Dispatch #3 The Den Remodeling Project

We began on the den in early February. We moved all the furniture except the big TV cabinet into other parts of the house. (The sofa is in the kitchen right now). I ripped down all of the old 1980's plywood paneling and exposed the studs. We ripped up the old original to the house carpet and disposed of it.

First off was the electrical modifications. I added several wall plugs that would be accessible to our furniture arrangement and install cable TV boxes in two locations. Previously the cable TV was routed up through a hole in the floor. Near the entry to the den from the foyer, the builder had put the switch for the overhead lights on the right hand side that wound up behind the bi-fold door and the overhead fan switch on the left hand side. Really a PIA (pain in the ass). I moved the light switch wiring over to the left hand side of the door and added additional wire for a new switch to control the spot lights to be installed later. This made for a 3 gang box. The newly installed recessed lighting got a illuminated sliding dimmer switch, the spotlights got a standard sliding dimmer and the fan got a standard paddle type wall switch.
At the French door going to the sun room, the builder had put the sun room overhead lights & exterior flood lights on the right hand side and the ceiling fan switch on the left hand side of the door. I moved the wiring for the fan over to the right hand side and replaced the two gang box with a 3 gang box.

Dispatch #2 Victory Declared

On this date we declared "Victory" on the kitchen remodel project. While there is still a small punch list of things to be done, most can not be done until it is tied into the den remodeling project. Below are a the completed project pictures.