Buying, and living in, an older home can be totally charming. But along with the quaint comes the antiquated; the rooms that are a touch too small, the old plumbing that leaks and grumbles to ...

The slithery wiring found in Daughter #2's new-to-her old house is the stuff of Alan D. Miller's nightmares. ... Extension cord wire connecting an add-on outlet to the main electrical system.