4/30/19
Building Summary: Today I wired the soffit. This included measuring / cutting the Romex to proper length, mounting the electrical box*, and wiring in the receptacle. Also, to neaten it all up, I took some wire staples and fastened the cable onto the soffit frame’s base board.
To conclude the morning, Padre and I determined that I could use some sort of trim to hide the place where the oven hood and microwave will be plugged in.
Commentary: It was temperate and foggy as I drove down to Jacobhouse this morning. There was dew on every unsheltered surface, and even I got a tad damp as I rode. The most startling aspect of the mist-filled air, however, was the sheer number of spiderwebs that were revealed.
A small note on additional commentary: I plan on continuing to include a commentary section with every post on this blog. However, these commentaries have been growing quite large as of late, and I feel that they were consuming more than their fair share of time – time that could instead be used improving the website and perhaps performing other writings that may appear on Find Walden in the not-so-distant future. The point I’m attempting to make is that I intend to shorten the commentary section of these posts from here on out, but the time that went into them shall be utilized in other creative endeavors.
Final Note: Later tonight I’ll be visiting Custom Service Hardware’s site to see if they sell any 30″+ trim pieces that will be able to bridge the gap between cupboards #1 and #3. Also, within the next two mornings, Padre and I will likely head to Sparr Farm Supply to find some 6″-to-4″ ventilation adapters (need the ventilation hoses for the oven hood / bathroom exhaust to be slightly smaller than 6″, so they can both fit neatly into the soffit).
*By no means an easy task, considering that the drilling was all overhead and cramped into a tiny space.