In my basement, I have of course a switch at the top of the stairs and at the bottom that both control the light in the stairwell and at the bottom of the stairs. I also have 3 additional lights in the basement that are not controlled by the switches but rather each has its own pull cord. What I would like to do is rewire so that ALL the lights will be controlled by the two switches. How might I go about doing this? Relative novice at this...

Hello, I am new here and hoping to get help with a question. I have a stacked washer and dryer. I have moved into a house where plumbing for washer is on one side of room and dryer outlet is on the other. The outlet in question is the kind that attaches to wall and there is no box. I have moderate experience with electrical work, i.e. I have wired new outlets and switches where there were none. My question is this, would it be okay to remove old outlet, run wires into junction box, then extend wiring to new position which is approx. 8 ft away? This is an older house and the wiring for outlet runs into room at ceiling, down thru conduit and into receptacle. Or would it be better to run wire from service panel to new area and can someone with my experience handle it. Naturally, this is the 3 wire not new 4 wire. My dryer is also 3 so if possible to extend would rather because of less hassle but not sure on safety issues. If I extend I would be intending to use the same receptacle. Thanks for any help you can provide. Gypsy