The short answer is that removal before sale is not required. The long answer, however, is that, although it may not be illegal to sell a house with knob-and-tube wiring, it is — in the words of ...

Q: The house we bought in 2005 was built in 1900. We have done our best to update the electricity by removing knob and tube wiring in the basement and all that is accessible in the attic.

Q: The house we bought in 2005 was built in 1900. We have done our best to update the electricity by removing knob and tube wiring in the basement and all that is accessible in the attic.

Knob-and-tube wiring is generally considered acceptable for a home if it's in good condition, doesn't have newer wiring spliced onto it to provide additional outlets, and is not buried in insulation.

The short answer is that removal before sale is not required. The long answer, however, is that, although not illegal in either Pennsylvania or New Jersey to sell a house with knob-and-tube wiring ...

Your Handyman: Prior to around the mid-1930s the electrical service in homes was provided by the style of wiring referred to as knob-and-tube, in which single insulated copper wires ran through ...

Q: The house we bought in 2005 was built in 1900. We have done our best to update the electricity by removing knob and tube wiring in the basement and all that is accessible in the attic.

Most homes built before 1950 or so were wired using a system called "knob-and-tube." K&T wiring is a two-wire system (there is no ground wire); the wires run through porcelain tubes for protection ...

"Two recent inspections by approved inspectors stated there was knob and tube wiring," he said. One buyer requested $32,000 for rewiring the house, he said, but because both houses were built ...

The National Electrical Code decreed in 1987 that it would not permit insulation contact with knob and tube wiring systems, though some jurisdictions still allow it if the wiring is in good condition.

Question: The house we bought in 2005 was built in 1900. We have done our best to update the electricity by removing knob and tube wiring in the basement and all that is accessible in the attic ...