Todd the plumber worked in the laundry and shower today. He made considerable progress on the drains and vents for the washer and sink and installed the box for the washer hookup.

Drain and vent plumbing in the laundry.

In the shower, Todd mounted the temperature control and diverter valve. The diverter will route the flow of water to either the main shower head, which will be on the left, or to the handheld shower head, which will be on the right near the built-in seat.

Shower controls: Temperature on the bottom, diverter above.

While checking out today’s work, Lynda noticed a date stamp on one of the VERSA-LAM engineered beams. A little over two months ago, that beam was inside a Boise Cascade Engineered Wood factory in Alexandria, Louisiana. Now it’s in our house. Cool!

This engineered beam went from the factory to our house in two months.

The electrician and his crew worked almost all day on Sunday, and they accomplished a lot.

Lynda’s quilt studio got two new quad outlets, so no more running an extension cord around the room to power her equipment. Our family room now has two can lights, so it will no longer be so dark in that room.

Two new quad outlets for the quilt studio.

Recessed (can) lights in the family room.

A couple of “mystery” electrical boxes appeared in the ceilings of the bedroom and hallway. It turns out these are locations for smoke alarms required by code in new construction. That’s a good thing!

Electrical box for smoke alarm.

There are many new circuits needed for the addition, and they all culminate at the breaker box in the garage where they await connection.

New circuits await connection to the breaker box.