Electrical Tested and Insulation Finished

The lights all work and the switches do what they are supposed to. Course we realized that we want more light. Long story short: I returned all the 3" LED recessed lights in exchange for 4" sized ones ($10 cheaper a piece) that are more than twice as bright. Go figure. Then I spent the beginning of this week finishing the insulation. Tomorrow I'm going to paint a little of the exterior and buy tongue and groove pine for the walls.

Electrical Diagrams

I know that this is not how electricians draw out their plans, but these should work as handy references.

Super Secret Screen Rack

This is one of those little details that people wish they had built into their home. Inside the floor if the loft there is a place for window screens to be store when you don't want them.

Flashing!

I've been meaning to get around to sealing off the bottom of the trailer not already covered by the treated decking of the original car trailer. This afternoon it didn't rain and I took care of it. There is a layer of tar paper above the aluminum flashing to keep it from reacting to the pressure treated wood in a bad way.

Electrical...

So we have officially started working on the electrical. All of the boxes for switches, outlets, fans, and whatever else we needed are installed. We have a small AC breaker box with 6 - 15 amp circuits and 1 - 20 amp circuit. Additionally, we ordered a DC converter box with 4 fuses from Apalachee RV. The lighting, two car outlets, heater fan, and car stereo with 4 car speakers are all on the DC system. Also, after much persuasion from my father we are installing a small 24" ceiling fan with a light.

A Door

But it is not just a door. Thanks to my dad and his ability to turn "modify" into a swear word it opens and shuts so smoothly. The 24" door was found at a thrift store as part of a French door set for $25. After finding a door jamb in the garage going to waste, we set to work. We had no idea that meant converting the jamb for a thinner door and converting it from an opening in door to an opening out door. We initially had the clearances between the door and the jamb too close too... you get the picture. But isn't it pretty now? Soon the varnish will get stripped and then painted a tbd color.

Range Hood Vent

Installed! This was the last hole to put in the house and it is complete. This means that I can caulk and paint. Yay!