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Virginia Jones
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  • Pulaski, VA
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Electrical and roof question

Virginia Jones
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Pulaski, VA
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In the inspection report I received on a home in in the process of buying for a rental it states that the outlets are not grounded. Is this a diy project or will I need a professional and if so how much would that cost ? Also, above the garage and screened in porch there is just tar paper on the roof. Did someone just not finish the job and is that a quick fix?

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A lot of older homes aren't grounded. Depending on how the home was wired, it may require re-wiring the whole house to ground it.

Basically, when first wired, the house had two prong outlets. Current code with grounding allows for three prong outlets. The solution in the 70's (not current code) is to run a jumper wire from the ground on the outlet to the white wire.

This was also done for GFCI outlets...but it defeats the purpose of GFCI. Essentially, if the house is not grounded and your GFCI outlets have the jumper wire, it's just for show.

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