Jim is working hard to get this section of the family room completely finished so we can move things out of the bedroom behind the door. That will be a problem because I won't want the space to go back to the mess it was.
We picked out the ceiling tiles we wanted about a year ago when we were thinking this project would only be basement ceiling replacement project. Summer happened and nothing was done in the basement except the popcorn ceiling and the paneling taken off the wall.
Then plumbing happened.
The first stage of the plumbing replacement is done and Jim has the walls re-sheetrocked and painted and he's ready for the ceiling. Our basement family room had three lights. One in this smaller area, and one on each end of the larger area the size of our living room. Jim decided there would be LIGHTS when he was in charge so he put wiring in for 6 of those flush LED lights.
And, speaking of wiring. We've always wanted lights under the deck, so Jim wired for a light outside the basement door. It didn't work. Now, what? Years ago when we built the deck, Jim disconnected the flood lights that were there and put can lights in the soffets and wired them differently. He kept the switch in place to use someday for those under deck lights and didn't think about it for years.
After investigating the no power to the new light, he found the wire he disconnected wasn't run the way he expected, so he had to run new wire down from the switch in the kitchen (you can see the hole next to the phone thingy if you look closely) down through the wall and through the uncovered
joists to the new light.
After the ceiling is finished this mess has to be cleaned up.
The grid is all up and part of the ceiling tiles in.
The ceiling tiles slide in nicely. This one goes around the stairwell.
Four of the six lights are up and running.
To install a light:
Cut a hole in the ceiling tile
Clean up the hole with a utility knife.
Show the photographer the hole for a picture.
Insert light in the tile and slide it in.
Discover you need to connect the light before sliding the tile in.
The ceiling is completely finished.
Flooring may be next. We picked out our color and I didn't take a photo.
I may yet.
1 comment:
Very interesting!
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