We got lucky with the weather, and it wasn't as brutal as it had been. Very efficiently they snaked cables, drilled holes, knocked out patches of plaster and re-filled the holes. They also convinced me that I can frame out the whole house and save $1000. So tomorrow I order about 50 2x4s to begin the framing job, and hope to have it finished before we order the sheet rock. The guys left around 6pm after a few Heineken's. All in all, it was a very pleasant and an unsweaty day for me.
August 5, 2007
The Crew of Joes
At 8:35 on a Sunday morning, Frankie and his crew of four people came to begin the electric job on the house; Ralphie, Joe, Johnny and Ralphie's brother, who we thought was named Spencer, but later found out his name is also Joe.
We got lucky with the weather, and it wasn't as brutal as it had been. Very efficiently they snaked cables, drilled holes, knocked out patches of plaster and re-filled the holes. They also convinced me that I can frame out the whole house and save $1000. So tomorrow I order about 50 2x4s to begin the framing job, and hope to have it finished before we order the sheet rock. The guys left around 6pm after a few Heineken's. All in all, it was a very pleasant and an unsweaty day for me.
We got lucky with the weather, and it wasn't as brutal as it had been. Very efficiently they snaked cables, drilled holes, knocked out patches of plaster and re-filled the holes. They also convinced me that I can frame out the whole house and save $1000. So tomorrow I order about 50 2x4s to begin the framing job, and hope to have it finished before we order the sheet rock. The guys left around 6pm after a few Heineken's. All in all, it was a very pleasant and an unsweaty day for me.
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CAT5+ or CAT6 cable should be installed where ever you might have a computer or telephone or doorbell installed. All runs should go back to the wiring closet.
Yes, they have wireless internet (bluetooth), but that stuff is not as reliable, secure or fast as CAT5+.
Think also of electrical switches, outlets, etc.
You need to have all this decided & installed before the sheetrock ever is ordered. Then you need to put protector plates over the holes where the cables run. Oh, and the high voltage cables and the low voltage cables can't share the same holes.
Jack
Thanks Jack!
More technical stuff:
Roxul (www.roxul.com) is a company that makes insulation. The insulation that I suggest using is Roxul ABF. ABF stands for Acoustical Fire Bat. The ROXUL ABF is a treated Rock Wool, which in the untreated form is used by certain gardeners as a soil substitute in hydroponic environments, but I digress. I think that Roxul ABF is available in 1/2" 1", 2", 3" & 4". The sizes suitable for your application are probably 1/2" for the furring strips & 3" for the 2x4 studs & either 3" or 4" for the ceilings.
The ABF is made of slag, which is the leftover from using coke to heat iron ore to make steel. It is inert, very inert.
ABF It makes living in an urban environment much quieter. Well worth the extra money.
And the best way to cut ABF is by using an electric carving knife. If you can't find one of them, then use a serrated kitchen knife. It is easy to handle, it isn't ichy like fiberglass & it provides thermal insulation as well as sound insulation.
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