Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Pop Quiz

Okay, here's a pop quiz for you: How do you change a $650 electrical repair into an $1800 repair? Give up? Here are some hints...


First, start with an electrical breaker box upgrade (because the old one is known to occasionally not break short-circuits and, in unfortunate circumstances, burn the house down)

Now, instead of the original 2 person job, add a third

Actually, you better add about 5 or 6 because we're going to need to move the electrical meter from the pole outside on the street to the outside wall of the house (new city regulation whenever "large" electrical projects are undertaken). So, let's bring in some city trucks too...

Auger out this hole...

And place the new pole in place. Now, we can run the wires from the street, to the new pole, to the new meter (mounted on the outside house wall, of course), back up the wall, over the garage, down the interior wall to the location of the new circuit breaker box.

And that, is how you do it.

Are there other projects waiting for their time in the spotlight? You bet, the roof is about to be inspected for a sag and some water damage that went unnoticed during inspection. Ahhh, home sweet home.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is extremely impressive. Do you ever feel like the local gov't is out to get you?? :) Been thinking of you guys. Amanda and Tim

Unknown said...

well said!

Meliski said...

In keeping with the traditions of the Old South, your inspector should be tarred, feathered, and run out of town. However, thanks for putting in perspective the fact that we had to purchase and install a $200 invisible fence to keep our new pound puppy in our backyard.

I love you guys!