After redoing about two thirds of the wiring ourselves (okay, by ourselves I mean Dave, with a tiny weeny bit of help from me), we finally were able to get an electrician in who was willing to complete the work. The main thing still needing to be done being to wire the meter box on the outside of the house, as this was one thing Dave has not done before and he was a little uncertain about doing himself. With that finally being taken care of, along with the rest of the rewiring, we were able to have our rough in inspection.
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- wasted wire that had to be pulled out and replaced!
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- our new meter box and outlet…they are set out from the foundation wall to allow room for the stone that will eventually cover the wall
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- our trusty Dinwiddie County inspectors
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- the inspectors hand over their report
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- Dave and Todd Hawkes take a look at the recommendations the inspectors have made
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- we passed with only a few minor suggestions!
After looking over the framing, HVAC, plumbing and wiring, the inspectors had a few minor suggestions as to what we should change but gave us the thumbs up! One of the suggestions they had was either to replace our circuit box from a 30 panel to a 40 panel box or to add mini breakers to the current panel box in order to allow for more circuits should we need them in the future. In the end we decided it was best to go ahead and replace the entire thing and put the larger one in. So much for all my work rewiring and organizing the incoming wires a few weeks ago.
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- Dave begins by loosening the wires to the current panel box
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- he’s smiling now, thinking this is only going to take a couple of hours
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- once the old box is loosened, he props it up on a board and begins to remove the wire main coming in from the outside
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- the larger panel box rests on the floor waiting to be installed
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- Dave installs the larger panel box further to the right so that the incoming wire main is centered directly above
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- inserting the wire main proved more difficult than he realized as it was so thick and hard to move
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- the main is finally in the box and ready to be connected
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- Gina and Anders arrive to check out the place….this is Anders first visit to the cabin
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- Anders stands by, hoping for an opportunity to lend a hand
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- once finished connecting the main wire, Dave disconnects the remaining wires from the smaller panel…Anders seizes the opportunity to help pull through a particularly long wire
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- Dave opens the holes on top of the panel so he can pull the wires through
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- reorganizing as he rewires ends up to be more time consuming that he realized
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- finally, Dave pulls the last wire into the box
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- in goes the last wire
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- and Ta-Da…our new panel box is in place and looks much tidier and way more organized that the previous one!
The couple of hours we thought it would take to replace the panels ended up taking the entire day, but it was time well spent and we are now ready to have power brought into the house!
Meanwhile, Todd Hawkes has been busy taking care of several other things that still need to be done. He had the propane tank delivered and brought over a few of his man sized Tonka Toys to bury it and to clean up the front of the house, which at this point was beginning to look like a junk yard. Next on his agenda is to have the septic system installed.
the coleman cabin 
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