Dennis dug a trench for the pipe from the well to the house. This trench will be extended along the 800' driveway to carry a water line and electrical power to posts beside it.
We spent yesterday connecting water pipe and electrical cable to nine posts along the driveway, and one post in the observatory clearing. These two posts near the driveway entrance are only 35 feet apart, but the others are spaced at 100-foot intervals.
We finished wiring the power cable to the nine driveway posts and one observatory post. In addition, we pulled Ethernet and telephone cables to the observatory area, and coaxial cables to the spot where the satellite TV dish will be installed. This photo shows the service head with the TV cables coiled for future use.
We pulled about 25% of the connectivity cables inside the house. This is one of 39 boxes, all of which contain an Ethernet cable, a 4-line telephone cable, and a television cable. Some boxes contain two television cables.
We completed the connectivity wiring inside the house. All telephone, television, and Ethernet cables run to a network closet in the basement, where they may be connected or disconnected at will.
This is the network closet after drywall was hung.
Mike installed cover plates on all the connectivity boxes. Covers are required to pass the county inspection, even though the cables in the box aren't yet connected.
Our DirecTV antenna and receivers were installed today.