More Lighting

Paul did some remedial work on the kitchen ceiling after I had put the two coats of paint on it but the touch up that I did with a paint brush did not come out well, so I'll have to roll a 3rd coat on the ceiling.  Also, although I believe Paul's assertion that professional people never use primer on gyprock I am going to give primer a go because too much of the ceiling paint was absorbed into the material.

Yesterday I worked on my own and devoted the entire day to preparing the front bedroom skirting (base) boards.  I plan to add 3 new GPO's to the room and will mount them on the wide (about 120mm/5" wide) boards with the cabling running along the back of them.  This will save on cabling requirements and avoid the problems associated with dropping cables down the inside of the walls.  I used this technique in the middle room and it has worked very well for the last 35 years.  I cut out the openings for the GPO's then belt sanded several layers of paint off the boards.  After that I filled in every nail hole.  On my next visit I will belt sand the boards again then primer the nearly bare wood for the first coat of enamel paint.

The temperature forecast for Perth today is 44C (111F), and we can add another 2C to the hills.  I therefore thought it prudent to take the day off from the renovation work.  In the morning Brenda took me to a closing down sale in a nearby lighting store and I purchased 3 large oyster style lights each with two replaceable screw in (Edison 27) LED globes for the two bedrooms and living room.  I also purchased two smaller 1-globe versions for the hallway and sitting room next to the dining room.

The most interesting purchase was a light equipped with many small halogen and LED globes which can yield a cream or blue illumination or a combination of both, controlled by either the light switch or a remote device.  I agreed with Brenda's description of it being a "fun" light that was worth a try.

The 6 lights cost a total of $370, which is a lot better than the original cost of $669.