Hick House Outside and In: Electric and Window 04-24-19

Hick has solved the problem of the 6-inches-too-low electric wire over the deck of Hick House. He got approval from the electric company to bring the electric in from the wires on the street side of Hick House. It's ready to be hooked up there, pending two limbs trimmed by HOS (Hick's Oldest Son) or HOS's buddy, and another visit from the electric company to run wire from the street pole to the house.

Don't you worry about how Hick has been working without electricity for a week. He hasn't. He still has electricity rigged up in the basement, so he has power where he needs it inside Hick House, to run his saws and and radio.

There's Hick's electrical handiwork. Once the electric company disconnects the electricity from that wire over the deck, Hick will be moving the meter (seen over the basement door) forward to that electric box he installed. The conduit at the bottom runs electricity to the basement, where the main box will be. Hick is a stickler for labeling breakers.

You can also see the upstairs window that Hick replaced. He really needed HOS's help, but HOS was otherwise occupied for a couple days. Hick made do with some blocks of wood to keep the window from falling out. I don't know yet if he's told HOS that he can be replaced by four blocks of wood.

Here it is from the inside, at 9:50 a.m.

And at 12:10 p.m., after Hick has trimmed and put in drywall. At first I accused him of being a sloppier painter than HOS, but Hick said he didn't paint anything. The drywall is white, and he filled in some nicks and holes in the green wooden trim with putty. I'm sure this bedroom is waiting for a full coat of paint from HOS.