# Knob and tube rewire planning checklist

> A printable knob and tube rewire planning checklist: insurer paperwork to gather, questions to ask before you hire and the documents to keep. Download the PDF.

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Printable checklist

Two printable pages for a house with knob and tube: what to gather, what to ask, and what you should hold when the work is done.

Facing a rewire and worried about losing track of the paperwork? This knob and tube rewire planning checklist follows the same sequence we use at [Conflux Cincinnati Knob and Tube](https://confluxcincinnatiknobandtube.com/) on jobs across Cincinnati, Hamilton County and Northern Kentucky, set out so you can track it yourself, whoever you hire.

## What's on the checklist?

It has five short sections, each with boxes to tick and, where useful, lines to write on.

- **Gather what you already have.** Collect these before anyone visits.
- **Before you hire anyone.** Ask each contractor the same questions and write down the answers.
- **After the first visit.** The first visit should leave you with a written list, not just a verbal opinion.
- **What the handover should include.** When the work is finished and the final inspection has passed, you should receive these documents.
- **Sending it to your insurer, lender or buyer.** Each sets its own rules, so ask what it accepts before you send anything, and keep a copy of what you sent.

## Why so much paperwork?

Insurers, lenders and buyers rarely ask whether a house was rewired. They ask for proof: what was replaced, what was disconnected, and whether the work passed inspection. The checklist makes sure you collect that proof as the job goes, instead of reconstructing it later.

The handover section lists the six records a finished job should leave, the same set described in the guide to [paperwork for insurers](https://confluxcincinnatiknobandtube.com/guide/knob-and-tube-paperwork-for-insurers/). The pre-hire questions follow the guide to [hiring a knob and tube electrician in Ohio](https://confluxcincinnatiknobandtube.com/guide/hiring-a-knob-and-tube-electrician-in-ohio/).

## How should you use it?

- Print it before the first visit and fill in the insurer and deadline lines.
- Take the pre-hire questions to every contractor you talk to, and note each answer.
- Tick off the handover documents as you receive them, then file the pages with them.

Planning a sale? The [pre-listing knob and tube check](https://confluxcincinnatiknobandtube.com/blog/pre-listing-knob-and-tube-check/) shows how the same steps fit before a listing date.

## Download the checklist

Send the short form and the download link appears right under it once the request has gone through. Add a note about your house if you'd like us to take a look.