Rewiring house without drywall removal - DIY Home Improvement …
Jul 8, 2020 · Every house is different. Some holes will need to be cut. It is not a concern about the cable being close to the drywall. They will not be fasten so they will push out of the way of anything that pierces the drywall. If the panel is in a basement many of the first floor receptacle can fed up from the bottom into the wall.
Removing Old Drywall - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Sep 30, 2008 · I can recommend them without hesitation. I helped my dad with a building he was the general contractor for. I did misc jobs on the site, and did most of the construction clean up. 3,000+sqft of drywall, floors and ceiling. I used a rigid shop vacuum with that clean stream filter. I have killed many regular filters in the past with drywall dust.
Rewiring 1950s house - Removing & Installing Wiring
Jan 27, 2023 · Rewiring 1950s house - Removing & Installing Wiring Jump to Latest 3.1K views 39 replies 11 participants last post by hornetd Feb 2, 2023
Rewiring 1950s house - Removing & Installing Wiring
Jan 27, 2023 · The then very carefully painted the bonding braid so that you couldn't see it without a strong light and knowing were to look. I made sure that the cross sectional area of the bonding braid was greater than # 12 American Wire Gauge (AWG) wire even though the K&T circuit conductors were # 14 AWG.
Removing a gang box without tearing up surrounding drywall
Oct 23, 2013 · Without having pictures of what the OP is dealing with, and why they need to pull the existing box, all we are going to do on this thread is just pull guesses out of the wind, and never get anywhere. If they already have wire to the outside box, I really cannot see why they are pulling new wire, unless there is an issue with the existing wiring ...
Rewiring house after all my wire was stolen - DIY Home …
Aug 24, 2011 · Just ask your questions as there are plenty of other people that can answer them. My house wasn't stripped by copper thieves, but I can't help thinking it would've been easier to deal with if it had. The electrical system as bought with the house was somewhat miraculous that it had existed so long without burning the house down.
Removing ceiling drywall with partial blown in insulation
Apr 20, 2017 · We can't put the new ceiling over the drywall. Our ceilings are just 6'10" as it is. They can't go shorter, my husband is 6' tall. We do not want to let this new insulation just fall through. We've talked about gently removing the drywall there section by section and inserting a thin board between the drywall and joists to try and save it. Any ...
Removing drywall with asbestos popcorn - DIY Home …
Oct 19, 2016 · Hi DIYers, hoping you can help me here. I have about 500 square feet of ceiling drywall that I have to remove because I'm removing/replacing all the duct work in my old house. The problem I've got is that the drywall is covered in popcorn texture which has tested positive for 4% asbestos. So as I see it, here are my options: 1.
Removing E-Z Anchor Drywall Anchors - DIY Home Improvement …
Apr 28, 2024 · We don't know what you're talking about without a picture, but if they are what are commonly called actual EZ anchors, then them come out the same way they went in - you use a screwdriver and unscrew them. Trying to pound in an EZ anchor makes a bigger hole and weakens the drywall more than pounding in the little plastic anchors.
Rewiring 2nd floor - DIY Home Improvement Forum
May 12, 2014 · My wife and I purchased our 1st home. It was built in 1950. Single owner. It has a mix of old (original) wire, and some, somewhat, newer wiring, from the 80's. Most of it needs to be replaced, especially the original wiring that has rubber insulation wrapped in cloth. So, I'm rewiring my entire 2nd floor house.