Electrician in Van Nuys

Van Nuys is the Valley's civic center and one of its longest commercial strips, with Van Nuys Airport and the aviation and industrial businesses around it filling the northwest corner. Most of the housing arrived in one burst after the war: thousands of ranch-style houses went up between 1947 and 1955, alongside courtyard and garden apartments.

What sets Van Nuys apart is how much of it is rented: roughly three homes in four. Owners and property managers can call us for meter banks, house panels, dedicated circuits and repairs scheduled around tenants. Houses and businesses get the same start as everywhere else we work: an on-site visit, then a written price.

What we do in Van Nuys

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

Panel upgrades in Van Nuys

Meter-bank and house-panel replacements for apartment buildings, and 100-to-200-amp upgrades in the 1947–55 ranch tracts, with the shutdown scheduled around tenants.

More on panel upgradesCall (844) 430-7681

EV charger installation in Van Nuys

Chargers for single-family garages and for assigned parking at apartment and condo buildings, where the metering and the owner's or HOA's approval are settled before the circuit is run.

More on EV charger installationCall (844) 430-7681

Electrical repair & troubleshooting in Van Nuys

Breakers that trip under window-AC loads in August, dead outlets in post-war houses, and faults in aging meter banks.

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Rewiring in Van Nuys

Rewiring early houses near the original townsite and 1947–55 tract homes, including HPOZ properties where the outside of the house stays as it is.

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Lighting & ceiling fans in Van Nuys

Common-area, parking-lot and security lighting for apartment buildings, and recessed lighting for remodels.

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

Outlets, GFCI & new circuits in Van Nuys

Dedicated circuits for window and portable air conditioners, GFCI and AFCI protection in rental units, and 240-volt circuits for laundry rooms.

More on outlets, GFCI & new circuitsCall (844) 430-7681

Commercial electrical in Van Nuys

Three-phase service, equipment circuits and lighting for hangars and shops around Van Nuys Airport and the industrial strip along Oxnard and Bessemer streets, and LED retrofits for storefronts on Van Nuys and Sepulveda boulevards.

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 Van Nuys homes

Van Nuys housing was built fast, in the decade after the war, and much of it was built to rent. Both show up when we open the panel.

• Courtyard, garden and later apartment buildings. From 1940s courtyard buildings and Hazeltine Gardens to 1950s complexes and everything since: meter banks, house panels, laundry and common-area circuits, and work planned so tenants are without power no longer than the job needs.
• Ranch-style tracts from 1947 to 1955. The Mellenthin and Weinstock subdivisions still carry original services with few circuits and seventy years of additions. A load calculation comes before any charger quote, and a panel replacement is often the honest first step.
• The HPOZ and the oldest houses. Craftsman, Spanish Colonial Revival and Minimal Traditional homes from 1911 onward, some with early wiring: rewiring planned around the house, and exterior equipment placed with the overlay review in mind.

Permits and power in Van Nuys

Van Nuys ZIP codes (91401, 91405, 91406, 91411) are shared with Lake Balboa, Valley Glen and part of Sherman Oaks, all carved from former Van Nuys streets and all City of Los Angeles, so the postmark never changes the office or the utility here. The local rule is the Van Nuys HPOZ: on streets inside the overlay, exterior alterations need the Planning Department's approval, and a new meter or panel on the outside of a house counts. We check the overlay boundary and talk to the HPOZ planner before proposing a location.

Apartment buildings are the other local factor. On an apartment building a service upgrade usually means a new meter bank, and every unit is off while LADWP disconnects and reconnects it.

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 Van Nuys

Every one of these is inside the City of Los Angeles, so LADBS issues the permit and LADWP supplies the power. Lake Balboa and part of Sherman Oaks were carved out of Van Nuys, and Valley Glen and North Hills, between Van Nuys and its neighbors to the east and north, are City of Los Angeles too.

• Sherman Oaks
• Lake Balboa
• Panorama City
• Northridge
• Encino
• Valley Village
• North Hollywood

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