"Joseph Meehan" wrote in message
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Dark1 wrote:
I'll be moving into a very old house soon, originally built n 1842,
modified a good bit, and electrified in the 1920's I believe.. this
place will need rewiring..
heck, one of the lights I know of was converted from gas!
I'm fully confident in my ability to replace the breaker box, and
general wiring and replacement of all those outlets that were placed
on the baseboard of the 1st floor.. knowing how to wire things is
just not a problem for me.. my problem lies in some of the getting
from point a to b.. lightswitch to-basement, lightswitch to light in
the ceiling, basement to 2nd floor outlets.. there is no attic to
speak of (maybe a tiny crawlspace, but nothing there would be any
wiring access in, the ceilings upstars slant with the roof)..
how is this done most easily? fish taping it through? some way of
attaching new wires to old and pulling it back? tying old to fish
tape and pulling it? I would imagine there are horizontal wallboards
behind plaster.. did people that were electrifying things back then
generally run the wiring behind the wallboards? or ontop?
if they're behind I guess that sort of trashes the prospect of just
yanking my way about and patching after..
how should I get this started?
is there even really a question here or am I just tearing about this
out loud in my head? lol

Frankly it is best done by someone who has had a lot of experience
doing it. It is amazing what they can do and all the tricks they know.
It is not impossible for someone with far less experience to do it, but it
will take them a lot longer.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit
Experience definitely counts in these situations. Your best bet is to find a
good "old-work" electrician. Between weighted strings, chains, stiff wires,
flexible wires, cotton balls and vacuum cleaners, long drill bits, flexible
drill bits, right angle drills, baseboards and other trim boards, and not
always trying to go the shortest route, it is always possible to get a cable
from one opening to another with no or very little visible tracks.

Don Young