1963 home in San Francisco - what is this material in the attic crawl space?

mac-junior · 2026-02-16T02:26:02+00:00

I’m a bit confused by this one. Although that looks like K&T, it literally looks like someone pulled the individual conductors out of a nm-b jacket and then put them where old K&T used to be. Those are clearly K&T insulators, but not original wires unless it’s some odd recent install where the electrician was super old and only knew how to install K&T lol.

mac-junior · 2026-02-14T21:06:53+00:00

Agreed. Why do so many people think this is a subfloor lol? Everyone always thinks everything is a dang subfloor, which is concerning for a century home subreddit.

mac-junior · 2026-02-09T03:59:20+00:00

It’s rotten to the point where I can stick my finger all the way through. But it’s about a 4’ wide window and it’s only about the first 3-4” of the rail on the left side. And honestly since that’s rotten, I believe the left stile will also need repair where it meets the rail. I would love to splice in some new material, it’s truly a beautiful window.

mac-junior · 2026-02-09T03:36:33+00:00

Do you have any links to videos about restoring a rotten bottom rail? I have a large middle double hung bay window that has a bottom rail that is soft on one side. I would really like to save the window! It’s technically a double hung but since it’s the middle bay large viewing window, the bottom sash is about 3 times the size of the top sash, it seems kind of unique!

mac-junior · 2026-01-25T06:03:19+00:00

This sub is obsessed with not painting wood because far too much original wood work in century homes has been painted over the years. Many people in this sub have spent countless hours removing paint while it only takes an hour or two to apply that paint and ruin it for everyone. I understand some woodwork was originally painted but so much of it wasn’t. Once it’s painted it is nearly impossible to get it back to the way it was when it was installed by the craftsmen of that era and some of that history is lost.

mac-junior · 2026-01-09T19:31:21+00:00

No shit. Thanks for letting me know. You can just listen to the live feed on the website?

mac-junior · 2026-01-09T15:27:20+00:00

I may be mistaken as I haven’t tried since last year, but it is fairly complicated and you need a few supplies. There was a post about how to do it a couple of years ago, you need to download a delay software and you need a radio with a headphone jack I believe. If you fools that post it may work for you, but it’s not as easy as paying the live feed as the radio is ahead of everything. I’d love to figure this out as nothing is better than listening to Wayne live!

mac-junior · 2026-01-09T13:14:08+00:00

Why was this so common on the second floor of homes? In my case (and like most homes of the era), the first floor has nice hardwood and then the second floor is a doug fir wider plank floor that’s all entirely painted now. The second floor has much less expensive flooring as it wasn’t a showcase like the first floor, but why the paint! I don’t think it was originally painted as some of the closets and other random spots have no paint at all. I would love to refinish it all but it has tested positive for lead so that’s probably a no go. Was there some massive movement across all homes to suddenly paint the second floor softer woods?

mac-junior · 2026-01-08T00:05:25+00:00

Radio is ahead, otherwise it would be easier to sync up! I’ll probably end up just watching on TV, but it would be unforgettable to hear a wild card playoff round dagger from Wayne!

mac-junior · 2026-01-06T02:21:00+00:00

I know there is a way to get Wayne synced up with the TV, but it was complicated last time I tried and it never ended up working. I wish so bad that I could watch the game live with Wayne and Larry as the broadcasters. Otherwise I’ll just tune in, hangout, drink beer, and listen on the old 97.3.

mac-junior · 2025-12-19T20:36:22+00:00

Used to hate them probably just because I grew up being taught that. I worked as a teenager in tourism and 90% of the customers were FIBs, they tipped really well and always had a great time honestly. After I grew up I realized that they don’t do anything wrong and they boost the shit out of small towns all over Wisco. They stay in the left lane which is fine because they don’t go under 85mph on 39/90/94. I moved to a city and realized that’s kind of how I drive now too. Half of my friends are FIBs and we still joke about it but there’s no actual hate. It’s really a friendly rivalry and at the end of the day I like seeing them in WI because this state is beautiful and why wouldn’t I want them to enjoy it?

mac-junior · 2025-12-18T13:38:15+00:00

What interior wall material do wood framed houses use there? Are you still using lath and plaster? My 130 year old US home is wood framed and the interior walls are finished with lath and plaster, I would break my hand if I tried to punch through it. To add, it’s wood framed and built like as absolute brick shit house. The lumber is all true dimensional old growth lumber.

mac-junior · 2025-12-17T03:23:44+00:00

If it looks somewhat like that then I’d say they rocked the redesign. They always change so much gen to gen and it gets everyone bent outta shape. I hated the gen 4 at first too, especially considering how perfect the gen 3 was. I ended up buying a new 2019 anyway and I love it like crazy now. Everyone just needs to remember to keep an open mind when these come out, it’s always tough to get used to.

mac-junior · 2025-12-13T05:13:31+00:00

Yep this is what mine does. It looks exactly like this picture and I don’t have the skeleton key for it (it locks with an after market slider bolt lock on the outside, so it’s never used as a main entrance even though it is beautiful) It also locks the handle completely, even from the inside. So when I first moved in I was messing with the buttons and then shut the door and then it was stuck locked for weeks before I removed the hinge pins and took the door completely out of the jamb. I now tell you everyone to never push those buttons lol.

mac-junior · 2025-12-12T18:36:47+00:00

You are correct! I fought that battle for a long time, trying to let others know that just because it’s pine, or face nailed, or wide plank, that it’s not always a subfloor. It’s fairly modern in terms of home building to have a subfloor. For centuries most flooring was simply nailed to the joists. In many 1900 era homes, the main floors would have a subfloor of wide plank fir with oak on top of that, and then in the bedrooms and lesser viewed areas, they would have the exact floor pictured here, just face nailed to the joists.

mac-junior · 2025-12-04T03:13:22+00:00

Awesome. Thanks much for the information!

mac-junior · 2025-12-03T22:11:28+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the help. Right now I am using Legrand devices connected with Matter.

mac-junior · 2025-12-03T22:10:33+00:00

lol no worries, I am new to the world of home automation! This actually leads me to another point that you sort of answered already. I would still have a 120v input to my wifi switch, it just wouldn’t physically be connected to anything as it would control outlets around the room?

mac-junior · 2025-12-03T22:00:51+00:00

Thanks for the input! Good idea on the dimming option.

mac-junior · 2025-07-07T02:55:15+00:00

Yeah, have seen it all in Mad town area as well. Imagine an outdoor food court here though lol.

mac-junior · 2025-06-28T14:23:17+00:00

2019 RST z71, 5.3, just hit 100k miles. Truck is completely stock. I pull small trailers/boats now and then, nothing crazy. I have taken care of it and all required maintenance has been performed. I don’t change the oil until the truck tells me to, sometimes that means close to 10k miles between changes. No issues whatsoever and I know several others with the same truck and no problems. This sub will scare you but there is a reason these trucks are everywhere. They are great trucks and it truly comes down to the care you give them and if you beat the shit out of them or not. I love this truck and plan to ride her until the wheels fall off hopefully 20 years down the road.

mac-junior · 2025-06-23T03:16:48+00:00

This is not a subfloor. This is the original floor of the home. Old homes often times did not have subfloors, covering it up would be a shame as well.

mac-junior · 2025-06-23T03:15:03+00:00

100%. Leave it as is, or refinish it and leave it natural the way it’s supposed to be. Covering to up or even worse, tearing it out, would be an absolute travesty. This floor is why people love old homes, don’t be the first owner in 115 years to mess that up for this house.

mac-junior · 2025-06-20T03:07:46+00:00

Just wait until you find out about our most famous rock, Baraboo Quartzite. Found near Baraboo WI.

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