the service at the panel is actually somewhat neat and appears to be proper...it's where the wiring dissappears into the walls that is the concern...after the fire last night i have investigated several areas in the house and found nothing but bunk workmanship...for example in the laundry room the light fixure is screwed to the ceiling with no electrical box whatsoever (1" x 1" hole cut in drywall to allow wiring to light) this is alot worse than expected....i'm now almost certain there was no permit pulled for any of this work...i need to be carefull tho.....I need a place to live until i can find something better.... maybe i should have let the place burn to the ground when I had the chance.....