So, why did we need electrical on our deck? For a crock pot at picnics? For a coffee pot? Well, yes, but also in the words of Hubs that I will never forget, “Don’t you wanna put twinkle lights up on the pergola?”
Hilarious.
I mean, of course, YES, I am a human so I love twinkle lights. But it’s these little touches that he thinks of that make the projects so special. Anyway, turned out he also wanted to add a motion light with a security camera BUT still. Ladies, get you a man who thinks of twinkle lights.
First, he had to cut off the top of the pillar because we’d somehow managed to only remember to cut three of the four to the right height.
The electrical wires did fit inside the tall pergola-height pillar, but it turned out to be REALLY hard to get Hubs’ man-sized hand into the sleeve. I would’ve helped but I get scared on ladders that are perched a quarter inch from the corner of a deck with no railings.
Anyway, he got it eventually. I took a lot of pictures.
At the top of that pillar, we have a very futuristic electrical box, plus a security camera and light.
P.S. DO NOT do electrical work if you don’t know what you’re doing. There are no second chances with shocking yourself or setting something on fire. Just don’t do it.
We also have an electrical box at the back near our house and one under the lip, underneath this pole.
You can see we put the composite sleeves on all the 4 x 4 pillars now, as well as the caps and foot pieces.
Railings are next! Keep reading…
