Roughed in phone/data

Category 5e cables have been pulled and anchored for telephone/data.

Roughed in cable

Three types of cable have been roughed in: from Comcast, from the HD antenna, and from the closed-circuit surveillance system.

Inline exhaust - Panasonic

Panasonic WhisperLine FV-10NLF1 for the bathroom with shower. $132 unit delivered, + $14 ceiling grill + $10 flexible duct = $156 total cost. Rated at 120cfm, 1.0 sone, 3.3 cfm/watt. Mounted on foam rubber for extra isolation.

Lower right in photo is the Panasonic WhisperLite FV-11VQL3 installed in the adjacent bathroom (was $168 in 2004). It's rated at 110cfm, 1.0 sone, 3.1 cfm/watt with two 18W CFL's.

Fluorescent downlights

Cost is relative, so here are the numbers:

$53.99 Juno ICPL632E housing
$23.93 Juno "Fresnel" lens
$12.95 Sylvania 32W bulb
$91 subtotal per 6" fluorescent downlight, plus tax.

The old kitchen last year got smaller versions at $81 per 5" fluorescent downlight (replaced bulbs cost $15 each), plus tax.

Compare to the incandescent version:

$7.93 Commercial Electric 5" housing (in 6-pack)
$4.67 Commercial Electric illumination trim (in 12-pack)
$5.49 GE 65W R-30 bulb (in 2-pack)
$18 subtotal per 5" incandescent downlight, plus tax.

That's a cost factor of 4.5 to 5 for energy efficiency!

Multiple lights 3-way switch

Six ceiling lights will be controlled by 3-way switches. I'm avoiding the extra junction box in the attic and otherwise crowded switch boxes by running a second cable between the first and last light. It carries the traveler switch connections.