{"id":3085,"date":"2018-06-04T23:44:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T23:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=3085"},"modified":"2018-06-08T12:20:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T12:20:40","slug":"finishing-the-wiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/finishing-the-wiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Finishing the Rough Electrical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They started the wiring last Friday. Cliff went in over the weekend and added the wires for security, internet and speakers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3090\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3090\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wires.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1\" alt=\"Cliff's wires hanging down in the closet. - Finishing the Wiring - Project Small House\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wires.jpg?w=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wires.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cliff\u2019s wires hanging down in the closet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He is going to put the house\u2019s brain in the closet off the entry.<\/p>\n<p>The electricians wrapped up on Monday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3089\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiring-1.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3089 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiring-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1\" alt=\"Plates to protect the wires from drywall screws - Finishing the Wiring - Project Small House\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiring-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiring-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiring-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiring-1.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plates to protect the wires from drywall screws<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the electricians was measuring and adding these metal pieces.<\/p>\n<p>He was checking the location of the wires. Anywhere the wire did not go through the stud in the center, he added these metal plates to make sure the drywall installers could not accidentally put a screw through a wire.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3088\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiring-2.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3088 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiring-2.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1\" alt=\"Fireblock foam sealant - Finishing the Wiring - Project Small House\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiring-2.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiring-2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiring-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiring-2.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireblock foam sealant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They floamed in this fireblock foam sealant. It is the stuff that is made by Great Stuff, expanding foam. It is to impeded the spread of fire and smoke.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/installing-the-windows\/\">Next: Installing the Windows<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They started the wiring last Friday. Cliff went in over the weekend and added the wires for security, internet and speakers. He is going to put the house\u2019s brain in the closet off the entry. The electricians wrapped up on Monday. One of the electricians&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/finishing-the-wiring\/\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-house"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/featured_image-wiring.jpg?fit=1200%2C632&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6932,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/swing-arm-lamps-to-read-in-bed\/","url_meta":{"origin":3085,"position":0},"title":"Swing Arm Lamps &#8211; DIY In the Wall Pin-up Kits","author":"Carla","date":"December 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"We finally got the swing arm lamps next to the bed. 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