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  • 11/23/08-12/3/08 Quicksand 1
  • 11/14/08 Footprints in the sand
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    In about an hour x 6 - 4/13/08

    A while back I bought a new light/fan for the bathroom downstairs. While I was cleaning the house up I took a quick break to install it. It should have been an easy job but that was because I forgot something. This is an old house, and no offense to the previous owners, but the last fan was a bit of a hodgepodge of quick fixes that didn't allow for an upgrade. The old fan had a casing that was mounted by tearing out part of the second floor, cutting a chunk of the joist out and throwing in a section of 2x4. The process of installation was:

    • - Tear out the old fan using tin snips, a chisel, a drill, needle nose pliers, and a hammer (shown on right).
    • - Mount four 2x4s against the joist to center the fan. Hard to do when the drill is out of batteries.
    • - Chisel out one of the two layers of drywall (don't ask) so the fan output would fit.
    • - Mount the fan at 90degrees from the correct direction.
    • - Splice in a new section of wire so that it would reach.
    • - Mount the fan and light.
    • - Stare in awe at the majestic new fixture.
    • - Ponder the best way to patch the ceiling.

    All in all it took a good 6 hours to work on the light. Amazing. Truly amazing.