# Went out for a house and came back with a house!! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 29, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-house-and-came-back-with-a-house/217009 "2011-09-29T12:03:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-house-and-came-back-with-a-house/217009/41 "2011-09-30T06:58:07Z")
May I wish you good luck. I bought a house that was perfect move-in condition and everything was done correct (i.e. - no hacking) and 3 weeks later I wanted to pull my hair out. I can’t imagine buying a house that is hacked up and dirty. Stick in there, it will be worth it in the end. ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-house-and-came-back-with-a-house/217009/42 "2011-09-30T07:06:04Z")
welcome to the crew Rob! ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-house-and-came-back-with-a-house/217009/43 "2011-09-30T07:29:33Z")
Congrats. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-house-and-came-back-with-a-house/217009/44 "2011-09-30T10:15:00Z")
awwwww so cute! ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-house-and-came-back-with-a-house/217009/45 "2011-10-02T18:10:51Z")
So $60 in gas, $700 in tools/misc. house things, I am finally moved in and almost unpacked. Today was fun, I ran some new electrical lines for my washer/dryer. I bought a new tool chest and some lumber to build a tool bench. I should be busy for the next few weeks(months) ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-house-and-came-back-with-a-house/217009/46 "2011-10-02T18:34:08Z")
I feel the fixer issues. I have been tearing out and replacing one room at a time. If you need any help, PM me. I am quite good at drywall and I am even better at electrical. I have no problem giving you a hand if you are willing to learn and work along side me. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-house-and-came-back-with-a-house/217009/47 "2011-10-02T18:49:16Z")
That would be the best thing that I could have happen to me. I actually think I overdid it with the moving/work on the house this weekend, I am sicker than a dog. I plan to do some work in the basement finishing off a rec room, but the wires right now are a disaster. There are open junction boxes, Random exposed wires(most are not hot though). I have a new box that has surge protection built in, but most of the first floor wiring is not grounded. I have been swapping outlets with grounded ones. ---
**Author:** ![nytalonTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nytalontsi/32/5399_2.png) [@nytalonTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nytalonTSi)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-house-and-came-back-with-a-house/217009/48 "2011-10-02T19:05:14Z")
Nice house. Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-house-and-came-back-with-a-house/217009/49 "2011-10-02T19:32:55Z")
You can not exactly just swap out the outlet and call it good. if it is knob and tube there is no ground wire and the receptacle is falsely portraying a grounded unit, ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-house-and-came-back-with-a-house/217009/50 "2011-10-03T06:13:58Z")
I grounded the outlets out to the metal box. I was told that if I have surge protection on my box, I can get away with this for now until I decide to change all the wires over to newer lines. Is this true? ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-house-and-came-back-with-a-house/217009/51 "2011-10-03T06:55:41Z")
You can ground the outlets to the metal box so long as the metal box is grounded back to the panel. Some old houses use BX which is a metal jacketed cable and the metal jacket is used to ground the box back to the panel. Lots of old houses use know and tube which is an asbestos insulated wire that is not capable of carrying a ground. This means that you have no ground and your grounding to the box is not really giving you any advantage. What you can do but is overly expensive for a temporary solution is to replace all receptacles with GFCI devices as they are considered self grounding. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-house-and-came-back-with-a-house/217009.md?page=2)