This morning Jon and I set out early to purchase some trim needed to finish trimming out the doors in the basement. However after stopping at Elverson Supply and Lowe's we came out empty handed. Apparently nobody makes trim the same way they did in the 1970s. So we came home and went with plan 2: electrical work and baseboards. Jon demonstrated how to wire an outlet for me then let me loose, wiring the rest of the outlets in the family room/office area.
This is what the outlets looked like when I began:
Jon took some shots of me working for proof that I do indeed (occasionally) help him out:
Step one: connect ground wire with a pig tail.
Do the same with the other wires, put the caps on them.
Stuff the wires back, strip the tops of the pigtails and then make them into hooks.
Attach the hooks onto the socket, screw it into place, and make sure it's level.
The family room's outlets are all ready to go!
Below is a shot of Jon working on the baseboards. This afternoon Dave Harkins (from church) came over and helped him with some gardening outside, so I was working solo for most of the afternoon. We will all know who to blame if our home goes up in smoke. Now that I think of it, we better install smoke detectors now!
