Here it is, came in the mail today:
It’s not a thoroughly extensive book for wiring, but it addresses the basics. Plus, there is some very good information on wiring ethernet and other digital stuff throughout the home. I am definitely going to wire for ethernet throughout the house. Eventually, I’ll set up a small control panel in a special cabinet in the kitchen. It will look like a typical matching cabinet, but it will actually be a small service panel, disguised. I like to make the kitchen the “central” place. I’ve traditionally kept all medicines, natural acne treatment etc, and small household tools in the room. I just prefer it.
Back to the book: diagrams like this as in the photo below are helpful, too. My next goal is to create a schematic. It is important to map out all the wiring and lighting fixtures, so that I can keep track of the circuits and make sure one circuit does not have too great a load.
So I’m preeeeeettty busy these days! More to come.
22. March 2010 at 9:02 pm
Head gonna ‘splode. Are you seriously gonna do that yourself??? Wow.
22. March 2010 at 10:28 pm
Hiya, Lin. Yep. I rewired the living room myself, when we gutted it in 2007; and I wired my daughters’ bedroom above it (but we didn’t gut the walls for that). I also did the service panel myself, as well as added DSL ethernet wiring, and I also added a few outlets here and there throughout the house. It was a lot of work, but very satisfying.
I wrote quite a few posts about my work…. I’ll write an update…
23. March 2010 at 11:09 am
Wow, you are taking on quite a project. And if you can do it, you will feel really good about yourself. Lots of good luck to you.