Services
Whole-home rewiring
Knob-and-tube, aluminium branch circuits or decades of DIY splices? We rewire room by room with minimal drywall damage and a clear plan.
What's included
- Room-by-room rewiring phasing
- Aluminium branch circuit remediation
- Knob-and-tube replacement
- New dedicated circuits for modern appliances
- Patch-and-paint coordination
Old wiring, explained plainly
Houses built before 1960 often still have knob-and-tube wiring in the walls, usually with brittle insulation and no ground. Houses from the late 1960s and 1970s may have aluminium branch circuits, which are safe only when the connections have been properly remediated with approved connectors.
Neither automatically means your house is dangerous. Both mean an inspection is worth the money, especially before you add a heavy load like a heat pump or an EV charger.
How a rewire actually goes
We don’t empty your house and start swinging a hammer. Most rewires are phased by floor or by room: kitchen and laundry first, then bedrooms, then the living areas. You keep power and you keep living there.
Wiring is fished through existing cavities wherever possible. Where we do open drywall, we cut small, square openings that are easy to patch, and we can recommend a patcher if you’d rather not deal with it.
Every rewire ends with new AFCI protection, grounded receptacles, smoke and carbon monoxide interconnection where required, and an inspection with the city.
Timing and cost
A full rewire on a 1,500 sq ft home typically takes four to seven working days and runs $9,000–$18,000 depending on access and fixture count. Smaller phased jobs start around $3,200.