Dealing with a knob and tube rewire- what to consider

What factors come into play when dealing with knob and tube wiring‪@DonaldMillerElectric‬

[@Flatearth69]

i wish i had this level of professionalism.. good luck to u sir

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

The ones we train often become top tradesmen, due to our dedication to installing our work with quality first and speed second. Producing quality work creates quality tradesmen. Thank you for your appreciation

[@HOTMiSCHiEF1]

best video yet. ive watched about 50 now it feels like.

[@KentStJohn-vn6bq]

An electrician that cuts and patches plaster?! Sign me up bro!

[@donk499]

Wish I was smart and hired you guys before I moved in....

[@oklahomaguy23]

My house was built in 1920 and is all knob and tube. We had to remodel the back room down to the foundation and built up to current code. Is there anyway to just put the new wires into the a sub box coming off the knob and time breaker box?

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

No

[@jaysmith7526]

How much to charge for labor if the customer is buying the material for a 2100 sqft knob and tube rewire?

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

How good is the labor. Quality dictates price. Precision cut and repaired plaster requires skilled hands, where smash and go rewires requires nothing more than a drug addict. Quality of work is the main factor in price and needs to be discussed before work can begin.

[@jaysmith7526]

@@DonaldMillerElectric I'm all about quality. I'm going to try to not even cut holes. I just know this job is going to be a beast and I don't want to shoot myself in the foot nor overcharge.

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

@@jaysmith7526 It’s always best to charge less while you learn. It puts less stress on you to perform and allows you to figure out what’s the best quality for each problem. My first rewire took me 4 weeks by myself, I charged a low enough rate I could take my time and really absorb truly great trade practices. Don’t make it about money, make it about learning. You will be so much happier with the quality you produced for the homeowner.

[@jaysmith7526]

@@DonaldMillerElectric I have over 12 years of experience. I'm not trying to learn. I'm trying to make a living working for myself.

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

@@jaysmith7526 It doesn’t matter how much experience you have in other areas of the field, a rewire is a completely different animal. I train guys with 20+ years experience and they still have a learning curve to deal with in the beginning. If you don’t know what to charge when it comes to rewires then you need to see what your production rate is. There is no flat rate of compensation

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[@justynpet9937]

As an apprentice i listen to your videos and take your advice. But you gotta start talking abt more things then just knob and tube. Its a bit redundant. Still like your channel though 💪🏽

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

Each property is for the homeowner to see the progress of their rewire, but I’ll make additional videos as well. Thanks for the input.

[@AColon-sv4ps]

My home was built in 1926 and the entire house is BX wiring. So to say “if your house was built before 1930, its knob and tube” is misleading.

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

Bx wiring is as dangerous, maybe even more dangerous than knob and tube wiring. Whole house bx wiring didn’t become popular until after 1930, but there are always outliers to the average. Electricians worked differently in different areas, but I base my statements on the timeline of history and when knob and tube was phased out. Thanks for your input.

[@AColon-sv4ps]

@@DonaldMillerElectric How can BX wiring be even more dangerous? I’ll subscribe if you consider making this topic into a video.

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

@@AColon-sv4ps Absolutely

[@DonaldMillerElectric]

@@AColon-sv4ps Done

[@BruceLeanTrades]

@@DonaldMillerElectric what’s the difference between bx & modern day mc like we use for commercial projects?

[@tammygal4136]

There is nothing about electrical in this video!!