Massachusetts has some of the oldest housing in the country, and plenty of East Boston 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.
“Six recessed lights in the kitchen and a dimmer that actually works. The ceiling patch was so small I didn't need a painter.”
“Garage had one outlet and a light on the house circuit. Now it has a sub-panel and I can actually use my tools.”
“Lost a furnace board and a TV in one storm. They put a surge device on the panel and explained exactly what it does and doesn't cover.”
Rewiring is priced by circuit count, square footage and access. A small East Boston 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 East Boston 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 East Boston — kitchens, bathrooms and second floors are the usual starting points.
100A to 200A service, breaker boxes
See serviceCKT 15ANew boxes, remotes, high ceilings
See serviceCKT 24/7No power, sparks, burning smell
See serviceCKT 20AGFCI, USB, dedicated circuits
See serviceCKT SPDPanel-mounted surge protective devices
See serviceCKT 15ARecessed, outdoor, LED retrofit
See serviceFlat pricing quoted before the work starts. Same-day and next-day slots available across Massachusetts.
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