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kitchen remodel 4
Aug. 16th, 2021 11:26 pmI went into the attic after running to the hardware store for some disposable coveralls. It was hot, but it didn't seem as hot as the day before. At the end of it, my clothes were almost completely soaked with sweat.
I had three four-foot 2x4's, that I knelt on. I had to use them to move the bits of insulation and then set them on top of the joists. Then I'd move one in the direction of where I wanted to go, then moved onto it, and swung another around from behind me to in front of me.
I fixed the duct. It was in a low section where I had to lie down on the four-foot 2x4's. Then I moved the insulation off of the cardboard.
When I was done, it took me several tries to get out of the attic. The hole is somewhat small, and it's high off the attic floor. I had to lie on my back and put my feet through the opening. Then lift myself up so I could slide through on my butt.
I didn't examine the electrical conduits closely enough when I was up there. That means I'm going to have to go back up and try to pull some slack. I have an idea of what runs where, though. IIRC, the fridge plug has slack. The other outlet on that wall has slack enough for one side, but not the other. The conduit for the kitchen light will have more slack only if I install a new light. That leaves two conduits over the light switches that I don't know what to do with.
In the afternoon I went to the hardware store to buy drywall. Three sheets. They are four feet wide, and the back of our car is only three feet wide, so I had to take a foot off of each in the parking lot.
And then I got one strip put up! The ceiling over the sink, where there was minimal electrical work to do. I would have gotten more done, but a friend arrived from out of town. I think I'll be taking the next two days off of this project.
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I had three four-foot 2x4's, that I knelt on. I had to use them to move the bits of insulation and then set them on top of the joists. Then I'd move one in the direction of where I wanted to go, then moved onto it, and swung another around from behind me to in front of me.
I fixed the duct. It was in a low section where I had to lie down on the four-foot 2x4's. Then I moved the insulation off of the cardboard.
When I was done, it took me several tries to get out of the attic. The hole is somewhat small, and it's high off the attic floor. I had to lie on my back and put my feet through the opening. Then lift myself up so I could slide through on my butt.
I didn't examine the electrical conduits closely enough when I was up there. That means I'm going to have to go back up and try to pull some slack. I have an idea of what runs where, though. IIRC, the fridge plug has slack. The other outlet on that wall has slack enough for one side, but not the other. The conduit for the kitchen light will have more slack only if I install a new light. That leaves two conduits over the light switches that I don't know what to do with.
In the afternoon I went to the hardware store to buy drywall. Three sheets. They are four feet wide, and the back of our car is only three feet wide, so I had to take a foot off of each in the parking lot.
And then I got one strip put up! The ceiling over the sink, where there was minimal electrical work to do. I would have gotten more done, but a friend arrived from out of town. I think I'll be taking the next two days off of this project.
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