUR ENTIRE NETWORK.<br /><br />I first noticed that logging in to the system through a browser is not encrypted with an SSL certificate. This bothered me a little, but I assumed since the browser is really just loading an embedded client (the WebClient) that traffic was being piped through a special port (6036) and probably it was encrypted. You are instructed to open this port on your router during setup. Later, after becoming more suspicious of the lack of security, that strangely the phone app pre-inserts my username and password, even when installing the app on a new device, I decided to run WireShark and inspect the network packets during logon. The captured packets clearly reveal that your username and password are broadcast in the open with no encryption.<br /><br />Given the growing threat of cyber-crime, the Q-See system you may be considering to buy on the pretense it should help ensure your security, and protect your valuables and loved ones, is actually making it worse.<br /><br />If you already own a system like this, consider accessing it ONLY through a VPN.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-45976887657363712332013-12-29T04:41:00.001-08:002013-12-29T04:47:44.333-08:00Garage update 5The garage is getting close to completion, at least the diamond plate siding part is. Honestly, it was a monumental undertaking for me, but I've had a lot of fun with it. Will I ever get back the $ I put into it? Probably not. But, that wasn't the point. The point was to cover up the exposed concrete wall, because it looked awful next to my newly painted garage floors :)<br />
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Now, the walls look awful next to the diamond plate! That's going to be another monumental undertaking.<br />
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This update is a continuation of the stairs. The decking stairs that were there before, I kept... well, most of it anyway. Turns out, they weren't very level to begin with. A little shimming here and there helped, though still I wasn't going to just build them all new from scratch. The banister, I did rebuild, and for that, I planned to create a capped wall.<br />
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At this point, I became clear to the fact that I was not going to have enough diamond plate. The two sheets I had remaining, would cover the inside of the capped wall, but not the outside. Fortunately my supplier, <a href="http://www.phoenixmetals.net/" target="_blank">Phoenix Metals</a>, had more and offered me 3 more sheets at a similar rate. In total, I used 13 4' x 8' sheets.<br />
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Right about this time, I started becoming present to a nagging feeling. Too much diamond plate? Well ya, that's definitely the case, but covering the majority of the outside face with all diamond plate seemed like, <b>extra too much.</b> This is when Amy came out with a drink, and set it on the horizontal 2' x 4' supports inside the capped wall, and said, "you should really make this a shelf so you can set stuff on it."<br />
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So that is what I did. Thanks Amy! Now we have style and functionality!<br />
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Making the cutouts for the shelf was probably the most physically challenging part of all of this, even more than moving the stairs in and out of place. You see, between two sheets of diamond plate, and the plywood backing, that was a lot of cuts to make. When you cut sheet metal, in this DIY scenario, you use a fiber blade in a skill saw. The metal sheet flexes, vibrates, and wobbles, and if not careful, the back side of the blade will grab the edge and cause violent kickbacks.<br />
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I made heavy use of the laser leveler here, all to align the cuts to the holes.<br />
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Here is what happens to the fiber blade after a sheet or two of cutting. Fortunately, after this much wear, I can use the fiber blade in my angular grinder.<br />
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As back-breaking as it was, shifting, aligning, supporting, adjusting, cutting, marking, filing, 30 times over, cutting the holes for the shelf came out surprisingly accurate.<br />
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Though it is not implemented yet, I routed a hole in the top right corner of each recessed shelf cubby. I plan to install recessed LED lighting, the Dream Color stuff, once I start back on the electrical.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-24513953593940750482013-12-18T10:29:00.001-08:002013-12-18T10:37:56.593-08:00Garage update 4Steady as she goes!<br />
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I've been continuing my work in the garage, especially on days off such as Thanksgiving, and what looks like now to be the week of x-mas. At times, I've hit slow periods because I'd run out of aluminum J-channel, or just get busy with other stuff, but it's coming along.<br />
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The last major hurdle has been the stairs. I finished out the other wall of the garage, with diamond plate, in a couple days. In fact that process went like clockwork. The stairs were a little more complex, perhaps the most yet, probably because I lacked a plan, and didn't have a clear vision for them. But after giving it some last-minute thought, I came up with an idea.<br />
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The original stairs were basic decking material, wood & bolts. I didn't feel that would be an attractive option with the other enhancements, and also felt that whatever I did needed to be durable and have traction. For this I bought a couple quarts of truck-bed paint (Rhino Liner). I chose this because it is an epoxy paint with traction built in.<br />
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I moved the original stairs back in place, but decided to cover them up with plywood. By itself, plywood chips and flakes, and isn't real smooth. I wanted to help that out by covering it with some type of strong putty. For this I found Water Putty. <br />
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That stuff hardens fast, almost too fast, but it is supposed to be strong, and after sanding it down, it smoothed things up for paint. I also capped the front of each stair with treated lumber nosing, hoping this will protect the plywood a little more. Many screws later, the stairs were ready to be painted.<br />
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With some paint applied (black truck-bed liner paint), I started to realize that the black paint would make the stairs a bit dangerous to walk up and down if the lighting condition was low. When you walk, it is safer to add points of light for peripheral reference, which is why adding hallway lights in the electrical outlets is common. What could I do to fix that? Searching around the internet, I found just the perfect option: small. round, LED lights. <br />
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These lights were a bit pricey, but I found a discount. When they arrived, they were a cinch to install.<br />
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Even though they are LED, low voltage, low watts, I wouldn't want them on all the time. Also, I wouldn't want to have to turn on a light switch at the top of the stairs in order for the lights to illuminate, since if you were coming home, you wouldn't necessarily be able to see the stairs in dark lighting before having to climb up them.<br />
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I found a solution for this also! At Home Depot, there is a rather cheap motion detection system that has a plug on one side, and an outlet on the other, with a 6 ft. wire that extend to the motion sensor. In the following two pictures, you cane see the little white device at the top of the stairs. <br />
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Now, when I walk in front of the detector, either from the top of the stairs or the bottom, the motion sensor activates the light, and leaves them on for a minute, five minutes, 20 minutes, or however long I want, before automatically turning the lights off.<br />
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The stairs are starting to look quite nice! But, I did hustle through it, not taking time to trim the edge of each stair's diamond plate. As it is, the stairs just touch the wall, without any connectivity, which kind of bothers me, but I will have to live with it.<br />
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Once more aluminum J-channel arrives, I'll finish the stairs with a capped wall. Then a little more electrical wiring, then capping the sides with a shelf, and it will be more or less done (minus painting)!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664749821261587010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302479631045238421.post-42390140277490612032013-11-22T20:18:00.000-08:002013-12-18T10:29:27.261-08:00Garage update 3This update is mostly about the wiring in the garage. It might be a little more technical than usual, but if you are into that kinda thing, then read on.<br />
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The default installation in my Rome included two 3-way light switches (one at the top of the stairs, and the other at the bottom, controlling the garage light), a light switch for the front exterior sconces, and 3 15 amp electrical outlets, for which the primary, next to the tank-less water heater, is a GFCI outlet protecting the other two. For those that don't know what GFCI is, well, it's that type of electrical outlet that has a button on it allowing you to reset, should the internal breaker get tripped, protecting you from electrical shock. They are typically installed near locations that have exposure to water. Just in case, here is what a GFCI looks like:<br />
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Looking back, I probably should have installed a 20 amp circuit, but I already bought 14-3 wire, 15 amp GFCIs, and 15 amp everything else. To even the load, I installed a separate 15 amp GFCI right next to the one already installed. I was going to install a third GFCI, making 3 dedicated circuits in the garage, but I couldn't find a 3-gang outlet box that had adjustable depth--a requirement because the box would have to telescope in and out to get to the exact depth of the diamond-plate. Here's what one of those look like:<br />
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Lowe's only had a 2-gang, so my plan was to replace it and re-install the outlet and add a second one on a dedicated circuit, that way I could connect power tools and additional lighting to the second, while the garage door opener, and tank-less water heater remain on the first.<br />
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Problem was I didn't really know the first thing about 14-3 wire, GFCI, or really anything about electrical wiring stuff. So, a big hats off to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank">YouTube</a> and the internet!<br />
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Before I had started, I had bought 100' of 14-3 wire. I wasn't sure how I was going to use it, but I intuitively knew that's what I needed. My logic for getting it was, well, I wanted to run additional garage outlets (two on each side of the garage, and be able to power a series of LED lights. The main thing was ensuring that the outlets would lose power if I turned off the light switch.<br />
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I also knew that I couldn't proceed any further in my diamond plate DIY project, until I knew the electrical was correct an working as I had envisioned.<br />
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Here's a model of my vision:<br />
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The image above doesn't show the GFCI outlets, but they are on the far, left-corner wall, just to the right of the water heater (also not depicted). But you can see the two added outlets, and five LED lights flush mounted in a shelf.<br />
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Nothing ever goes well for me unless I have some idea of what I am doing, and some type of plan. So the other night, before starting on the electrical, I mocked up that plan based upon a bunch of research on the internet.<br />
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This is an electrical diagram I created, that depicts the wiring in the garage. It isn't complete, in that it doesn't include the exterior wall sconces, the garage light, or light switch, but it does include the default GFCI outlet on a 15 amp circuit. My problem was how to draw all this so the lights were independent of the outlets, yet still sharing the same circuit?<br />
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The trick ended up being just as I intuitively guessed, use the 14-3 wire! You see, 14-3 wire actually has 4 wires in it. The extra wire is red, and is typically used for 3-way switches, allowing you to turn lights on/off in two locations. By joining the hot from the GFCI, to the white wire of the switch, and then connecting the extra red wire to the black wire from the switch, allowed me to separate the circuit so the outlets would remain powered when the light switch was off.<br />
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You are supposed to add some black electrical tape to the white wire when you do this to allow future electricians to realize the white is now hot. But I just used a black Sharpie and marked some dashes on the wire, kinda like what is depicted.<br />
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I am no expert on electrical codes, but I think it's necessary to install conduit if the high-voltage wire is going to be run along the exterior of the wall. So that is what I did, mostly, to protect the wire, even though it was going to be covered up anyway, with diamond plate.<br />
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In the last photo above, you can start to see where my work begins encroaching on the second major obstacle of this project--the stairs! The first obstacle was putting plate up around the tank-less water heater. I had been thinking for many days on this, like how would I cut out the stairs so that I could run the plate between it and the wall? You can see how the conduit is blocked by the stairs thus preventing me from wiring up the light switch, and getting the 14-3 wire across the wall for the second half of the garage.<br />
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At this point, it became obvious the stairs had to come down!<br />
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Taking down the stairs... that was a back-breaking effort! But fortunately they came down in two major pieces, which I should be able to paint more easily and re-install.<br />
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After that P.I.A, I continued on and started running the conduit the rest of the distance.<br />
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Once the light switch was wired up, I was getting excited!!! Was this whole plan going to work, or was it going to end in a big anti-climactic failure?<br />
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I turned back on the circuit breakers, tested and reset the GFCIs, and flipped the light switch. Wooohoooooo! It worked!<br />
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Here's me running the light and powering a drill! Yes, the drill still works after flipping the light switch off. Hurray!<br />
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With that all tested, I knew the rest of the plan would pan out, so I began installing the everything else... rinse & repeat!<br />
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The lights above were just testers. Today, my 20 watt LED lights came from an Ebay purchase I made. They are much brighter, and will consumes much less energy! The pics below obviously aren't how they will look when it's done, as they will be flush mount sitting inside the shelf. But it is important to test them out. I would have ordered more watts, but it's a size thing, and the 20 watt housing dimensions were the largest I could get and still fit inside, between the wall and the plating.<br />
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Electrically a success, I moved on to business as usual, putting up more plate (but the glue is still drying, so have to wait a little more time).<br />
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