Yes she isEven so, she's still out of your league.
Dream killer
Yes she isEven so, she's still out of your league.
I replaced the A/C in my house about 4 months ago. $8900. That was rip out everything including duct work and start from scratch. I didn't really have the money for it at the time, but let me tell you, that was the best money I've ever spent, not counting my wife. I say make them replace it all.
Well here we go....
The state of Alabama, and it's red neck lawmaker contingency do not enforce any code that stipulates replacing all of the outlets, switches, and fixture connections w/ aluminum rated replacements.
Nor do they require that the pieces of crap rolling on the roads be safe.
An old house built in the 60's w/ aluminum wire is "grandfathered" in, and no upgrades are required to bring that house up to a safe standard.
As far as Alabama state, county, and municipality are concerned.
So when the seller had his electrician out to inspect,...Ol' Sparky tells him that he was OK, and he didn't have to replace anything except the two prong, non grounded outlet in the basement, and install a cover plate on the open connection box in the attic to be compliant. The electrician tells him that the current code will not allow them to add ANY circuit to a system wired in aluminum w/o upgrading the entire system ..but the existing system,...as long as it's left alone,...... is good to go.
"Fire hazard?......What a bunch of baloney!....If the house is such a fire hazard, how comes it didn't burn down 50 years ago?"
"How'd it make it this far?" "You're good to go Jeeter,....that's just another case of liberal corporate carpet baggers trying to git in your pocket book!!"
Except no insurance company will accept that.
I called several insurance companies to verify that. Unless dude replaces all of the "devices" w/ alum rated replacements, and wire nuts that are tieing the light fixtures to the aluminum wire, no insurance company will write a policy on the house.
I told my agent on friday via text, and again by phone on saturday that he was to get in touch w/ the sellers agent and tell them that unless they comply w/ the insurance companies standard, the house will be un-insurable, and therefore the contract will be void. I'll have to wait till Monday to hear what they have to say on that.
I find it laughable that the state doesn't require a standard enforcement that increases the safety of it's occupants...in the house that they live in, nor the cars that they drive.
Rednecks....
But on a more positive personal note, and after several days of internet SNAFU's,...our house is finally on the market..
You know you want to look......you'd never guess that I live in this house.
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/220-Russet-Woods-Dr_Hoover_AL_35244_M72237-21735