Electrical Update- Attic Hallway

Here's where we are with the electrical work in the Attic Hallway/Stairwell...

The light switch at the bottom of the attic stairs has been installed.

BEFORE

Installed... but needing new switch plate!

I'm loving this improvement, since I always get to the bottom of the stairs, usually with my arms full, and realize I forgot to turn off the light switch that's located on the third floor!

The existing flush mounted light fixture was removed, and the box moved to be centered over the stairwell.  They also installed the new fixture.  (Which if you remember, I got a great deal on here!)

BEFORE: Ugly old light fixture,
centered on ceiling, rather than over the stairs.

Reversal for the Before/After shot:

BEFORE

AFTER

The existing switches were tightened up, & one tied to that new switch located at the bottom of the stairs...

BEFORE

AFTER- but needing new switch plate!

So, a lot has been accomplished up here, but still a lot more to do!  First on that list is purchasing new switch plates. 

There's also items like patching the hole from the old light box...

...and the peeling paper that's on the ceiling & walls needs to be removed.  The plaster underneath is a rough texture, so we may need to do a skim coat.  Or I may try the Benjamin Moore Advance Paint and see if that smooths it out...

We also need to refinish the hallway floors, but no sense in doing that until we're done tracking all the building materials up & down!

And, of course, painting all of those rails on the banister (which I'm dreading!)

But for the time being, it's much more functional than it was :)

I'm especially tickled with the new light fixture... here's a look at it from the bottom of the stairs.

Related posts:
The Electric Plan
The Attic Electric
The Master Bedroom Electric