Whole-Home Rewiring
When the wiring, not the panel, is the problem
A new panel on old branch wiring is a better-looking version of the same house. If the circuits themselves are ungrounded, undersized or aluminum, that is where the work has to happen.
- Whole-house and partial rewires
- Ungrounded two-prong circuits
- Aluminum branch wiring remediation
- Dedicated circuits where they belong
What we find
Three wiring problems, in rough order of urgency
All three are common in St. Charles housing, and they call for different responses.
Aluminum branch wiring
Used widely in the mid-1960s to mid-1970s. It expands and contracts at connections, which loosens them over time. It has approved remediation methods — it does not always mean a full rewire.
Knob and tube
Pre-1950s, ungrounded, and increasingly brittle. Replacement is the answer, staged or complete.
Ungrounded modern-ish cable
Early cable runs without a ground wire. Not as urgent, but it means no real grounding for anything plugged in.
Not sure which you have? Our guide to the signs of electrical problems covers what to look for.
Why it matters
What a rewire actually gets you
Real grounding
Three-prong outlets that are genuinely grounded, not just three-prong faces on two-wire circuits — which is a surprisingly common shortcut we find.
Circuits that match the room
Dedicated circuits for the kitchen, laundry, bathroom and any office or shop, instead of one 15 amp circuit serving half a floor.
AFCI and GFCI protection
The protection that actually prevents arc faults and shocks, which older systems have no way to provide.
A house that stops surprising you
No more mapping which breaker kills which room by trial and error. Labeled, documented and predictable.
Partial rewires
You may not need the whole house
We would rather scope this honestly than sell the biggest version.
Plenty of St. Charles homes have had partial work done over the decades — a kitchen remodel that brought in new circuits, a basement finish, an addition. What is often left is the original wiring feeding the bedrooms and the older part of the house. If two-thirds of the system is sound, a partial rewire targeting the remaining original circuits costs meaningfully less and solves the same safety problem. The first thing we do is find out what is actually still original rather than assuming it all is. If the whole system needs to go, we will say so plainly and show you why.
How we work
What to expect when you call
- 01
Assessment
We open a few boxes, look at the panel, check for grounds, and identify wiring types by era. That tells us the real scope.
- 02
Written scope and staging
Full or partial, in what order, with a number for each. Including what we patch and what we do not.
- 03
Rewire, inspect, restore
Circuits run and terminated, inspection passed, access openings patched, and the panel labeled properly.
Free estimate
Get a rewiring quote
Tell us the year the house was built, whether outlets are two-prong or three, and what has already been updated.
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Something electrical that is not getting better on its own?
Call for anything urgent, or send the form and we will get back to you within one business day with a real number.