k&t, no knobs or tubes

[readydave8]

Working in an old house today I saw something I don't remember seeing before: k&t minus the knobs and tubes. The wire was stapled directly to the top of the ceiling joists. The staples were rounded top like fence staples. Had this ever been legal?

I cut the friction tape off one of the splices, no solder, twisted only.

 

[tryinghard]

Working in an old house today I saw something I don't remember seeing before: k&t minus the knobs and tubes. The wire was stapled directly to the top of the ceiling joists. The staples were rounded top like fence staples. Had this ever been legal?

I cut the friction tape off one of the splices, no solder, twisted only.

Not that I know of, in our area knob & tube back to the early 1900's.

 

[Buck Parrish]

Working in an old house today I saw something I don't remember seeing before: k&t minus the knobs and tubes. The wire was stapled directly to the top of the ceiling joists. The staples were rounded top like fence staples. Had this ever been legal?

I cut the friction tape off one of the splices, no solder, twisted only.

No, the whole ideal was to NOT have the wire touching the wood.
Guess they even had jack legs back then, hmmm who would have thunk...
And this was in Georgia ?


PS , the staples should have been wide spikey looking things for the time ..

 

[readydave8]

No, the whole ideal was to NOT have the wire touching the wood.
Guess they even had jack legs back then, hmmm who would have thunk...
And this was in Georgia ?


PS , the staples should have been wide spikey looking things for the time ..

I know the staples you're talking about, they wedge in and come out easy once started back, these were thin.

Yes in Georgia, work that was done back in the good ol' days when electricians were true craftsmen and cared more about quality work than eating.
at least a lot of the work that has survived was done to high standards? And jackleg work stopped functioning and was replaced?

 

[John120/240]

Yes there are jacklegs, then there are professional crafstman.

You will find both in all trades, all localities, not just Georgia.