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August something-ish until early October.

Boxes up (often moved, re-sized).
Holes drilled (and re-drilled).
Wire pulled.
Can locations planned. With the multiple angles in the vaults in the great room and master bedroom, we thought it would work best to plot out the lights on the floor, and then use a plumb bob to locate the right location on the ceiling. Which might of worked great except for all of the framing that is the ceiling. In the end the can lights just ended up where the looked "ok".
Can lights mounted (and moved and re-mounted)
Kitchen, bath boxes and wire installed.
Bath fans installed. Decided to install (very quiet Broan) fans in each bath rather than central fan. May still install timers on the fans for fresh air.
Christmas light outlet boxes installed in eaves.
Eave lights placed. No real rhyme or reason to their placement except where they fit. Hope that looks right...
The clerestory sconces and cans took two full days to mount and wire. The first day was mostly me clinging to the top of a twenty foot ladder fearing for death. Not so much actual work accomplished. The problem is one hand is needed to hold the can light while the other hand swings the hammer to nail it in place, which leaves no hands for clinging. That and the clerestory sconces were mounted in a place that was double sheathed on top of triple trusses. Finding where they could all be level and symmetrical (and all 14 feet off the floor) took time. Up and down the ladders I don't know how many times to get the wire threaded around the clerestory. Memories.
Ceiling fan boxes.
Boxes wired.
Switches wired (Sometimes rewired). Really hope I have the 3-way/4-way switches right.
Utility room/blowers wired.
AC, ovens, dryer wired (we're planning for natural gas for the dryer, maybe the ovens, but we wired for the option).
Fire alarms.
Telephone, internet Cat 5e.
RG6 for television.
HDMI, Component for high-def content.
Doorbell.
Garage Door Openers.

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