So, as we mentioned in our last post on the kitchen, we moved the beams up into the ceiling structure to allow for more light into the kitchen area. There's a better view of the kitchen space. Beams up, old wiring throughout, old vent, old water/sewer/sewer vent system. At this point, we had to make a decision - pull a permit, stop work for a few weeks...or not pull one. We decided better safe than sorry, so we pulled permits for the kitchen, bath plumbing, and electrical. We are glad we did, we had to be sure if we sold the home that we had all of the right paperwork and approval from the county. Unfortunately, we had to cut some of the brick out to replace the water and sewer lines. That said, all of this will be under the new peninsula, so it will not be seen either way. New electrical, plus pot lighting for the kitchen. The two small circle junctions in the right of the photo are where the pendant lights we bought are going to go. Originally, the kitchen was on two 30 ampere circuits. Now, the kitchen has four 20 ampere circuits - plenty of power split properly so that we can run modern appliances. Also, the wiring for the rest of the house (upper right) was originally too close to the beam, so we moved it over a few inches. New gas line from the roof for the range. Outlets and switches at the same height across the kitchen.
Everything passed inspection with no problems. But, then again, that's what happens when you have a structural engineer, an architect, and a licensed and bonded contractor working on your place. Next...firewall, drywall, and cabinets.
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