Vent: My whole view on old work changed after a rewire in a 1920s Philly row house

We pulled the plaster off a kitchen wall last week. Found original knob and tube, a mess of 1960s cloth wire, and some 1980s romex all tied together with electrical tape. After we ran all new 12/2 and put in a proper sub-panel, the owner said his lights stopped flickering for the first time in twenty years. How do you guys even start planning for a job when you don't know what's in the walls?

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the_dylan10h ago

Found a live gas line behind our drywall last month.

reese1778h ago

Well @the_dylan, that's one way to spice up a home reno.