The Electric Slide [Show]

The Great Rewiring has come to pass. Here are a few photos of the work.

First, the outside:

 

Our snazzy new circuit box. Shown with our new meter and half our new fuses.

Ryan and I removed the old meter and box.

 

But there was a surprise waiting for us behind it.

Oh shit. It's a tiny chest-burster nursery. (Just kidding. They're gecko eggs. Gross.)

Next, and outlet update:

Wires stripped, tamper-resistant outlet at the ready. I helped.

First counter top GFCI circuit installed. It only took three weeks to get the rest in. Who wants pizza? 

Let there be light!

This is what was lurking under our kitchen light fixture. The paint is discolored from heat and the Canec underneath is toasted. Grounded, insulated lighting: it's a good idea. Was glad we decided to do a full rewire when I saw this.

Running new wires for the new fixtures.

Cheapest-finest fixtures from the HD. We were looking for affordable and sealed to prevent mass immolation of bugs.

There are lots of bugs. Lots.

Those are termites, the house-eating kind. There were thousands of them anywhere there was light during most of May and June. Butters found them delicious. I found them in my hair, my purse, my shoes, my tea...

My home now has all the modern comforts: smoke alarms, lighting that shouldn't burst into flames, three-prong outlets you can't stick a fork into, fully functional washer/dryer/range/refrigerator, and a meter the utility guy can read with a remote from the street.

In all honesty, we aren't completely happy with the work (see the previous post). But it's [roughly] up to code and fully permitted, and we'll be able to make cosmetic changes as we go along.