STEP 01
Reach out
Call or send the form. A photo of the panel or the problem helps us come prepared.
When a home needs rewiring
- Knob-and-tube wiring, common in homes built before the 1950s.
- Aluminum branch wiring from the 1960s and 70s, which can loosen and overheat at connections.
- Cloth-insulated or brittle wiring, or wiring that has been spliced and patched over the years.
- Two-prong, ungrounded outlets through most of the house.
- Repeated problems: tripping, flickering, warm switch plates, outlets that don't work.
- A remodel that opens the walls anyway, which is the most economical time to rewire.
- An insurer or buyer who requires it.
Whole-home or partial
A whole-home rewire replaces the wiring, outlets and switches throughout, and usually goes with a panel upgrade so the new circuits have a proper home. A partial rewire targets one area or the circuits that are causing trouble. On the free visit we look at a representative sample of the wiring and tell you honestly which makes sense.
What a rewire involves
- A circuit plan: what goes where, including the dedicated circuits a modern kitchen, laundry and bathrooms need.
- New wiring run through attic, crawl space and walls, with openings kept small and planned.
- New outlets and switches, grounded, with GFCI and arc-fault protection where code requires.
- A rough inspection before anything is closed up, then the final inspection.
- Coordination of patching and paint so the finish is clean.
What changes the price
- Size of the home and number of circuits.
- Access: attic, crawl space, slab, and how the walls are built.
- Whole-home versus a defined area.
- Whether the panel needs upgrading at the same time.
- Patching and finish work, and permit fees in your city.