Beam to siding

Rough electrical and junction box are done.

Electrical system is nothing but three ceiling boxes and a recessed can light stringed together with 14/2 Romex wiring. Power comes from the existing electrical box at old wall sconce. (Photo links to earlier photos as usual.) I just had to wrap it nicely with cedar. The alignment to beam was no accident. The existing wall light actually defined, in part, the total width of the whole structure!

Light brown cover plate was supposed to be cedar, but it became too challenging to fabricate because it had to be thin to accommodate screws. Maybe later I'll replace it... if I can find cedar that thin that wide.

Update: double-layer cedar cover now has a light sensor. Click on photo to go to blog entry.