Massachusetts has some of the oldest housing in the country, and plenty of Northfield 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.
“Our panel was original to the house and completely full. OSB upgraded us to 200 amp, pulled the permit, met the inspector, and left the basement cleaner than they found it.”
“Garage had one outlet and a light on the house circuit. Now it has a sub-panel and I can actually use my tools.”
“Two-prong outlets all through a 1920s house. They grounded what could be grounded and GFCI-protected the rest, then labelled everything.”
Rewiring is priced by circuit count, square footage and access. A small Northfield 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 Northfield 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 Northfield — kitchens, bathrooms and second floors are the usual starting points.
Panel-mounted surge protective devices
See serviceCKT 200A100A to 200A service, breaker boxes
See serviceCKT 100AStandby and whole house backup
See serviceCKT 20AGFCI, USB, dedicated circuits
See serviceCKT CAT6Automation, structured wiring, hubs
See serviceCKT DIAGTroubleshooting and fault finding
See serviceFlat pricing quoted before the work starts. Same-day and next-day slots available across Massachusetts.
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