Installed new Electrical GFI Recepticals in bath. Per code. GFI within 4' of water.

Job Complete 11.30.06

Tomorrow I start a new job installing GFI receptacles in a home for a new customer.
This home is in the area of 95th St. @ NALL. Most of the homes in this area where built
in the late 50’s and early 60’s and back then 12/2 no ground wire was used.
This customer want’s ground fault receptacles installed in two bathrooms.
To do this correctly new 14/2 with ground needs to be installed and ran back to the service panel. You can install a new GFI breaker at the panel or two new GFI receptacles in the bathroom walls.

Installing remodel can lighting.

Job completed 11.26.06



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Yesterday I started a job for a customer installing can lighting and troubleshooting electrical mysteries.

Customer had purchased a house for a flip in the Turner area and has started extensive remodeling projects. Walls had been removed and some 12/2 no ground wire has been exposed and needs to be moved and or eliminated.

Upon troubleshooting the electrical
two of the lines operate 110v receptacles in the living room. These will be eliminated or moved. Four can lights are to be in stalled in the living room and three can lights installed in the kitchen.

I cut the holes for the living room and gained access to the ceiling via knee wall in the upstairs area.

Thank You LORD for all the blessings,health,food,work and knowledge this Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, No stress and no gifts to buy.

Home owners are getting ready for this upcoming holiday and are sprucing up the home.

Last night I completed painting for a customer. They had purchased this home a year ago and the lower half bath was not completed. The previous owner had started some drywall repair, drywall mud was applied at a thickness of 3/8”.(Too thick) Also there was no toilet.

The bath was only big enough for a water closet and a 24”sink. I closed the door and stared sanding with my electric sander and had the sanding completed in fifteen minutes.
The dust was so thick you could not see your hand in front of your face.

Walls where painted and a new toilet installed. On the other side of the bath sink wall customer had installed a slop sink and needed a drain. I cut a hole and installed a tee,
Voula a new drain.

Upstairs in the kitchen area I painted 30’ of wall below the chair rail.
Today I will go back and touch up and settle with the customer.
Tuesday I start electrical work on a remodel for new customer.

Small repair work, light electrical

Last night I started a small electrical repair job. Customer had a ceiling fan light four bulb, two of the lights did not work upon inspection, the reason two of the lamps did not work was due to the socket, where you screw in the lamp there is a tab that connects to the base of the lamp and it was not touching the base. I readjusted the tab and the lap worked.

Also inspected two exterior coach lamps that seem to blow lamps, the customer was using yellow bug lamps and the coach light did not have a vent, my conclusion was that the lamp was getting to hot and the lamp failed? Installed two new regular lamps and will
See what happens.

R/R motor in broan bath exhaust fan too. Started at 4PM and finished at 6PM.

2nd Bath tub install

Last week I gave 6 bids and the work has come back. Yea!

Saturday I installed two bathroom light fixtures, replaced two switches and replace a bedroom light fixture.

Monday I started on replacing the waste and overflow on a rental for a customer and the bath tub needs replacing so I removed the tub on Tuesday and today plan on going to the hardware and purchasing a new 5” tub right handed tub. The removal was not too bad I removed the first row of tile along the tub and cut the door trim 2’ up and the wall corner bead. The tub slid out and hopefully the new one going in will not give me too many problems.

This evening I’m to meet a customer sign contract and start repairing various electrical light fixture problems.

Saturday I’m going to meet two more customers and sign contracts and start on there work next week. Thank you LORD for all the work at this time of year!


The tub went in perfect and all plumbing is complete.
Today install tile and complete job.

Installed home theater sights and sounds

Please note the lighing effects.











A good Handyman friend of mine contacted me a few weeks ago. He is from the L.A. Area and wanted to know how many Plasma/Flat screens/HDTV I had in stalled. I told him about ten.

"LOL" He has installed over 500 and this is all he is doing now. WOW.

Apparently on the West coast this is a very hot item. I should have picked this up after the third install but did not give it much thought.

If you really want a great home theatre you have to put some thought into it.
I.E. = Sight/Video. Sound/Acoustics. Lighting/Ambiance. Seating/Comfort
A little planning goes a long way and will put a smile on your face.
I have experience with sound and electrical work. There are thousand of places to pick up home theater and kicken sound systems.

Back in the late seventies I was at a restaurant next door to Italian gardens down town and was reading a menu. I kept hearing a couple talk and it sounded as though they where sitting at my table. To my astoundment I look around to find out who was talking so loud. I had noticed a couple on the other side of the room and could hear every word they spoke over the back ground noise. This completely baffled me (no pun intended). After observing and coming to conclusion. The ceiling had dome skylight and the couple and myself where positioned perfectly. They spoke sound traveled up around the curve of the skylight and back to my ear. Astound


The Bottom line.
The more round you make your room the better the sound. Especially the four corners at ceiling. This is easy to do.

I have always wanted to go and hear a concert at the RLDS temple in Independence.
The auditorium is round and you can hear someone talk on the stage even if you are sitting in the back roe in the nose bleed area.

Suggestion for a great home theatre.
1. Round room
2. Hard surfaces for sound to bounce off.
3. Kicken sound system
4. Eye candy (HDTV/Flat screen/Plasma) Installed at a comfortable eye level.
5. Comfortable Seating (Plush for long seating periods)

Sight = Click here This is a sweet video = http://www.hitachi.us/tv/

Sound = Click here http://www.learningcenter.sony.us/assets/hpd/hdaudio/choose-simplicity.php?DCMP=HPD_HA_Google&HQS=home_theatre