the builder started on my new house!! April 28, 2006, 02:23:58 PM don't remember if i posted about it but oct1, 2005 my house burnt to the ground. the builder has finally started on the new one! should be in by the 1st of the year. can't wait. here's a pic of my old house, you can see whats left of my 92 coupe. Quote Selected
the builder started on my new house!! Reply #1 – April 28, 2006, 06:07:03 PM That sucks - it'll be nice to have the new one though I noticed a 5.0 sitting on a stand in the bottom right, too - you can see a header and a melted intake :hick: Quote Selected
the builder started on my new house!! Reply #2 – April 28, 2006, 07:11:10 PM yup. there were 2 5.0's, a t-5, new x pipe,h pipe,etc. here's another shot. could you make out the coupe? :) Quote Selected
the builder started on my new house!! Reply #3 – April 28, 2006, 09:35:02 PM Wow that would be awful. Being a new homeowner i get scared about stuff like that all the time. If you don't mind how did the fire start?? I can't hardly tell there is even a car in the garage Crazy Quote Selected
the builder started on my new house!! Reply #4 – April 28, 2006, 10:12:40 PM best they could tell an electrical short in the fuse box. the house was about 20 years old. make sure all your smoke detectors work, they saved mine and my daughters lives. Quote Selected
the builder started on my new house!! Reply #5 – April 28, 2006, 11:02:21 PM I can't tell you how glad I am that I had my fuse panel replaced with a shiny new 200 amp service with breakers. While renovating the house I bought in March I rewired the entire thing, and with every old wire I pulled out of the walls I became more glad that I did. The electrical system in that house was a fire looking for a place to happen - it amazes me the house lasted 101 years, about 70 of which it had electricity. There was one outlet in each room (the old, two pr0ng, non-grounded ones, at that), and a single bulb with a pull chain in the ceiling of each room (no wall switches), and all of them, every one in the house, was on one fuse. The original 60-amp fuse panel had a single fuse for all the outlets/lights, a double fuse for a dryer, a single for the furnace, a single for the water heater, and a single for the fridge. There was also a "pony box" added on with a double fuse in that for the electric stove.None of the wiring was grounded, it was all that old shiznit with paper insulation, and it was in really, really bad shape. Once again, I am VERY glad I replaced all of it. The worst of it was that the fuse for the whole house was a 30-amp one, and the wiring was 14 gauge!Replacing it gave me the opportunity to do several upgrades, while I was about it: I added electric heat, so the house now has wood, oil or electric heat (whichever happens to be cheaper), as well as surround sound wiring in the living room, phone and networking wires in all rooms, satelite TV cabling throughout, wiring provisions for a whirlpool tub, wiring to the garage, and provisions for an emergency generator (already bought a 6800 watt unit). I also installed smoke detectors up & down, and will actually be adding more when I have the ADT security system installed. The ADT ones will automatically dial for help when they go off.Am I paranoid? Probably, but as a first time homeowner renovating a century old house I am taking no chances. Fordguy, your loss (and near tragedy) shows I've done the right thing Quote Selected
the builder started on my new house!! Reply #6 – April 29, 2006, 12:49:37 AM You would be surprised at the wiring condition in many houses. I recently took an electrical systems and design class and some of the things the prof. showed us were unbeleivable. Quote Selected
the builder started on my new house!! Reply #7 – April 29, 2006, 09:15:00 AM i could tell you some real r storys from some of the houses i have been involved in remodeling. i worked for a construction comany in a county that didnt have a building code until the 70's. there were nightmares in more than just the wiring. Quote Selected
the builder started on my new house!! Reply #8 – April 30, 2006, 12:47:40 AM building codes we don't need no stinkin codes in most rural areas of Minnesota they don't have a code persay they don'y even do inspections except for electrical because the are requiered by the state Quote Selected
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