Knob and Tube

[Joseph C.]

Hi BP,

For those of you rehabbers out there, If you are rehabbing a house with knob and tube wiring would you rewire all of the knob and tube? FYI: the whole neighborhood is about the same age and most homes are still knob and tube.

Please any advice on this would be great. Please give your reasons why also.

[David Krulac]

We have a property now where when tearing out walls and ceilings discovered knob and tube. Our standard is we remove and replace all knob and tube that we can find.