Are all of the walls opened up, are the floors removed, etc. etc.? The house is a 2 story 1910 home with full unfinished basement and full unfinished attic.1900 sq. ft.
2007-07-22 04:49:13 · 5 answers · asked by Trey 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Rewiring this house should be a breeze I dont think an electrician would have to tear out any walls to update your wiring the only problem I see here is you would haveto add more receptacles to bring it up to code.But if there isn't a problem with the old wiring leave it alone.But there may be insurance problems and may have to rewire your house.
2007-07-23 02:24:02 · answer #1 · answered by bryant c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would make my decision based on how well I like the existing walls. Are they in excellent shape or in need or repair. You may want to go with a different texture. Fishing wire through walls is very time consuming. In my area, you can hire a drywall person for about a third of what you’ll pay an electrician. I would get a bid from both. Have the electrical contractor to give you a bid for fishing the wire through the walls and one for removing sheetrock as needed. Be sure to have him explain where he’ll remove the sheetrock so you can explain to the sheetrock person what he’ll be doing. If possible, have both there at same time. I wouldn’t recommend leaving the knob and tube wiring. It’ll be your worst nightmare.
2007-07-22 12:22:22 · answer #2 · answered by old hippie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you decide to purchase this house, check if you can get insurance on it. Some insurance companies are not insuring houses that still have knob and tube wiring.
They may also insisting on the wiring to be brought totally up to date.
Such as some or all and more listed below:
Have a total home inspection done, not just electrical.
Service upgrade
GFCI for outside receptacles, washroom receptacles, jaccuzzis and hot tubs
Split receptacles for kitchen/dining room areas
120 volt, 15 amp separate circuits for refrigerature, dishwasher, furnace, freezer, clothes washer, each pumps, each air conditioner
Arc Fault circuuit breakers for bedroom receptacles
Good Luck
2007-07-23 02:52:56 · answer #3 · answered by Comp-Elect 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not so hard if you are doing a complete restoration. when i did my home i tore off all the old plaster walls. i bought a book on home wiring at Lowe's and just followed what the book said.sometimes it could be a little confusing but i just sat down and studied the book until it made sense and everything worked out fine. it sounds like a very old home that probably needs upgrading to at least 100 amps or maybe 200. i would only let a electrician do that
2007-07-22 13:15:51 · answer #4 · answered by keithflknr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you are having a problem with it, why remove it?
It's legal to have it..
Anyway, it can be rewired with a minimun amount of demolition. Electricians are good about fishing wire where they want to.
2007-07-22 12:02:28 · answer #5 · answered by rangedog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋