Plumbing and Electric in Laundry room

In my last post, we'd had the local building inspector come out.  He met the guys from Bob’s Electric. The electricians explained to him what they did to rewire the kitchen, and Cliff gave us the OK for a completed pre-wall inspection and closed out the permit. We can now put up walls in the kitchen. Now, on to the Laundry Room.

The Laundry Room

This is where we began with the laundry room. We had termite damage behind that white trellis. So we started off by repairing the framing and then replacing the plywood, pretty as it is, with a proper door. The photo below shows the interior door into the laundry room. While a creative way to route plumbing and electrical, this method allowed bugs and other critters entry to the house. After we had the house tented (see my Big Circus Tent post) this door was the first to be replaced.

One the door was in place, we started to work on reframing, and the electrical and plumbing. Once that was completed, we put insulation into the cavity.

There was a rat’s nest to the right of the door, and I am evidently allergic to the odor of rat. We used Kilz to seal in the urine and other odors. We also bought an ozone machine. We wanted the ozone to work at reducing odors while we were away from the house, as it is dangerous or even deadly to breathe. Our machine worked on a timer while we were away.

In the other corner of the room, water intrusion had turned the corner into dust, so again, our carpenter rebuilt the wall. We required both the electrician and plumber to work in this corner to install an on-demand hot water heater, and the hookup for the washer and dryer.

Because of space constraints, we put in a stackable set of appliances. I don’t have a utility sink prepared for that space yet, and will have to have one installed at a later date, if we even get one.

We sanded the wooden doors and the paneling, and then treated the wood with Tung Oil.

The next rooms in priority order will be the dining room, the great room and the sitting room. These had wires cut when the French doors were installed. We need a switch for the outside lights, as well as switches for each room. But, that is a story for the next blog post.