Electrician in Canoga Park

Canoga Park is the oldest town center in the west Valley. It began as Owensmouth in 1912, and the blocks around Sherman Way and Owensmouth Avenue still hold commercial buildings from the 1910s and 20s; Main Street Canoga Park, the historic downtown, is the neighborhood's hub again. Most of the housing around it came with the post-war boom of the 1950s and 60s.

Nearly two-thirds of households here rent, so alongside panel upgrades and chargers for owners, we also work for landlords and property managers, and for the shops and light industry along Sherman Way and Canoga Avenue. The estimate is on site and the price is in writing.

What we do in Canoga Park

Everything we do in Canoga Park, with what each job usually involves here. The photos are from our own jobs.

Panel upgrades in Canoga Park

Original panels in 1950s houses, and meter-bank and house-panel replacements for apartment owners, filed on whichever LADWP track the building belongs on.

More on panel upgradesCall (844) 430-7681

EV charger installation in Canoga Park

Chargers in garages and driveways, and for apartment owners in assigned parking where the building's service has room for them.

More on EV charger installationCall (844) 430-7681

Electrical repair & troubleshooting in Canoga Park

Dead circuits in storefronts that have had a string of tenants, and faults in wiring extended since the 1950s.

More on electrical repair & troubleshootingCall (844) 430-7681

Rewiring in Canoga Park

Room-by-room rewiring of post-war houses and older multi-unit buildings, including the patched wiring common in the blocks around Sherman Way.

More on rewiringCall (844) 430-7681

Lighting & ceiling fans in Canoga Park

Storefront lighting on Main Street Canoga Park, parking-lot and security lighting for apartment buildings, and recessed lighting for remodels.

More on lighting & ceiling fansCall (844) 430-7681

Commercial electrical in Canoga Park

Tenant improvements in the 1910s–20s buildings around Sherman Way and Owensmouth, and three-phase circuits, machine feeders and service upgrades for the workshops along Canoga Avenue.

More on commercial electricalCall (844) 430-7681

Also: subpanels, dedicated circuits, 240-volt outlets for dryers and ranges, exterior and security lighting, hard-wired smoke alarms, and small repairs of every kind.

What's common in Canoga Park homes

Three kinds of buildings make up most of the electrical work in Canoga Park: post-war houses, rented multi-unit property, and the commercial and industrial strip that grew up along the old rail line.

• 1950s–60s houses with original services. Small panels, few circuits, two-prong outlets and additions wired over sixty years. Replacing the panel often brings the rest of the wiring into view.
• Apartment buildings and fourplexes. Meter banks, house panels, laundry and common-area circuits, and bedroom circuits carrying more than they were meant to. We schedule around occupants and keep outages short and announced.
• The 1910s–20s buildings around Sherman Way and Owensmouth. The oldest commercial fabric in the west Valley, with services and wiring patched for a century. Lighting retrofits and tenant improvements here start with finding out what's actually in the walls.
• Shops and light industry on Canoga Avenue. The corridor from Vanowen Street to Roscoe Boulevard was built by rail-served industries and is, in the city's words, in a period of transition: auto repair, workshops and small manufacturers that need equipment circuits and, often, three-phase power.

Permits and power in Canoga Park

Canoga Park's ZIP codes (91303, 91304) are City of Los Angeles addresses throughout; 91304 carries on west into West Hills, which is city too. What sets a job here apart is the building. Apartment buildings, storefronts and shops don't use the online request that covers a house: LADWP handles their service changes as commercial work, which means more paperwork and more lead time, and we plan for both from the first visit.

On a fourplex or a courtyard building, a service upgrade usually means a new meter bank, and every unit is off on the day LADWP disconnects and reconnects. We fix that date with the owner well ahead so tenants can be told.

Permits come from the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). A new circuit, an EV charger, a sub-panel or a panel replacement is permitted work, and LADBS will not send an inspector until the permit is issued. We pull it under our license and meet the inspector at the end.

Power comes from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), not Southern California Edison. For repairs, lighting, new outlets and a charger that fits on the existing panel, LADWP is not involved. For a panel or service upgrade it is: the job starts with LADWP's free meter spot, where an Electric Service Representative visits within five to fifteen business days, confirms where the new equipment may go and leaves a sketch at the job (single-family services up to 320 amps can be requested online). When only the meter needs setting, LADWP says that generally happens within ten working days. If the existing LADWP service can carry the new load there are generally no LADWP charges; work in the street, on a transformer or on the lines can add cost and time, and we find that out before you commit.

The permits and utilities guide explains the whole picture for the three counties we serve.

Around Canoga Park

Woodland Hills, West Hills, Chatsworth and Winnetka border Canoga Park, and Reseda and Tarzana are a few minutes east; all six are City of Los Angeles neighborhoods with LADBS permits and LADWP power. Hidden Hills, a short drive southwest past West Hills, is a gated city with its own building department and Southern California Edison power.

• Woodland Hills
• West Hills
• Chatsworth
• Winnetka
• Reseda
• Tarzana
• Hidden Hills

See the full list of areas we cover across Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties.