Electrical services for your home

Your electrical panel is the metal box, often in a garage, basement or utility room, that sends power to every circuit in your home. Older or undersized panels can struggle with the way we use power today.

What it covers

Replacing an old fuse box or worn-out breaker panel, upgrading to a panel with more capacity, adding room for new circuits, and getting your home ready for big additions like an EV charger, heat pump, hot tub or workshop. We explain your options in plain English and give you the price before any work starts.

Amps: a measure of how much power your panel can supply at once. More amps means more room for appliances running together.

Permits: panel work usually needs a permit and an inspection. We'll tell you what applies to your home.

Good lighting makes a home feel safer and more comfortable. We install it neatly, on the right circuit, with nothing left loose behind the ceiling.

What it covers

New light fixtures and ceiling fans, recessed lights, dimmer switches, under-cabinet kitchen lighting, outdoor and security lighting, and motion-sensor lights. We can also track down the cause of lights that flicker or buzz.

Recessed lights: lights fitted into the ceiling so they sit flush, instead of hanging down.

Ceiling fans: a fan is heavier than a light and moves, so it needs a ceiling box rated to hold it. We check before we hang it.

Outlets and switches get used every day, so they wear out. A loose or warm outlet is more than an annoyance. It's worth getting checked.

What it covers

Repairing or replacing dead, loose or damaged outlets and switches, adding outlets where you need them, fitting GFCI and AFCI protection, upgrading old two-prong outlets, and adding USB and weatherproof outdoor outlets.

GFCI outlet: an outlet with test and reset buttons that cuts power in a split second if current leaks, for example through water. Used near sinks, in garages and outdoors.

AFCI: protection that switches off a circuit when it senses arcing, tiny sparks inside wiring that could start a fire.

Two-prong outlet: an older outlet with no third hole for a ground wire, the safety path that carries stray current away.

Charging from a regular wall outlet works, but it's slow. A home charger lets you plug in at night and wake up ready to go.

What it covers

Installing a Level 2 charger in your garage or driveway on its own dedicated circuit, after we check that your panel has the capacity for it. If it doesn't, we'll explain your options, such as a load management device or a panel upgrade, with the price before any work starts.

Level 2 charger: a 240-volt charger, the same kind of supply a clothes dryer uses. It charges much faster than a standard outlet.

Dedicated circuit: a circuit that powers only one thing, so the charger isn't sharing with your lights or other outlets.

Load management device: a unit that shares power between the charger and other big appliances so your panel isn't overloaded.

A safety inspection is a careful look at your home's electrical system, so you know what's fine, what needs attention and what can wait.

What it covers

We check your panel and breakers, the wiring we can get to, outlets, switches, GFCI protection, grounding and hard-wired smoke alarms. Afterwards we talk you through what we found in plain English, starting with anything that needs attention soon.

Grounding: the connection that gives stray electricity a safe path into the earth instead of through a person.

Hard-wired smoke alarms: alarms connected to your home's wiring, usually with a backup battery, rather than battery-only.