Electrical. . . Finally!

Since we began the deconstruction of the house, we have always dreamed of the day we would start putting in electrical and plumbing. For months it seemed like we would NEVER see the day that we would be running wires for the new electrical system. Well, that glorious day has finally arrived! We replaced most of the electrical on the other house we renovated but not to this extent, and I had completely forgotten how stressful it can be trying to decide where every light and plug will be located on a wall that is just open studs. With this house we will have recessed lights, 3 pendent lights, ceiling fans, in cabinet lighting, under cabinet lighting, outdoor kitchen/deck lighting, at least one million plugs, and we are wiring for internet. One of my biggest complaints with the house that we live in now is that if I run the microwave and ANYTHING else in the kitchen a breaker trips, so I want to avoid that at all costs. So far, we have 23 circuits going into this house (and the microwave has its own!) as to avoid having to reset breakers every time I want use the microwave and the air fryer at the same time (Heaven forbid). We are going with a Leviton Smart electrical panel for this house. My tech loving husband is very excited about the possibilities with this, and I am ecstatic about the sleek white aesthetic it will have. He loves function, and I love to make it look pretty! The days of the ugly gray box full of big black breakers is behind us. If you are curious about the Leviton system, check out their website and it can be purchased through Amazon or Home Depot.

The fist picture is of my very unorganized list of what will go on each circuit (it has changed 100 times since the picture was taken 2 days ago). The second is one of the last pictures you will see of the ugly gray electrical box before it turns into the sleek white Leviton Box, and the hanging electrical that will eventually be wired into said pretty electrical box. Pro tip (hindsight is 20/20), don’t use blue tape with a black marker to label wire, it’s hard to read in the dark. Labels will be taken off as each one is actually wired in; this is just to keep it straight for now. Each circuit will be labeled at the junction box and on the panel, this is only the beginning.