Photo Easter Egg Hunt!
Something I've learned about drywalling... they always cover something up. Talked to a bunch of people, everyone agrees. Something you need will disappear.
No different here. I lost 2 can lights (recessed ceiling lighting) and the box for the smoke detector. Didn't realize about the smoker until last night when I was trying to get it installed.
Huh. So, where the hell is it?
Let's see if we can find out. Go back to my April 7th entry and you'll see a long warped photo of the room. If you look along the ceiling joists you'll find a small blue box. If you follow along the soffit crossing the screen horizontally, you'll see it about 10% to the right past midline tucked in with the joists. Ah HAH!! Found it.
It was easier to uncover with the enlarged, full-size image I've got, but still. We found that little box. Then, I was able to use my telephone tone tester to give us a more precise location of the box by attaching it to the wires of another junction box (where the smoke detector had been previously) and Viola! I stabbed through the drywall with unerring accuracy and had ourselves a place to put the smoke detector without destroying the ceiling.
If you want to do this yourself, you'll need:
a. 7 megapixel high-powered camera and steady hands
b. Memory... Remember to get the pictures before the drywall is hung
c. Telephone tone tester from your former network installation company
d. Two Boulder Singletrack ales