Massachusetts has some of the oldest housing in the country, and plenty of Lincoln 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.
“Called at 11pm when half the house went dark and an outlet was making a noise I'd never heard before. Someone was at the door in under an hour and had it isolated before midnight.”
“We had knob-and-tube in the attic and our insurer was getting nervous. They rewired in stages so we never lost power for more than a few hours at a time.”
“Storm took out our power for four days last winter. This year we have a standby generator that started itself while we were asleep.”
Rewiring is priced by circuit count, square footage and access. A small Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln — kitchens, bathrooms and second floors are the usual starting points.
Standby and whole house backup
See serviceCKT 24/7No power, sparks, burning smell
See serviceCKT 3PHOffices, retail, restaurants, warehouse
See serviceCKT 20AGFCI, USB, dedicated circuits
See serviceCKT 60ALevel 2 and Tesla Wall Connector
See serviceCKT SPDPanel-mounted surge protective devices
See serviceFlat pricing quoted before the work starts. Same-day and next-day slots available across Massachusetts.
Three legitimate fixes, one of which is far cheaper than a rewire.
ReadGUIDEOverload, short circuit or ground fault — each has a different cause and a different fix.
ReadGUIDESizing, fuel, transfer switches, and the honest answer on whether you need whole-house coverage.
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