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The electrician still had a lot of wiring and light installations to work on, including a couple of small changes we had for him on the fly. He came in yesterday (Saturday) and was there all day. Additionally, he had to bring a few outlets and light switches up to code, because Massachusetts laws state that if you expose it or work on it, it has to be brought up to the latest coding requirements. That goes for electric, plumbing, carpentry, etc.

I had a chance to meet the electrician yesterday and he seems like a good enough guy. He’s also a part time electric inspector for a local town. He works pretty fast, but makes a terrible mess. Thankfully, he cleans the bulk of it up at the end of the day–as he should.

One of the changes we had to make was the placement of 4″ low-voltage lights over the island counter area. Due to the placement of the ceiling joists and the fact that we decided to make that counter area slightly smaller, we had to move them closer together. A joist is also in the way of the light that will shine on the chimney, so that will be slightly to one side. Luckily, the wall washers can actually pivot, so we can still focus light on the beautiful exposed brick, which Randye is still very excited about. So much so, that when we went out for some Indian cuisine last night, we marveled at the wall of exposed brick in the restaurant and Randye was quietly clapping her hands, saying, “Yay, we’re going to have the same thing!”

We’ve also started to notice some gouges and scratches that have appeared in our wood floors from the past couple of weeks, probably from moving appliances, dropping tools and bits of house debris. I’m hoping that Perry Brothers Construction will do right by us and either fix those spots, or even better, refinish our floors in the dining room, living room and hallway.

More electrical work continues on Monday, as the electrician will hopefully wrap up everything he has to do. When we see him after that, it will be for the finish work and installing a larger, newer circuit panel in the basement.