Someone who decides to build a house faces a daunting task. It’s hard enough to act as the general contractor for someone else, but when you decide to build your own house, as my parents did in the ...

Q The condo I'm buying has aluminum wiring. According to my home inspector this is a fire hazard. But he says correcting the problem in the unit I'm buying doesn't eliminate the issue entirely because ...

Q We recently purchased a 12-year-old house, and our home inspector failed to mention the aluminum wire that runs from the main service panel to the heater. It was discovered when we hired an ...

An estimated 2 million homes in the United States were built or renovated using electrical circuits with aluminum wiring, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. And unless certain ...

With the spring real estate market heating up, questions and concerns about aluminum wiring are common with those looking to buy or sell a residential property. Aluminum branch wiring was used during ...

Dear Jerry: I am hoping that you will discuss aluminum wiring in your column. Our home in Perinton was built in 1967 and used aluminum wiring. We have not had any issues with the wiring but are aware ...

QDEAR BARRY: My home was built in 1970 and has aluminum wiring for the wall outlets. My home inspector said this could be unsafe, so I hired an electrician. He connected short copper wires to all of ...