Mark, the black that you see in there is insulation that was starting to fall down. The pipe that you see in the pic with the window is actually in the wall that the window is on, so it's not an issue.
I"ll go check out the electrical forum and see if they have any insight, thanks!
So as of this AM, DH said 2 of the 3 outlets are working. The new single one, and one of the double ones. The fridge has it's own outlet, behind it. I'm not sure how all the electrical is connected, would that really effect it?
Here's some updated pics...
This was last night, before he started working on the electrical. We found out there is no insulation in that wall! That's the bathtub/shower wall you see behind the sheetrock! (No wonder it's soo darn noisy!)
A peek into the other part of the soffit, that hasn't come down yet.
Some more pics of what it looked like last night, after the cabinets and stuff were down.
Why are the two surfaces different here? This is the back of the bathtub/shower wall. The shower is tiled from the bathtub up to maybe within a foot of the ceiling. What the heck is that gray stuff??
This is what he did last night:
