Shocking!

Today I met with the electrician to discuss wiring. There are lots of things to be done:

* Fix the wiring in the entryway where we ripped out the ceiling.
* Add power to the kitchen for the double ovens
* Fix the lighting in the living room which I destroyed in the initial demolition
* Fix the lighting in the basement which I destroyed in the demolition
* Add power and lighting to the home theatre room
* Add industrial power and lighting to the garage as it will be my woodshop
* Run power to a junction box outside for future hot tub (some day, probably in 2034)

Unfortunately, I will need to run the wire from the power pole into the house to a new location (called the "strike"). There is a long explanation for that, which I will will condense into two words "Fire Code". The only way to do this is to bury the wire. So I have to run a wire down the power pole, go under ground, and attach to the house. The nice thing is that this will remove all wires running to the house. The bad news is that it is stinking expensive.

The overall bid is going to run $12-15K over. Blurg. Looks like the hardwood floors and geothermal heat will have to wait a couple years unless you, my loyal reader, give me a present.