Too darn difficult

This was difficult. This the last overhead light that needed to be wired. The house had all knob and tube wiring when I bought it and I have been working the past 5+ years to rewire it. It is a 1 1/2 story cape code with walk-in attic space in the upper level. This has made rewiring fairly simple. Lift attic floor boards for complete access to the ceiling fixtures in the rooms below.
This light is in a hallway nearer to the center of the house- not easy to access. There is a carpeted, finished room above. I could write about how I did it but would take too long. I used a fish tape, wire hanger and a metal hook you stick in the ground and hang a plant on, no kidding. Maybe I could have cut more holes in the wall but I hate patching plaster. Just one access hole cut in the upper right of the picture.

Yes, I still have my Christmas tree up... 12 days of Christmas or something like that..

Here is the access hole.

















I have cool arches above my tub and toilet in the bathroom and it is weird to see them from above. I swear I can hide a family in there during the occupation... sshhh

What you see on the right is the vent pipe for the bathroom exhaust fan. A bit of insulation work needed there. There is the arch above the toilet just below the cardboard square. You can see a portion of the arch above the tub and the shower pipe entering the ceiling of the arch. Make sense?? But this is not the area I needed to access.
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Here is the flip side...
..pictures of the bathroom work to come another time...

This way....
There is the wire, the old and the new. I just need to hang the fixture, put in the switch, patch the access hole near the ceiling, hook it up to live power and ... take down the Christmas decorations.


We have had lots of snow in the past few weeks.
My dog, Rosa.