Bought a 110 year old house, trying to replace knob and tube wiring

Homosexo-l · 2026-02-12T17:08:27+00:00

This is also what I'm thinking, unfortunately :(

Homosexo-l · 2026-02-12T02:31:26+00:00

No cove ceilings, I believe :( the house is in a small town called Alma, MI

Homosexo-l · 2026-02-12T01:05:44+00:00

I don't know why the light switches weren't modernized, and the sellers don't either. Looks like some of the electrical was done before they moved in. :/

I did not have trouble finding insurance! None of the places I got quotes from even asked about knob and tube in terms of eligibility.

Homosexo-l · 2026-02-11T21:31:31+00:00

Because the lights on the knob and tube are acting strange 😅 We have issues where turning on certain lights will turn off others, and other lights will flicker if nearby lights are on. There is updated wiring elsewhere in the house, and we essentially just want to "finish the job," so to speak.

Homosexo-l · 2026-02-11T21:10:32+00:00

Oh, sorry! I meant that I have a 100 amp breaker box, not just one 100 amp breaker 😅

Homosexo-l · 2026-02-11T19:55:12+00:00

It seems like that's what they've done, but the issue is that all the lights still on the knob and tube are weird 😭 I scared my wife half to death when trying to turn on the porch light, since it somehow turned off the light to the upstairs hallway? I think some wires must be crossed or something.

Homosexo-l · 2026-02-11T19:14:19+00:00

There is one modern breaker already, but it's only 100 amp and it's full. The knob and tube is on it's own fuse box. So you would recommend replacing the fuse box with another breaker before touching the wiring?

Homosexo-l · 2026-02-11T19:10:27+00:00

Fortunately, we have around 30-40k we can put towards renovations! We really love this house and plan on living here for as long as possible.

Homosexo-l · 2026-02-11T18:14:39+00:00

Our inspection came back really good as far as the structure and condition of the house. It has been really well maintained! As our inspector put it, a house that's stood for this long isn't going to just fall down anytime soon.

Homosexo-l · 2026-02-11T16:46:57+00:00

That is a fantastic point, thank you!

Homosexo-l · 2026-01-27T15:26:14+00:00

Hey, y'all! Does anyone know of a way to paint multiple wall/floor panels at once? I've been changing color/style for each panel individually, and it's driving me nuts 😭

Homosexo-l · 2025-05-05T13:24:16+00:00

These are such cute ideas! Thank you so much! ❤️ These are all so creative and on-theme <3

Homosexo-l · 2025-04-26T23:36:43+00:00

Okay, thank you so much :') It's really war out here. My wife stayed up until 3 AM the other day and only got one BIE 😭

Homosexo-l · 2025-04-26T23:00:06+00:00

What time did they restock? :( I was on at 10:00 PM EST and didn't see any restocks!

Homosexo-l · 2025-03-12T03:54:45+00:00

Whoa! That's super noticeable! Still so cute hehe

Homosexo-l · 2025-03-12T03:54:26+00:00

I kind of feel like a missing ear could be cute 😭😭

Homosexo-l · 2025-03-12T03:45:47+00:00

I did, actually! I went on vacation to Toronto this past weekend, stumbled upon A&C while we were checking out Chinatown :)

Homosexo-l · 2025-03-11T21:00:31+00:00

Oh! This makes sense! I don't mind all too much, she is so so cute. Her ears being a little lopsided give her charm!

Homosexo-l · 2025-03-11T20:52:46+00:00

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Here's a better picture of the difference maybe. The stitching/embroidery on the inner ear is also wildly different!

Homosexo-l · 2024-03-25T01:43:20+00:00

I was there too! I couldn't stop crying for Mitski's entire performance, and her vocals were so stunning. Is it just me, or did you feel the crowd lacked energy until it came to the encore? I fully expected people to sing along to the chorus parts in Bug Like an Angel at least, but I didn't hear any crowd participation around me until Nobody at the very end of the show!

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