House with knob and tube wiring

[Eug]

Plus the permit fees, right? :biggrin:

IIRC, just my permit fees and and inspection fees alone for a basement were over $200 total. And that doesn't count the multiple permits I got and the zoning variance I applied for.

 

[natto fire]

Well here is what will probably end up happening. The sellers I don't think I'll be able to get to agree to an amount in escrow to renovate that. So it will be DIY which I'm ok with and the city allows (provided it's obviously up to code).

Now I don't need the whole house redone to move in there, just the room I'm going to use for an office and the living room for TV/electronics. However I do have a feeling that once I start on it I'll find one circuit goes to many things and it isn't going to simply be an easy one room at a time project. But the upstairs is going to be unused space at first so I don't need to wire that right away, and the master bedroom also doesn't need it right away since I won't have a TV in there or more than alarm clock and phone chargers. And the office is over the unfinished side of the basement which will be easy to get to. The living room is over the finished side unfortunately so I'll probably need to take down some drywall to replace.

That is the strategy I used when rewiring my sister's house, and still holding off on finishing it up until she starts her addition. Good luck and prepare for a few WTF moments, especially if you have any of the old-school 3 way circuits.

 

[DrPizza]

IIRC, just my permit fees and and inspection fees alone for a basement were over $200 total. And that doesn't count the multiple permits I got and the zoning variance I applied for.

When I moved here, I was told (town supervisor or whatever his title was) "as long as you're not changing the square footage of your home, no need." Unless I'm mistaken, I can also build sheds, barns, etc., without a permit - so long as it's related to agriculture.

 

[Eug]

When I moved here, I was told (town supervisor or whatever his title was) "as long as you're not changing the square footage of your home, no need." Unless I'm mistaken, I can also build sheds, barns, etc., without a permit - so long as it's related to agriculture.

Dunno about farms, etc.

For urban residential it varies, but my impression is that in most cities, changes to electrical requires permits, as do changes to plumbing. ie. You're fine to install a new light fixture or a replace a sink, but you must have a permit to rewire a kitchen or to move the sink to a different wall.