{"id":20021,"date":"2014-03-04T19:22:57","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T11:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=20021"},"modified":"2017-02-25T12:16:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T04:16:10","slug":"the-minton-ideas-and-renovation-18-renovation-day-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2014\/03\/04\/the-minton-ideas-and-renovation-18-renovation-day-5\/","title":{"rendered":"The Minton: Ideas and Renovation \u2013 18 \u2013 Renovation Day 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 5 of our Minton renovation. Our designer had already informed us earlier on that our electrical work will commence the day before, and true to his word, we saw that many of the power point fixtures had been removed the walls to get ready for relocation during a quick visit to our premise today. Cables have also been laid on the ceiling too. Pictures to tell on the state of progress!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20022\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030970-renovation-day05-electrical-living-hall.jpg\" alt=\"Living Room fixtures. Our TV feature wall and console deck will be installed over these points, so the existing fixtures will be relocated with most hidden inside the console deck compartments.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030970-renovation-day05-electrical-living-hall.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030970-renovation-day05-electrical-living-hall-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030970-renovation-day05-electrical-living-hall-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Living Room fixtures. Our TV feature wall and console deck will be installed over these points, so the existing fixtures will be relocated with most hidden inside the console deck compartments.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20023\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20023\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030976-renovation-day05-electrical-bedroom3.jpg\" alt=\"Hannah\/Peter's room, with cable points for their wall lights laid out too. Oddly though, I'd thought that there wouldn't be visible trunking, with the cables buried into the wall surface itself - will have to check this with our designer.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030976-renovation-day05-electrical-bedroom3.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030976-renovation-day05-electrical-bedroom3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hannah\/Peter&#8217;s room, with cable points for their wall lights laid out too. Oddly though, I&#8217;d thought that there wouldn&#8217;t be visible trunking, with the cables buried into the wall surface itself &#8211; but our designer has assured that this will be concealed behind the bedframes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20024\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20024\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030979-renovation-day05-electrical-bedroom2.jpg\" alt=\"We'll be laying additional CAT6 LAN points into our Workroom, and have also just subscribed to Myrepublic's 1 Gbps data plan. Our electrician earlier mused this would be pretty complicated given the existing data wiring in our place. The puncture holes in the wall I assume are for these additional data cables, one on each side of the room. \" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030979-renovation-day05-electrical-bedroom2.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030979-renovation-day05-electrical-bedroom2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We&#8217;ll be laying additional CAT6 LAN points into our Workroom, and have also just subscribed to Myrepublic&#8217;s 1 Gbps data plan. Our electrician earlier mused this would be pretty complicated given the existing data wiring in our place. The puncture holes in the wall I assume are for these additional data cables, one on each side of the room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20025\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20025\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030980-renovation-day05-electrical-bedroom2.jpg\" alt=\"Ceiling work on our Workroom. There'll be a false ceiling here, with four LED downlights at each corner of the room (not too far in as we'll be having wall-hung cabinets), and a fan in the center of the room too.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030980-renovation-day05-electrical-bedroom2.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030980-renovation-day05-electrical-bedroom2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ceiling work on our Workroom. There&#8217;ll be a false ceiling here, with four LED downlights at each corner of the room (not too far in as we&#8217;ll be having wall-hung cabinets), and a fan in the center of the room too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20026\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20026\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030987-renovation-day05-electrical-masterBR.jpg\" alt=\"Ceiling work at our Master Bedroom. Five LED downlights here, a fan in the middle, and also tracklights spot lighting our wardrobes just off the right hand side of this picture.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030987-renovation-day05-electrical-masterBR.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030987-renovation-day05-electrical-masterBR-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ceiling work at our Master Bedroom. Five LED downlights here, a fan in the middle, and also tracklights spot lighting our wardrobes just off the right hand side of this picture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20027\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20027\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20027\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030988-renovation-day05-electrical-masterBR.jpg\" alt=\"Points for the wall lights in our Master Bedroom. Like our children's room, I'll have to check if trunking is supposed to be visible.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030988-renovation-day05-electrical-masterBR.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030988-renovation-day05-electrical-masterBR-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Points for the wall lights in our Master Bedroom. Like our children&#8217;s room, the trunking in this case should be hidden by the bedframe&#8217;s sidetables.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20028\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20028\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20028\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030998-renovation-day05-electrical-yard-toilet.jpg\" alt=\"Our yard toilet has been removed in preparation for the washer\/dryer stack here, thanks to our designer having obtained approval for it. \" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030998-renovation-day05-electrical-yard-toilet.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1030998-renovation-day05-electrical-yard-toilet-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our yard toilet has been removed in preparation for the washer\/dryer stack here, thanks to our designer having obtained approval for it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20029\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20029\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20029\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1040003-renovation-day05-electrical-craftbrick.jpg\" alt=\"The craftbrick wall has yet to commence work, but an opened box showed what each brick looks like. \" width=\"320\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1040003-renovation-day05-electrical-craftbrick.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1040003-renovation-day05-electrical-craftbrick-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The craftbrick wall has yet to commence work, but an opened box showed what each brick looks like.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20030\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20030\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1040006-renovation-day05-electrical-craftbrick.jpg\" alt=\"Different textures on each brick panel.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1040006-renovation-day05-electrical-craftbrick.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1040006-renovation-day05-electrical-craftbrick-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1040006-renovation-day05-electrical-craftbrick-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Different textures on each brick panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More to come when we next visit.:)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 5 of our Minton renovation. Our designer had already informed us earlier on that our electrical work will commence the day before, and true to his word, we saw that many of the power point fixtures had been removed<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-read-more\"><a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2014\/03\/04\/the-minton-ideas-and-renovation-18-renovation-day-5\/\">Read More<span class=\"cleanwp-sr-only\">  The Minton: Ideas and Renovation \u2013 18 \u2013 Renovation Day 5<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[526],"tags":[515,337],"class_list":["post-20021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-home","tag-minton","tag-renovation","wpcat-526-id"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blog-2014-minton-P1040006-renovation-day05-electrical-craftbrick.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}