Very nice upgrades, Kent! You're not just making cosmetic improvements - you're making a beautiful home with many modern conveniences. Besides the air conditioning, the outlet in the peninsula is very important,as well as all the other added outlets. Top quality, as always.
Becki, thank you! :-) I try to make these homes something like I would like to live in myself. These upgrades are all things I would like to have myself, so I like to do them for others as well. That kitchen electrical was very dismal. I just couldn't leave it like it was. It would not be right. :-) This is the thing about doing things like this yourself. It doesn't cost much if you can DIY. For example, that outlet on the peninsula cost me less than $50 in materials. If I had an electrician do that it would have cost several hundred dollars. When someone moves into that home and starts cooking in that kitchen, that outlet will be priceless compared to if it wasn't there. In my mind's eye I can just see someone there in the future with a mixer set up, making cookies on the peninsula. Crazy? Yes! :-)
Another great video 👍 your attention to the smaller details, would never be possible with a contractor or electrician... this home will be better than new... thanks again
Hey Kent Jeremy here Utah, I just want to thank you for doing the videos and doing all the work you've done to help share the information with your professionalism. I just started renovating our 14 x 66 here in Utah in your videos have been very helpful Thank you
We purchased our home in 2022, and it is more up to code. I will be replacing all the dumb switches. We have been in our home for a little over a year and one of them is going out. If I do not upgrade them, we will have to replace them often. Thank you so much for this video. I will have a porch setup soon, and will need lights there, as well as a security light on one side of our home. I sure wish I could have Cat 5e ran into my home. I would need it ran to only one room. I really like the way you added the LED lighting. It really will bring that home to much better lighting!
I'm going to email you some before and after of my project... I spent about $3,500 US dollars. Gotta thank you again for your great videos... I was able to save at least 7 to 10 thousand US dollars on labor..
manuel, that is outstanding! That is why we do these videos. To enable homeowners like you to take on some of this work DIY and save some money. I would love to see your photos! :-)
I'm going to have my electricians come in and redo my new panel, add some baseboards, etc. I can replace boxes and outlets, etc but that's as far as I go!
Hello, allen. Those wall sconce lamps on the outside are made by Artika. They are the Meteor model. I buy them at RONA in Canada, You might find them at Lowes in the United States. If not, Google might help. :-) www.artika.com/en/products/lighting/meteor-integrated-led-outdoor-light
I am planning a total renovation of my mobile home. My roof, ceiling, flooring, and walls need total overhaul. Especially electrical wiring. When does the electrical upgrade should happen. Before the ceiling and walls replaced? Thank you in advance.
Shoryo Tombo, you want to do the electrical work before you refinish your walls and ceilings. Thanks for watching and commenting, and good luck with your project. You can do it! :-)
I’d like to upgrade my electrical panel from 50 amps to 100. Our park supports 100amps. I understand how electrical works and all but was unsure of the method of running the new gauge electrical under the home to the panel. Even though it is secure in the conduit I was under the impression that it still needed to be mounted to the under belly?
Hello, Erick. Codes and requirements vary from place to place and over time. The main line into this home has the 3 conductors encased in a spiral steel conduit which is then covered with a rubber sheathing to make it watertight. This was the accepted way when this installation was done almost 30 years ago. I don't know what the code or requirements would be if this was a new installation done today. It may be different. Generally speaking, any new work that is done on a home, such as upgrading the service as you want to to, would have to be done according to and in compliance to the current code where you are located. Check with your local electrical authority before you make any changes. Thanks for watching and commenting! :-)
Thank you for this video. I've been struggling with trying to figure out how to do the wiring in my single wide. What do you think of starting on one end, dropping the wiring down from the new outlets and lighting to the undercarriage, and pulling it up as the home gets completed from one end to the other? I won't be able to gut everything and do it "all at once" the way you've done. Thank you for any input.
Hello, Phoenix. Thank you for watching! 🙂 You are on the right track. Generally speaking, the electrical distribution system in a home is divided into circuits. The circuits are usually grouped together along the length of the home. Dropping the wire down into the crawl space and then back to the panel is a good way to do it. All the best to you in your project! 🙂
@@BCRenovationMagazine Thank you for your response. I was quite worried about that one element of the redo. The rest isn't that big a deal when it comes to what can go where. Have a great weekend.
Hi, Regina. As long as you are within the structure, at least around here, it's OK. If you are running power out to somewhere in the yard from the structure then it has to be buried.
Rafael, this home has a smoke detector in the hall outside of each bedroom. Two smoke detectors in total, both in the halls. The smoke detector in the back hall, near the furnace, is also a carbon monoxide detector. The smoke detectors are connected together, so if one goes off, they both go off. Both detectors are hardwired into the homes electrical system and have battery back up.
I paid 8000, for an electrician to rewire my electrical box, rewire my living room, kitchen, two switches in a small hall and rewire my small utility room. No fixtures were changed or rewire in ceiling. I noticed several places where a copper wire comes out of a drilled hole in my floors where the copper wire was bent like a hanger. I can’t put tile over that when I have the subfloor redone , there will be no place to put the copper wire and was wondering why this was done this way. Seems very unprofessional and possibly unsafe. This company is BBB rated A . Thanks for any information. When I call him I would like some knowledge, I’m a senior citizen and not wanting to be taken advantage of, it’s difficult to trust the best companies.
Grey, what you describe with your wiring there does not sound like it was properly done. Did you electrician take out a permit for your job and was is inspected by an electrical inspector? Around here no electrical work can be done in a mobile home with a permit and inspection. Ask the electrician if this was done and to show an inspection report from the inspector. If the electrician cannot prove that a permit was taken and inspection done then I suggest you contact your local electrical inspector. I hope it turns out well for you.
Grey The senior (Age 103) that owned our mobile home was taken advantaged of... We found so many things wrong... Like one light fixture was on 2 seperate breakers... one circuit was overloaded while another had only one outlet.... I am in all honesty shocked the place did not burn down........ The people that put in a drywall ceiling, did not support the added weight, and caused a 3-4 inch sag... the rafter was torn apart in a few places....
I got my dads mobile finally after he died. He ran more electric than he should have n rigged a lot. Is it possible to update this without taking out all drywall, or would it be less expensive to update his two mobile connected with a shell around it and roof? My husbands telling me it is not a possibility n I jus need a new mobile. I disagree. He jus wants to use the home for his garage. I don’t know? Confused n Nc
Hello, Annabelle. I can't really give you an opinion without some more information. I would have to see what you have there. I am a long, long way away from North Carolina. I suggest you get hold of someone local to help you with this. Thanks for watching and commenting. :-)
Hello, Vanessa. We are located in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K4QE6hAa1uA.html&feature=emb_logo
Can you tell me please ..I have 4 blk wires and 4 wht wires in a light fixture. Switch not working..how do you know which blk to which..and which wht to wht..if it's not working and not a dead switch..that means it's not powered correct?
Hi, darr. It is impossible to say what is going on with your switch without physically looking at it and doing some testing. My advice to you is to have a qualified electrician have a look and sort it out for you.
Did you have to get technical safety bc to have an inspector come out even after an electrical inspector approved the changes to obtain your silver label again? Fyi very impressive quality work you have done! Don
Hello, Don. This home does not have a Silver Label. The electrical certification for this home is the original CSA Label that was issued at the factory. The CSA Label is still valid. There had been no changes made to the electrical system that would have made the CSA certification invalid before we took possession. The permit issued for the electrical work we have done will become an addendum to the original CSA certification to keep the CSA certification valid. When all is said and done Technical Safety BC will issue us a Declaration of Compliance, that will be posted beside the CSA Label as proof of compliance. The electrical inspector comes from Technical Safety BC. Silver Labels are a replacement for a CSA Label that has gone missing, or if extensive electrical work has been done with no permits, but usually if a CSA Label is present without permits for new work, a Declaration of Compliance is usually accepted by Technical Safety BC. CSA Labels usually go missing as the result of a renovation. Older mobile homes had the CSA Labels on the outside of the home. People come along and cover them up with new siding, or paint over them, etc.
