ChiAnndego t1_jabmxy7 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:52 AM

Reply to comment by CrazyLlama71 in Newly overboarded ceiling came down, what now? by andreota

Demo in an old house by inexperienced DIYers is asking for lead poisoning/lung disease.

ChiAnndego t1_jabe4te wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:13 AM

Reply to comment by Kevin6849 in Newly overboarded ceiling came down, what now? by andreota

Man, So long as that original ceiling isn't falling down, you don't even need to use 3/4 drywall, Laminate with 1/4". This is honestly a stupid easy job that is kinda hard to screw up. WTF was going on here?

ChiAnndego t1_j58rwo9 wrote on January 21, 2023 at 5:05 AM

Reply to comment by bullybullybully in The Lights Have Been On At a Massachusetts School For Over a Year Because No One Can Turn Them Off by AStartIsBorn

As a manager of a few old duplexes, 100% the light you are talking about was probably a non-switched, always-on circuit and light fixture there in the past would have had a pull chain to turn off/on. This is how they handled all closet/secondary lighting back in the day. Some DIYer probably swapped out the fixture with a modern one (no pull chain) and didn't care.

FWIW - You can buy an old-style fixture with an internal chain switch for like $10. You can just buy an add-on pull chain switch and add to an existing fixture. Or, you can get a smart bulb that has a wireless remote.