Gutted my basement only to find knob and tube wiring everywhere

Bought a house in Edmonton from the 50s and thought I'd do a quick basement reno. Tore down the drywall last weekend and found knob and tube wiring running through half the ceiling. Insurance won't touch it and a sparky quoted me $3800 to replace it all. Anyone dealt with old knob and tube in Edmonton before? How hard was the permit process for you?

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kai_park2mo ago

Lol just leave it, that stuff worked fine for 70 years.

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gonzalez.reese2mo ago

Heard from a friend that Edmonton permits are actually pretty chill for this work.

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