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Thanks for the advise Neal. This is a single story building so the wall just supports the (flat) roof. Yes, I'll get some other opinions on the K&T. My biggest concern is that insulating the exterior walls does not seem possible with this archaic installation. I was thinking to replace it...

Thanks guys! That's what I'll do then. As to the k+t wiring. Yes, I understand it's not great. We have replaced the fuse box by breakers and had an electrician look at the wiring. His take was that since the insulation on the wires is still very good good (not brittle) it was not an immediate...

Not sure if your questions are rhetorical, but in any case, yes that's knob and tube wiring. And yes, since that beam (it's not a 2x4) laid flat was presumably put in to function as a header, I was referring to it as a header. Whether or not it is a 'real' header is not relevant at this point...

Hi All, This is my first post here, so feel free to redirect if this is not the right place. This question could fit into the walls and ceiling forum also, but since it concerns the framing of the wall I figured this may be better. We just bought a house, so I'll have more questions in the...