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DIY & Home Improvement

X_Digger

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5. Ripped out or at least a whole bunch of holes..

Reply to JayhawkSD (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 2, 2013, 01:10 AM

Apr 2013

We re-wired my grandmother's 1910-ish bungalow back in the 80's (it was cloth covered.. aluminum, I seem to recall). Luckily it was all one story, with a roomy crawlspace, so it was a lot of holes in the lower foot of wall to get a drill down into the bottom plate.

I can only shudder to imagine the mess that a multi-story knob and tube replacement would make of walls and ceilings.

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Any electricians around here? [View all] Brigid Apr 2013 OP

nonsense JayhawkSD Apr 2013 #1

Ripped out or at least a whole bunch of holes.. X_Digger Apr 2013 #5

Any inspector should have at least tested for a functional panel in an area with older homes ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #2

It would have to be a pretty lazy inspector Warpy Apr 2013 #3

A fake breaker panel wouldn't pass the little tester home inspectors use.. no beep/light. X_Digger Apr 2013 #4