In June, we completed a big project, and I just realized today -- which is the 8th anniversary of our moving in, incidentally -- that I never finished the post! Here it is: * * * * * One of the last things on our giant list of updates to the house was to rewire the attic. Most of the house had had its old knob & tube (i.e. antique) wiring updated before we moved in, but we knew the attic still needed to be done. When we got the estimates from the electricians, it became clear that we also needed to remove the existing insulation (a combination of 2" of blown-in cellulose and old fiberglass batting), so that they could see what they were doing more easily. They said we could leave it...but the rewiring would take longer. Given what electricians charge versus what insulation costs, the math easily worked out in favor of removing the existing insulation and putting new insulation in afterwards. And, even better, we found out that if we upgraded the insulation depth at the same ti...
