I am in the process of starting a rehab and there are a few things in the house that I am debating on, I would appreciate if people can share their thoughts on these1) False ceiling in basement VS dry wall2) Remove of Keep old whole house fan or remove it completely or replace it3) Wooden panels (1/3) in basement wall - remove it  or paint itThanks

Does anyone have a ballpark idea of how much it would cost to get one of these upgraded to a safe and modern panel?

I'll also say that on the few rehabs that I've done on houses built prior to 1978, the houses were full of old dark ugly paneling and really ugly wall-paper (applied directly to the sheet-rock, not to painted surfaces), so I haven't really had to deal with it.

PG&E might be a little tricky because they have solar panels on the roof, I think that complicates the issue of turning off power... maybe I should talk to PG&E about it??

Basement is dry (good sump pump) originally wood grain paneling looks like a DIY job.I was watching one of the flip shows and they used one of those Basement Systems Companies (- i.e.

oPaneling: Will you have to upgrade the electrical paneling?

I know the lightbulb in the laundryroom is linked to the 2nd floor by following the pipe to the panel.

Things like solar panels, high-end fencing around the whole community, etc. 

And the high common electric property seems like a good candidate for a solar panel as it's fairly exposed.

For instance a Stab-Lok electrical panel: My verbiage is such:Electrical Distribution Panels: Main Panel Observations: 11.