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Whole House Rewiring in Palo Alto, CA

If your Palo Alto home still has knob and tube, cloth-covered cable or 1960s aluminum branch wiring, you have probably already met the side effects: ungrounded outlets, warm switch plates, insurance questions. Our electricians plan a home rewiring so you can keep living in the house, working a section at a time and fishing new cable through walls with as few openings as possible.

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Service: Whole House Rewiring
Area: Palo Alto, Santa Clara County
Phone, answered 24 hours: (888) 633-7804

Wiring does not last forever. Insulation dries out, connections loosen, and circuits designed for a few lamps end up carrying a household of electronics. Whole house rewiring in Palo Alto replaces that aging wiring with new copper, grounded outlets and properly protected circuits, and it is the single biggest safety improvement an older home can get.

House rewiring services in Palo Alto

Knob and tube wiring replacement
Old open wiring disconnected and replaced with grounded cable throughout.
Aluminum wiring replacement
Full replacement, or approved copper pigtailing repairs where a rewire is not in the budget.
New grounded circuits
Kitchens, baths, laundry and bedrooms rewired to current circuit requirements.
Outlet and switch replacement
Three-prong grounded outlets, GFCI and AFCI protection, new switches.
Panel upgrade
Most rewires include a new panel sized for the added circuits.
Patching coordination
We keep access holes small and neat and can coordinate patch and paint.

Signs a Palo Alto house may need rewiring

Two-prong outlets and no ground wires
Cloth or rubber insulation that crumbles when touched
Fuses that blow or breakers that trip often
Scorched outlets, or lights that dim throughout the house
An insurer or home inspector has flagged the wiring

Whole house rewiring cost in Palo Alto

Whole house rewiring cost in Palo Alto depends mostly on square footage, wall and ceiling construction, attic and crawl space access, and how many circuits are added. In California, complete rewires of typical single-family homes often fall somewhere between about $8,000 and $25,000 or more. We walk the house and give you a written, itemized price, and we can phase the work.

Whole house rewiring near me in Palo Alto and Santa Clara County

Older Santa Clara County homes frequently still run on 100 amp or smaller services, which is the first thing to address before adding a charger, heat pump or induction range. Most Palo Alto addresses are served by City of Palo Alto Utilities, and we coordinate any service changes, meter work or interconnection paperwork with them. If a permit is required for your project, we take care of the application and inspection with the building department that covers your Palo Alto address.

We cover Palo Alto ZIP codes 94301, 94303, 94304 and 94306.

Whole house rewiring near every Palo Alto neighborhood

Our electricians work throughout Palo Alto, including Old Palo Alto, Professorville, Crescent Park, Barron Park, Midtown, College Terrace and Downtown North.

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How whole house rewiring works with us

Call (888) 633-7804
Tell us what is happening or what you want installed. We book a time, or dispatch right away for emergencies.
We look and test
An electrician checks the existing wiring and equipment and confirms exactly what the job involves.
You approve the price
You get a clear written price before any work starts.
We do the work
The job is completed to code and tested, permits and inspection are handled where required, and we walk you through it.

Whole house rewiring questions from Palo Alto customers

Can I stay in my home during a rewire?

In most cases, yes. We work in sections and restore power to the rooms in use at the end of each day. A full rewire of an average house takes roughly one to two weeks.

Do walls have to be opened up?

Some access is needed, but far less than most people expect. We use attics, crawl spaces and existing openings to fish cable, and cut small, clean access holes only where there is no other route.

Is knob and tube wiring illegal in California?

It is not illegal to have existing knob and tube, but it cannot be extended, it is ungrounded, and it should not be buried in insulation. Many insurers will not write or renew a policy until it is replaced.

Is partial rewiring an option?

Yes. We can prioritize the highest-risk circuits first, such as kitchen, bath and laundry, and complete the rest in later phases.

Do you offer whole house rewiring near Palo Alto?

Yes. We provide whole house rewiring throughout Palo Alto and nearby Stanford, Menlo Park and Atherton. Call (888) 633-7804 to check availability for your address.