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Would you becrazy brave enough to do a remodel? Have you done one? (I’d like to see it – leave a link in the comments!) If you don’t have a link – just tell me something you learned. Thanks!
Would you be
![the door with no purpose the door with no purpose](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgWCL0rCI/AAAAAAAADYk/MyVld38MhzI/IMG_3756%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![the doors the doors](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgWphPaiI/AAAAAAAADYo/qYPi1iSNS5w/IMG_3775%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
We took down the wall in between the two doors. We were glad to remove it. More like jumping for joy – kind of glad.
![gone with a door - in with a wall gone with a door - in with a wall](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgXH4weBI/AAAAAAAADYs/bdnOLPgtrFw/IMG_3813%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
My hubs built a new wall for the empty space.
![aligned aligned](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgXrGu3QI/AAAAAAAADYw/eLWNA5SsYIM/IMG_3814%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Gotta align it just right….
![perfect perfect](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgYF15Y-I/AAAAAAAADY0/yCi5ifEkYxY/IMG_3815%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
I mean exact. If there is anything I have learned these past two weeks, it is that my hubs is a perfectionist about this job.
Drives me nuts!
Thank God he is the foreman and I’m the….well, the supervisor.
We get along well – unless we are tape and floating. That is a whole other post for another year.
![just right, again. just right, again.](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgYVFEy-I/AAAAAAAADY4/jCYZtH3h6ZM/IMG_3816%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Again, jusssst right.
![and again and again](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgY0LO6VI/AAAAAAAADY8/br07NyKoEdw/IMG_3817%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
I mean perfect to a T.
![POW POW](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgZXN57XI/AAAAAAAADZA/n6lMs7gB9rE/IMG_3818%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Then comes the LOUD shooter thing. It is like the king of hammers (aka Pneumatic Nailer) and is not afraid to say so.
![looks confusing looks confusing](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgZyIhCaI/AAAAAAAADZE/NRtJYUN3r7A/IMG_3819%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Then comes the plugs. This looks confusing.
Let me try to explain:
The black wire is called the HOT wire.
I know – hot should be red.
(I didn’t make up the wire colors or it would be at least pink.)
The gold wire is the “ground wire”. I like the gold one.
Then we have the white one. It is the neutral wire.
![Happy Face Happy Face](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgaMJoczI/AAAAAAAADZI/0zx6t0HEyDU/IMG_3821%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
This is front of the “receptacle.”
![Vanna White the electrician Vanna White the electrician](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgajM7B5I/AAAAAAAADZM/Nejg0kPrv_8/IMG_3822%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
My Vanna White talent demonstrating how to wire a receptacle. (That is my “work” hair-do. I know…awesome. haha)
![IMG_3823 IMG_3823](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgbB36dqI/AAAAAAAADZQ/vOQw164dNFU/IMG_3823%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
You have to strip the wires a little to fit on the screws. That tool in my hand is amazing. I think it is called a stripper (I could be wrong. But, that is my name for it.)
![backside backside](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgbQxe1DI/AAAAAAAADZU/K25J4m3m3mk/IMG_3820%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![All Done! All Done!](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UY53sgkVImQ/TBWgbqYaG_I/AAAAAAAADZY/GYvs5A7NH1A/IMG_3828%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
There ya’ go! All done.
Let me just say…don’t try this if you are scared or never done it before -without consulting someone who knows what 480 means. If they don’t understand that – then you probably don’t want to take counsel from them.
(I called my brother, who is a Master Electrician. He warned me but later decided I could do this with my hub’s supervision.)
One more warning: if done incorrectly, you could have major consequences – I’m sure fried ice cream is not one of them but fried fingers, fried house, fried skillets…you probably get the picture.
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YOU are awesome!!! I leave all of that ‘perfection’ to my husband. He and your dh would get along great…
Wow – now that is a project! I don’t have the nerve to work with electricity. Can’t wait to see more of your progress. I give you credit for taking on such a big job – WTG! Thanks so much for joining The Sunday Showcase. I greatly appreciate it! Hope you have a wonderul week! ~ Stephanie Lynn
We’ve been remodeling our house, apparently on the 15 year plan. We’ve done most of the same things you are doing, and I blogged about most, right down to the electric plugs. lol Great minds think alike.
I am in the middle of a complete re-do of my townhouse.. my blog has many posts on each project as it is worked on… some say I’m nuts and others think I’m so cool!… I saved myself thousands by doing the work… it’s almost a year and very slow going but I’m having so much fun! The internet, as you know, tells how to!
Your doing a great job and I’m proud of you!!
One of my posts..
http://thewondersofdoing.blogspot.com/2010/01/here-is-original-kitchen.html
have fun!
Sandy
Thanks for joining in Monday Madness. 🙂 You know I’m a fan of your blog and you!
Meghan
http://www.thetuckerstaketennessee.com
only remodelled the bathroom and I also have 5 kids too. waving hi.
We did our kitchen last summer. I will NEVER do it again. In our next house, the kitchen is staying the same. It was very stressfull, and, of ocurse, took a LOT longer then expected. This is before http://scrapingirl.blogspot.com/2009/08/oh-my.html
This is after http://scrapingirl.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-can-cook-now.html I’m missing a complete wall, but you get the picture. 🙂
You are amazing!
Wow – these are great pictures! And what a lot of work. 🙂 We renovated a few rooms several years ago because we discovered mold in the walls. Uck. Not fun, but boy was it worth it in the end. Hang in there!