Structural & new construction
Electrical
Panel upgrades, rewiring, lighting, and EV chargers by our electrical trade subs.
Electrical work in older St. Louis housing stock usually starts at the panel. Plenty of 1920s to 1960s homes are still on 60 or 100 amps with a fuse box, knob-and-tube in the attic, or 1970s aluminum branch wiring, and none of it was built for what a modern kitchen pulls. The work is done by the electrical crew we use on every job.
The scope goes circuit by circuit so you can see what you are buying: the panel, the runs, the devices, and the fixtures. The electrical crew on your job schedules its own inspection, so you are not making that call. It all bills through us on one contract.
The usual decision is whether to upgrade the service now or add circuits and deal with it later. If a kitchen remodel, a finished basement, or an EV charger is anywhere in your plans, doing the panel first is cheaper.
What is included
- Panel and service upgrades
- Whole-house and partial rewiring
- Recessed and fixture lighting
- Outlets, switches, and dedicated circuits
- Ceiling fan installation
- EV charger circuits
- Generator hookups
Options
- 200-amp panel upgrades
- Aluminum wiring replacement
- Smart switches
- Exterior and landscape lighting
- Dedicated appliance circuits
How the job runs
Electrical, step by step.
Quote
An electrician walks the house, checks the panel and service, and quotes the work with the scope written out circuit by circuit.
Prep
We schedule the utility disconnect if one is needed, protect the work areas, and set the outage window with you.
Work
The crew pulls the new wiring, sets the panel or the devices, and labels every circuit.
Finish
Power comes back on, the inspection gets called, our openings are patched, and every breaker is labeled before the crew leaves.
Questions
Straight answers.
Do I need a panel upgrade?
If you have a fuse box, a 60 or 100 amp service, or a panel brand with a known failure history, usually yes. Adding a kitchen, a finished basement, a hot tub, or an EV charger is the other trigger. A 200-amp service upgrade in this area commonly runs $2,500 to $4,500 including the utility coordination.
Can you replace knob-and-tube or aluminum wiring?
Yes. Knob-and-tube gets replaced circuit by circuit, and we plan the route to open as few walls and ceilings as possible. Aluminum branch wiring can often be pigtailed with approved connectors at every device, which costs far less than a rewire and satisfies most insurance carriers. We will price both so you can choose.
Do you install EV chargers?
Yes, including the dedicated 240-volt circuit, the disconnect, and the mount. Most installs land between $800 and $2,000 depending on the run from the panel to the garage and whether the panel has capacity. If it does not, the panel upgrade comes first and you will hear that before the quote.
How do inspections work?
The electrician schedules the inspection and meets the inspector, and we handle the paperwork with the city or county. Municipalities around here vary a lot in turnaround, and we build the schedule around the slower ones. You do not need to be home unless the inspector needs interior access.
Can you add outlets without opening walls?
Often yes. Fishing wire from an attic or basement gets most outlets in with a couple of small access holes, which we patch. Plaster and lath, blocking in old stud bays, and a finished basement below make it harder, and we will tell you when a small opening or a chase is unavoidable.
Related
Often done together.
Kitchen remodels
Full kitchen renovations from demo to final trim, run by one crew lead.
See details →Basement remodeling
Turn an unfinished basement into living space, done dry from the start.
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New commercial buildings and additions, from site work through final inspection.
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