I Thought Smurfs Were Blue?

In spite of the rain, things at the casita have been moving along a little faster. With the building weather tight, the plumbers and electricians have been finishing up their rough-ins. After a brief discussion with the electricians, during which I explained that they couldn't put the electrical panel right in the middle of the wall of the casita, we got the wiring roughed in.

For such a little space, there are a lot of switches. The light in the little hallway is on a different switch from the can lights in the room, and the bathroom has three switches -- one for the fluorescent can fixtures in the bathroom, one for the vanity light, and one for the fan. We have a couple of outlets up high for the TV (which will be mounted on the wall) and in the closet for a modem to get internet access.

Speaking of TV and internet, what's all this about smurfs? Well, taking the advice and generous help of our good friend Bruce, Jake ran a few short runs of smurf tube in the walls so that later we can pull low voltage wire through it to bring internet, TV and phone to the casita. You can see the smurf tube in the picture below. Most smurf tube is blue, hence the name, but Jake used the orange stuff because it is a little more flexible and easier to work with.



After all the rough-ins, including the fire sprinklers, were inspected and passed, the insulation guys came. We have insulation everywhere, including the interior wall, which is great for noise reduction. They had to use the expanding foam in the ceiling, because there can be no air gaps up there since the bays are unventilated. It is expensive insulation -- you can see it in the ceiling in the bottom picture.




Now that we have passed the insulation inspection, we are ready to sheetrock. I can't wait to post some pictures of the finished sheetrock in the casita!