LeftyMcKnuckles t1_irwxlbj wrote
Reply to comment by the_falconator in Any electricians that can fish a cable (internet?) line from the basement to a 2nd floor apartment, inside? by pcgamergirl
Wrong. Even if the house doesn't have blown in cellulose after an energy audit, every floor will have wooden blocking and sometimes masonry fire barriers. It's never a straight shot.
the_falconator t1_irwy7s6 wrote
>every floor will have wooden blocking and sometimes masonry fire barriers.
I can tell you first hand that much of the housing stock in Providence predates that and was never updated.
LeftyMcKnuckles t1_irx0ek2 wrote
I'm talking first hand, balloon framed houses all over Providence from the mid-19th century on. Older houses I see are post and beam. I don't always have to get in a wall for what I do, but I can't remember anytime not running into blocking, a masonry fire stop, or a timber on an old house. I think maybe you are PFD? Maybe you've seen something I haven't, but I've seen shit tons of walls in local houses.
the_falconator t1_irx9yd2 wrote
Many have had fire stops put in during renovations, the multifamily I own drilling through the masonry was quite a bitch to run a new wire. Not that uncommon to be able to shine a flashlight up from the basement to the attic though. It sounds like you are a tradesman so I'm sure you've seen lots of walls but a lot of the multi-families I've gone into are basically maintained only to the point of passing section 8 standards and the slumlord landlords don't hire proper pros when doing work.
sbaz86 t1_irxys1x wrote
Fellow RIer?
the_falconator t1_irxzdkw wrote
This is the Providence subreddit so yeah
sbaz86 t1_iry78xk wrote
Man, I’m a fool, my bad. But you are definitely right about the balloon frames not having fire blocking.
the_falconator t1_irydggr wrote
No worries, sometimes I forget which sub I'm in too.
sbaz86 t1_irye9wb wrote
Doesn’t mean I’m not a fool, lol.
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