Service
Renovations and new construction
Rough-in through finish for additions, gut renovations and new houses, coordinated with the trades around you.
Renovation electrical is mostly a scheduling problem. The wiring is not the hard part. Being in the right place at the right time, before the insulation and after the framing, is.
Where the renovation electrical work happens
At the drawing stage, ideally. Outlet placement, where the panel ends up, whether the service can carry the finished house and where the runs will physically go are all cheap decisions on paper and expensive ones in framed walls.
At rough-in, running everything before insulation and drywall, with the inspection booked around the other trades rather than after them.
At finish, devices, fixtures, panel labelling and the final inspection.
The capacity conversation
Nearly every renovation adds load. A new kitchen, a heat pump, an EV charger in the plan for later, a basement suite. The time to work out whether the service carries all of that is at the start, when a panel upgrade is one more line on a schedule rather than a surprise in month three.
New construction
For new builds we work from the drawings, price the whole electrical scope including the service, and stage the work to the build schedule. Tell us early about anything unusual: a shop, a detached garage, solar, a generator, or a suite that has to be separately metered.
Permits and inspections
Renovation electrical is permitted and inspected work, and we handle both as part of the job rather than leaving them with you or the contractor. Rough-in gets inspected before insulation closes the walls, finish gets inspected at the end, and the paperwork lands where your occupancy or insurance needs it.
What we ask of you
Decide the kitchen layout before rough-in. It is the single thing that changes most often after the walls are closed, and it is the most expensive one to change.
Nearly every renovation ends up touching the panel, and most of them involve lighting decisions that are cheap before the ceiling closes and expensive after.
Common questions
When should the electrician get involved?
Earlier than most people think. Once the walls are closed, changing where a circuit goes stops being cheap. A conversation at the drawing stage is worth several at the framing stage.
Do you work with our general contractor?
Yes, and with the HVAC and plumbing trades directly. Most of the avoidable problems on a renovation come from three trades wanting the same joist bay.
Can you do just the rough-in?
We would rather do rough-in and finish on the same job. Whoever does the finish inherits the rough-in's decisions, and splitting it tends to cost the homeowner more than it saves.
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