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Electrical planning

With framing wrapping up we can plan for some work to start next week.  This will give the trades' some work to do while I am away.  I met the owner of the electrical contractor I have hired on the site and we went over the install in a comprehensive way.  

Key decisions made relate to more than just how many pot lights and where they go.  We look at switch location, stair lighting to meet code, smoke detectors, and so on.  The electricians are rarely involved in this sort of project at the permitting stage.  The drafting company puts together a drawing but it doesn't really reflect how install is planned at the level of an electrical contractor.

This install will feature a fair bit of LED pot light material on the main floor.  It is much easier to put a few pots in the ceiling than it is to try and generally fail to centre a fixture over a kitchen table.  Here is a photo of a typical wiring plan that we modify during the site meeting.

A lot of pots goes into a typical house project.  Common sense tell us to reduce the complexity and number of 3 way switches shown here.