Sometimes I hate this place!
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Well, I wanted to simply drywall one wall in my son’s room. That ‘little’ project turned into 2/3 of the house getting rewired, and the entire room and hallway getting gutted. There are also various holes throughout the entire house. My other son’s room is on the third floor and I had to take some of his floor out to get at the wires from the second floor. The amount of stupid things the previous home owner did to this place amazes me . There is a new electrical panel in the basement with nice new wires coming out of it, that is until the wires go into the walls and that’s where the fun starts. He intentionally did this to make it appear as if he had the house rewired, and to scam someone (me) into purchasing this palace. The real wiring inside of the walls is 100 years old and very brittle. The sad thing is that I actually did get an ‘inspection’ on the home before I bought it! I specifically remember the guy saying ‘they did use the old knob and tube switches, but they did rewire them with new wire.” This guy was either in the pocket of the agent (likely) or just that ignorant. This is your job buddy, you get paid to tell me the truth! The depressing truth is that when I now read the actual report there is no mention of him stating this or any documentation of the inspector verifying that the wiring is new. Stay tuned for updates, I can’t wait to show you more of this seemingly never ending adventure!
Since we have no power in the majority of the house I decided to take the family on a mini vacation to the Great Wolf Lodge. We are having a great time and hopefully there will be lights when we come home! I sicerely thank my father-in-law for giving his time and expertise in helping rewire the house to ensure that it is safely done! It’s better to get it done now, rather than discovering this little gem after remodeling! There are positives to every situation. 
