almost hear them groan. My dad keeps asking me - "exactly what do you
like about old houses?" I try to explain it to him, and he just
doesn't understand. He wants things to be shiney and new and never
break down. I want things to have character and presence. I mean, come
one. The 2 X 4's in my house actually measure _at least_ 2 x4. AND,
they're oak!
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 11:39:14 -0400, Jerry Johnson wrote:
> Sacrilege! Plaster and lathe ROCKS!
>
> But I wouldn't run any current through those old wires. I have a hard time believing people still use wires that aren't properly grounded, let alone run anything where water is an issue without GFI.
>
> The hardest thing I had to do lately was sawzall through a 2-inch thick mahogany floor for heating registers. It hurt my soul.
>
> Jerry Johnson
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/30/04 11:27AM >>>
> I hated working with that sort of wiring. In one place, a house about
> 100 years old or so, it had the very old style of wiring - 3 separate
> bare wires on the knob and tubes.These wires were set directly into
> the plaster - the place was all ancient lathe and plaster - harder
> than stone at that point. The owners finally decided it would be
> cheaper to gut the place entirely and put in all new wiring etc.
>
> larry
>
>
>
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