Remember a few months ago I was complaining that the electrician ghosted me? I finally reached him by phone and we set a date. He showed up. Spent the day either at my house or buying the things he needed to do the work.<\/p>\n
OMG.<\/p>\n
He was able to take care of everything on my list except the outside light. But he created a wonderful work-around with motion-detecting lights on both my garage and my patio. No more fumbling to put the key in the lock when I get home after dark.<\/p>\n
I have wonderful ceiling fans–replaced in the kitchen and a new in the family room–in place. With LED lights, which make such a difference when it comes to being able to see. (Ouch, my kitchen floor really needs a deep clean.) Does anyone want a crystal wedding cake chandelier, circa 1920? Missing some crystals. Yeah, rehabbers will want to kill me, but I took it down from the family room (intended as a dining room) ceiling. The recessed spotlights in the soffit in my kitchen have been refitted for LED bulbs. The difference is astounding.<\/p>\n
The best part of the kitchen work, though, was replacing the fluorescent fixture over the sink that hasn’t worked in at least 20 years. A previous electrician had told me replacing it would involve knocking out the tile backsplash. The ghosting electrician simply replaced the fixture. I cannot believe how much difference having that light again makes.<\/p>\n
Perhaps best of all is a job I didn’t get a quote for but sprung on him when he showed up: the electric baseboard heater in our downstairs bathroom barely got warm. For 35 years, we froze our butts off in that bathroom. I asked him to replace the heater all together. No point trying to repair the thing. The difference has been astounding.<\/p>\n
My husband isn’t very happy because the lights in his man cave (the family room) are so bright. He had thought we’d have a dimmer or be able to have only 1 or 2 of the 3 lights in fixture on, something that was possible with our old kitchen ceiling fan. I suggested he replace the LED bulbs with lower wattage LED bulbs. It’s really nice to be able to read in the family room, but the room is primarily for watching.<\/p>\n
Now all that remains is getting rid of the crystal chandelier.<\/p>\n
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