Finally got all the wiring done for the third floor stairwell. I couldn't have done it without Kerry's help. All the wiring is in but I still have to hook up the switches and lights. I didn't have either on hand so I will make a trip to Lowes tomorrow and get them. It takes 2 three way switches and a four way switch. I learned how to wire them on the internet. I love technology!
Erin and Taylor spent a couple hours cleaning up the remaining insulation and plaster from the third floor. I think they created more dust than when I was tearing it all down. It was nice to have the entire family in dust masks together.
Well, the stairwell was a lot harder to wire than I ever imagined. It would have been much easier to just run the wires on the outside of the walls like the previous people did. I wanted to do it much better than that though. I will have to fix a few holes in the plaster now on the second floor... but it will be worth it!
Tomorrow we will make a trip to Lowes for the switches and lights and measure up to find out how many sheets of drywall I need. I found out the local rental place has a drywall lift. That is going to make the hanging a LOT easier. I can also get the drywall delivered to the third floor for only 1.25 a sheet and it is cheaper at the place that delivers to boot. Can't wait till I get to start THAT job.
2 comments:
Why does it need a 4 way switch? I thought that staircase just went from the 1st to the 3rd floor so you would only need a 3 way switch? (1 for each floor) Does it go all the way to the basement?
Actually a three way switch is only for 2 switch locations. In order to have 3 switches you have to have one 4 way switch and two 3 way switches. In order to have more switch locations you just need to add a 3 way switch to each one after that. You are right, I will only have one on each floor.
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