Q. This week: Our house was built in about 1955 and we've got quite a problem. A summer storm that rolled through our area last night brought with it wind and rain that pelted our house right up to a ...

100 amps: In an older home that has an electrical panel with only 60 to 80 amps, an upgrade may be needed to power a modern home; 100 amps is typically considered the minimum amount of amps a home ...

When you open up walls for a remodel, you often expose the one system you rarely think about until it fails: the electrical ...

As we move deeper into 2026, the humble breaker box is no longer just a passive safety device tucked away in the garage. The ...

There are many variables to take into account when inspecting a main electrical service panel. The number one priority of any inspector is to be safe while doing it. “Safety first” is my personal ...

It's important to understand which circuit breakers control which areas of your home. This information is useful when doing electrical work and you need to isolate an area of your home to shut off the ...

Kelly has over 10 years of experience writing about home design and improvement for many prominent publications. She also spent several years working at a tech startup for an interior design game ...