Massachusetts has some of the oldest housing in the country, and plenty of Chatham homes are still carrying current on wire installed before the war. OSB rewires houses in stages so you keep living in yours while the work runs.
“Sparking outlet in the nursery. They came out the same evening, replaced it, and checked every other outlet on that circuit for free.”
“Storm took out our power for four days last winter. This year we have a standby generator that started itself while we were asleep.”
“They found a loose neutral that had been slowly cooking our appliances for years. Nobody else even looked for it.”
Rewiring is priced by circuit count, square footage and access. A small Chatham home may be a five-figure project; a partial rewire of a kitchen and bath is a fraction of that. We walk the house and quote flat.
Almost never. We work zone by zone so you keep power, heat and a working kitchen through the job.
Existing knob-and-tube isn't automatically illegal, but it can't be extended, it has no ground, and insurers increasingly won't write a policy over it. That's why most Chatham owners replace it.
Less than you expect. We fish cable through bays, closets and chases and cut small, patchable access points rather than opening whole walls.
Yes. Partial rewires are extremely common in Chatham — kitchens, bathrooms and second floors are the usual starting points.
Recessed, outdoor, LED retrofit
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See serviceCKT 20AGFCI, USB, dedicated circuits
See serviceCKT 24/7No power, sparks, burning smell
See serviceCKT 15ANew boxes, remotes, high ceilings
See serviceCKT 200A100A to 200A service, breaker boxes
See serviceFlat pricing quoted before the work starts. Same-day and next-day slots available across Massachusetts.
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