Buying a home with knob and tube wiring? You should be concerned with the safety of the wiring and the insurability of the home. I'll discuss both in this post, but first, some background. Knob and ...

Question: I live in a beautiful home in San Roque that was built in the late 1920s and it still has the old original knob-and-tube style of electrical wiring. The original fuse box was removed and ...

Knob and tube wiring replacement costs are higher than many other home improvement projects at $24,300 on average or between $12,000 and $36,600. Homeowners can expect home size, accessibility of the ...

Most insurers see homes with knob-and-tube wiring, aluminum wiring, and 60-amp service as high-risk, which prevents clients with those systems from easily obtaining home insurance. But are wiring ...

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I’m buying a house in an older neighborhood to set up as a rental unit. The house has the older style knob and tube wiring, which is visible in the attic. I’d like to add insulation to the attic to ...