New Feature- Ask Ed.
Many of you guys know Ed from our many GMG Man vs Food Challenges. You might know Ed from his work each weekend cleaning up sections of the City as part of the One Hour at a Time gang with Donna Ardizzoni and Co. Maybe you saw him in our videos volunteering his time to help clear I4C2.
In any case Ed has been in the home repair and construction business for ever and as a FOB (friend of the Blog) I asked him to do a weekly segment where you the GMg reader could write in your home repair questions in the comment section and at the end of the week I would ask Ed the questions and he would answer them in a weekly video on these pages.
Here is The First Question Sent In By Beth Swan Which Ed Answers In the Video Below
Ed!
Pleased to have met you at the parade and what a great idea! I will have many questions for you as we are constantly working on projects with our 1929 home.
What should you do with a junction box in the ceiling that you no longer use (in this case for a fire alarm that we no longer hard-wire). Should you get a junction box cover, and then patch, seal, and paint, effectively removing it from sight, but leaving those lovely little mysteries for future owners to “discover”? Should you have it removed by an electrician to avoid potential problems (if this is even possible)? Should you just tape a superman poster up over it and pretend the ugly little problem never reared it’s tiny head?
—NOT an electrician
Ed offers honest and fair handyman services.
you can contact him directly for Home repair work at 978-479-6401
or his email housedoctors@verizon.net
Feel free to ask Ed a home repair question in the comment section here at Good Morning Gloucester and we will answer it in a video segment
or if you would like to visit Ed’s Website and sign up for his homeowners newsletter you can check that out here http://www.housedoctors.com/collard/home/
Good Morning Gloucester 
Thanks Ed! 🙂
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Good advice Ed. Just FYI, you can’t legally bury spliced wires in a wall. If there is a splice (which should be in a junction box), you need it exposes.
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Thanks Josh,
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been surprised during a remodeling project by buried wires. Not fun. Ed
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I feel your pain.
BTW, ‘illegal’ probably wasn’t good wording. More like ‘against code.’
I recently took a home electricians course just to understand the basics of home wiring. It was priceless for me as a home owner but I try to rely on the professionals to do the hard work. I can confidently change out old outlets with new tamper resistant (a.k.a. baby resistant) but I prefer to do not much more than that.
I think the best advice for homeowners with questions is to always consult a professional if they ever have questions.
Keep up the good work. I’m looking forward to my handy hints 🙂
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