I'm in the process of ripping out old sheet vinyl. This is the original kitchen (not a subfloor) under the vinyl. Anyone know what kind of wood this is? If I'm able to refinish it, I need to know what species I'm dealing with. Thanks in advance.
Were kitchens treated differently than the rest of the house when built in the American South during the 1940's?
I ask because my mother-in-law's original hardwoord flooring is gorgeous oak throughout, but the original kitchen floor is a wood of much lower quality and it wasn't installed with the same care. I might have taken it for subfloor if I hadn't been udner the house many times and seen the actual sub-floor from below. Was it assumed during that era that servants would be in the kitchen so less was spent on it?
Thanks in advance if you're able to share your expertise.
If a normal breaker is swapped out for GFCI would that trigger more extensive electrical upgrade requirements in NC? (Electrician will do work, not me).
I'd like a new porch light, but there is no ground wire. Someone told me I can get a new light if I add a GFCI breaker.
I'm trying to be careful with little improvements so I don't accidentally trigger electrical upgrades that I can't afford right now.
Thanks in advance for any insight.
I have a preexisting under-cabinet, hardwired, recirculating range hood. Inside the cabinet, there's a metal box for the wiring.
I'd like to keep the range hood, but build a box above it that matches the kitchen better than that cabinet.
Would having the metal box with wires inside a box that doesn't open (it won't be a cabinet anymore) be allowed in NC?
I'm trying to make upgrades without crossing the line that triggers mandatory upgrades of household electrical, etc.
Thanks in advance for any guidance.
The decedent's Will says the executor (me) is to "spread" the ashes.
Is there a legal meaning to the word "spread" in this context that precludes burial?
Thank you.
Location: North Carolina.