Kitchen Remodel - At Parents House

Here at Electrician U, we don’t like to sit around stagnant. Oftentimes, we head out into the field to perform work or to explain skills or questions. In this episode, Dustin takes to the road and heads to Minnesota so he can assist in his parents kitchen & home remodel. Even helping out the folks can lead to a teaching moment!

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Before diving into this video, make sure to recognize that you may be working with live wires until you can prove what goes to what. If you are comfortable with and have proven experience, you can leave things energized as this can make things a bit easier to trace out. BUT, only if you have experience. An inexperienced electrician should NOT work things energized! Get assistance if needed from someone who understands!!
One of the things you can do to help you assist yourself in any remodel situation, is to leave as much put together as you can until you can figure out what goes to what, what is needed, and what needs to be removed or reworked. If you dive right in there and just start ripping things out without doing the research, it will usually result in some serious head scratching and/or doing unnecessary rework. Another item to reconsider is minimizing the amount of drywall or finishes you will need to disrupt to install your new work. It may seem easier to just start slashing at the drywall, but in the long run, you can make it easier for everyone involved and have a much happier customer if you spend a bit of time planning for the least amount of damage. If you leave a customer feeling good about the services you provide, they are much more apt to contact you for future work, which is one of the goals of working for yourself!
Another item you can do to save yourself some hassle in figuring out what is what is to label things as you figure out where they come from and where they go. You can write on the conduit/nonmetallic cable itself as well as make yourself a paper (or electronic) diagram. This will help you keep track of things as well as anyone else involved in the project. This is no different really than keeping as built drawings on our larger commercial projects we do.
Something else to keep in mind when digging into remodel work is that there have probably been several different people in that place working over many many years time, some of them who are probably not qualified to do so! You will come across installed items that are no longer code compliant, and some items that never would have been. Point is, just because we may find something inappropriate, it doesn’t give us license to continue to do it! If you find a problem, as a professional, it is part of our responsibility to correct the issue and notify the homeowner of the situation. If its something small, it may not result in a charge. But if it is fairly large issue, you can charge for it, but it still needs to be corrected.
Once things have been sorted out as to what is staying and going, the new added items will be installed. This can be new fixtures, switches, or receptacles. Match heights of existing switches and receptacles so things don’t necessarily look like it’s a new item. After everything has been added and roughed in, its time to trim out and install the finished devices and trim. Make sure to install the plates to the switches and receptacles if the house or project will be occupied. We certainly do NOT need to have our clients get a wicked nasty shock!
Remember, install your work in a clean professional manner, safely and correctly! If you are watching these videos, then you definitely know how to do it right!
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01:30 - My thoughts on solving the mess.
03:22 - Label label label
05:00 - Crazyness
07:20 - Sorry mom