Should I buy a house with aluminum wiring?
You can buy a house with aluminum branch wiring (common in 1965-76 homes) if it is properly remediated — aluminum expands and loosens at connections, creating heat, so it needs approved connectors like COPALUM or AlumiConn. It is also an insurability issue to understand before closing.
You can buy a house with aluminum branch wiring (common in 1965-76 homes) if it is properly remediated — aluminum expands and loosens at connections, creating heat, so it needs approved connectors like COPALUM or AlumiConn. It is also an insurability issue to understand before closing.
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Why this matters in Minnetonka
This is one of the questions buyers ask us most across Minnetonka and the Lake Minnetonka west metro. The short answer is above; the detail below is calibrated to the homes that actually sell here — lake-adjacent walkouts, 1960s–80s split-levels, and 1995–2008 synthetic-stucco builds.
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