Day 16: Feb. 7, 2011

Worked more on the electrical today. Found some really dangerous wiring up in the attic. I think I said this earlier, but I'm probably going to rewire everything. This will be much more efficient than trying to decide what to keep. For example, much of what now appears to be new wiring actually gets its power from old knob-and-tube wiring. Not only is this unsafe, but there's no way to know what's grounded and what isn't. Plus, the holes in the walls for ductwork make the electrical work easy.

I will put each room on its own circuit. I may have said this earlier, too, but even though there are 20 circuits, all of the upstairs and a good portion of the downstairs are on just one circuit. This is probably due to the previous renovator not knowing exactly which wires went where. A whole new system will be a big improvement.