"Not sure what the R value of solid wood is." About R1 for 1 inch of wood. That is why I don't live in a log cabin. We seriously considered a log cabin 30 years ago, we went post and beam wrapped with conventional 2x6 walls for insulation and wiring.
I had a step-bro who lived in a log cabin. He and carpenter bees were frequent, familiar, and mortal enemies. It seemed his summers were basically marked by months-long battles with the things, to the point where it's almost all he could talk about, for a few months of every year.
Look up knob and tube wiring……lots of older houses wired like that.That sounds like some of the work in my last house.
The old lady we bought the house from had one of her sons work on the place since he was a "Handy" man.
Well he wasn't very handy. I was in the attic shortly after purchasing the home.
I kneeled down and got shocked.
I started digging in the insulation and found where he added some lights. Instead of using junction boxes for the wiring, as well as wire nuts for the connections. He just stripped the wires back, twisted them together, and left them exposed.
I went to home depot and picked up a bunch of junction boxes and covers, as well as a box of romex connectors and wire nuts.
I spent two days in the attic hunting and fixing his electrical connections.
I found 9 connections exposed in the attic.
You really are an
I’ve got 5 knob and tube… circa 1920-30
Old Soul?
I kinda remember them old boxes when digital signals kicked in….. ut i just junked the old tvs myself. I love the flat screens. My old 19” crt tv weighed like a hundred pounds.
Aunt and uncles house was originally wired that way.
