I moved into our new house about 4 months ago. One of the reasons I liked this property was because along with an oversized 3 car garage next to the house, there is a 32x22 shop in the back. I planned on setting up the shop for pinball restorations along with general mechanic stuff.
Here is what it looks like, still packed with crap from moving in. Luckily there is a large 16'x10' garage door on the front making it easy to get stuff in and out...
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There was a bedroom and living room built in the back that I tore out before I moved in...during removal of the room I found some very suspect electrical wiring, and some "interesting" wall insulation including tarps, cardboard boxes, laundry and trash...
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Once I saw the shoddy electrical work I thought it best to have an electrician take a look, clean it up, and add a 220 circuit ...we opened the wall and the existing panel and....YIKES! Clipped wires, bad connections...total fire hazzard.
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^^^ this is the main power coming into the shop from the house. It is spliced twice before it even gets to the panel! Those splices were barely taped and just sitting behind the drywall, not even in a junction box. Needless to say the small panel and shitty wiring has to go....