West Wall Middle 16-Inch Outlets — Overhead View
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Photo Details
- Date: May 25, 2026
- Time: 5:19 PM EDT
- Phase: Phase 1 — 120V rough-in (DIY)
- Location: West wall — the two middle outlets of the 16” run
- Subject: West wall 16” perimeter outlet boxes, romex routing visible
Description
Down-angle view of the two middle outlets on the west wall, both at 16” AFF on the plywood impact band. The yellow 12-2 NM-B romex is run horizontally through the stud bays connecting the boxes — part of the west wall’s single 16” perimeter run.
West wall 16” run status: boxes mounted, wire pulled between them, but the panel-side wire pull is not yet done — this circuit is not yet energized. It also needs additional outlets (only enough on hand to finish the rear/north wall today, per the Home Depot trip count).
Locating tell: the two long PVC pipes stored on the slab run north-to-south, parallel to the west wall — a reliable marker that this is the west wall (and the same pipes a chipmunk later tunnelled through during the June 19 session).
Visible Elements
- 2× blue 2-gang plastic boxes on the west wall at 16” AFF — the two middle outlets of the west wall run
- Yellow 12-2 NM-B romex chasing horizontally through stud bays — wire pulled but not stapled
- Plywood impact band along the lower wall (same detail as the rear/north wall)
- Two long PVC pipes stored on the slab, oriented north-to-south along the west wall
- Owner’s red toolbox (Milwaukee tools visible) at lower right; ladder at lower left
Why This Photo
Future-self reference for the west wall 16” run — confirms box positions and the single-height (16” AFF) layout on this wall. The west wall is intentionally all 16” AFF with no workbench-height boxes (the workbench-height circuit is on the north wall).