Rant: A 1920s house in Tacoma made me rethink how I look at floors

Spent two full days tracing a dead circuit only to find the original knob and tube run under the original hardwood, not through the walls. Has anyone else had a floor hide a major wiring surprise?

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the_rose3mo ago

Old houses are full of weird shortcuts like that, lol. It makes you wonder what else is buried under the floorboards. Good luck with the rest of the reno.

ivan823mo ago

Yeah, it's wild what you find. My uncle found a bunch of old newspapers from the 50s acting as insulation in his walls. Makes you wonder what the builders were thinking.

zara_hunt2mo ago

lol honestly its not that deep. folks back then were just practical.