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Was doing some old house cleaning -- disconnecting old wires, old communication systems, etc. I ran into this. All the wires from a previous security system are going into it. The wires have been cut, but I don't know if this is connected to a larger power source. I'm new to this, so please...

Never thought I'd have to write that sentence. But here we are. We recently had to have our old 1920s home rewired, and in the process discovered some sconce boxes that had been plastered over. Now that we've discovered them, we would like to use them. Problem is, someone back in 1941 (we found...

Thank you -- what are the chances any of the electrical work is still live?

House from 1923, but went through renovations in the 1950s/1960s. These wires have been cut and painted over, and when we did the home inspection, we were told these were an old system in which you could move the outlet wherever you wanted by sliding it along the wires... which obviously sounds...

Hello there. We recently found mold and decayed wood in our finished basement, and after taking off some walls, learned that the wall bottom plates were not placed on the concrete slab. Rather, there appear to be some trenches, and the bottom plates were placed directly on top of the gravel and...