ROMEX - Electrical wiring question

[Joel Owens]

Okay some of the units I am reconditioning are for the most part fine just carpet and paint,1 toilet,etc.

One of the units is more worse off.They stole some of the copper plumbing but not too much.

On the electrical the breaker box is in the kitchen on the main level.

The 2 big wires comes in they did not touch.All the white ROMEX coming out of the breaker box they cut and took out.

If you look up through the wall and into the light fixture (long shop light kind) you see they only cut out about 5 feet.

My question is can't an electrician just run new into the breaker box and then connect to where they cut 5 feet out??It's in the ceiling and you can see where they cut and it's easy to get to.

That would make more sense to me than taking holes in walls and pulling out all the wiring.Plus I was told 500 ft of ROMEX is 70.00 and 1,000 is about 120.00.

I was hoping for a way to just connect to the existing cut wiring that is up in the ceiling.

Thanks

[Dick M.]

I think I understand, they cut a number of wires, all within 5' of the breaker panel. If so, yes you can just put junction boxes and extend them to the panel. The only problem is the junction boxes have to be accessible forever. So if there is attic space above the ceiling or a suspended ceiling it would be easy...