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.
Also planted two years ago. And like the Lemonwood variegated, it still requires weekly water. It tells you quickly (after about a week) with drooping leaves.
Just about two years in the ground. Click on the image to see previous update.
Roughly fourteen inches deep (vertically), the skylight well now looks much more effective lined with smooth white material. It's just the primer coat for now, but later I'll paint it white just the same.
Contrary to what I thought earlier, ventilation is required to framing regardless of insulation. I was planning on providing it anyway. But now to provide it in spades, I've drilled holes in the existing blocking and same in the blocking above the new beam. Now the ceiling can be covered without gaps, and the rafter bays will still get cross ventilation from eave to garage attic. Lucky I made all those screened slots in the eaves even though I thought it was unnecessary!
