Yeah, a picture of the box tells me whether or not there's likely to be knob and tube wiring lurking someplace.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Jul 11, 2014 6:00:23 am PDT #1726 of 30000
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Ginger - Jul 11, 2014 6:04:06 am PDT #1727 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Considering that I've looked at houses that appeared to have been wired with stone knives, a nice, big, shiny breaker box is a beautiful thing. (I had to replace the breaker box in this house to put in central air.)
Sophia Brooks - Jul 11, 2014 6:13:12 am PDT #1728 of 30000
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It just seems so boring! Especially since I am not really buying a house but just window shopping!
meara - Jul 11, 2014 6:45:21 am PDT #1729 of 30000
Yeah, a picture of the box tells me whether or not there's likely to be knob and tube wiring lurking someplace.
Clearly you have not been watching enough HGTV. Don't you know knob and tube wiring is a SCOURGE that cannot be known until you open walls and have to change your whole plan?? Generally because some sketchy contractor or former homeowner did a half-assed update job? :)
Tom Scola - Jul 11, 2014 7:08:36 am PDT #1730 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
This is the story of how I got tricked by malicious criminals into buying a house that had been illegally remodeled to cover up multiple building code violations. 50% of the house is unusable, and will require as much as $100,000 in repairs to undo the faulty work.
Yes, the home was inspected before it was purchased, and the inspector did find some problems as expected. But most of the problems described below were cleverly hidden behind finished drywall, carpeting, and concrete where the inspector couldn't see them. All of this was done intentionally by the house "flipper" and remodeler to turn a profit on a house that is riddled with code violations.
Sue - Jul 11, 2014 7:08:44 am PDT #1731 of 30000
hip deep in pie
It just seems so boring! Especially since I am not really buying a house but just window shopping!
Trust me, if you seriously start looking, you'll go from "Oh these carpets." to "Okay, when was the electrical panel updated and how new is the furnace?" pretty fast. Also, at least in Canada, your insurance might require you to upgrade any of those elements before you can be insured, and often mortgages won't be approved without proof of insurability.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 11, 2014 7:33:14 am PDT #1732 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
After reading TOm's link, I think I may be renting forever. Oh my god. I think I would die if that happened to me. It probably wouldn't because I like original looking things, so I would be much more likely to be beset with problems from things just being too old rather than being flipped, but still.
Connie Neil - Jul 11, 2014 7:38:15 am PDT #1733 of 30000
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It's one reason I want to move out of this house into an apartment building.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 11, 2014 7:40:40 am PDT #1734 of 30000
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brenda m - Jul 11, 2014 7:40:56 am PDT #1735 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Jebus.