Re-wiring an old house?

ptcamaro

I have rather a complicated questions. I have 900 sf smal ranch house. It is 2 bedroom, kitchen/diningroom, bathroom, hallway and living room.
I'm planning to put a second floor and like to have sistered beams rather then plate and built on top of it. One of the other reasoons like to renew the wires is also there is a junction box in the addict( allso most of the wires runs in the addic) which would be left in between ceeling and floor what is not right,I beleive.
Also all my gfi otlets rewired from basement already.
Herere is what I think;
Is it ok to re-wire the whole house from basement( about 7 switch and 10 outlet) in a way that, run the wires inside the wall and only the wires going to the light fixtures , run it from corner of the ceiling to the light exposed and as soon as second floor put on run them thruu the ceiling as supposed to be.
What are your toughts; I'm open to anything. Pls help me with your ideas.
Thanks as allways.

HandyPete

I think you need to find someone to help. Hopefully you can afford a licensed electrical contractor. Remember dude, electrical work can be done by a lot of people but, it's tricky and the results can burn your home down (or worse...you know).

Sounds to me like your into a pretty big project. Hell, in my opinion it's probably worth messing up a few more walls and re-wire the whole house!

If you give the electrician the freedom to do what's easiest and not worry about plaster, geeezz... piece of cake!

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ptcamaro

Ok, If I choose the option not to mess with the new wiring ,
What can I do with 1 junction box that would be burried between the floor and ceiling when we built the second floor?

CowboyAndy

It would have to be rewired to NOT include that splice (new homerun) or the junction box can be flush mounted with the drywall and put a cover on it, and no drywall over it so it is accessable.

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Allison1888

I also think you need a licensed electrician, as this is a large project. Here's an article that gives good advice on understanding your electrical system. A little long, but you can pick and choose what fits your needs. Good luck!
http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/10327.shtml