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What we do · Residential first · Commercial on request

PANEL WORK FIRST.

Panel and service upgrades are the core of the business, and everything else on this page is work we do around them. All of it residential, all of it permitted, all of it done by the same small crew.

A newly installed 200-amp residential load center with conductors dressed and every circuit labelled

Our specialty · 100A · 150A · 200A · 400A

Panel & Service Upgrades

This is the work we do most and the work we do best. If your panel is full, hot to the touch, or still the original from when the house was built, it is not keeping up with a modern house. We size the new service properly, pull the permit, coordinate the utility disconnect and reconnect, label every circuit, and leave you with capacity you can actually build on.

  • Full service upgrades — 100A, 150A, 200A and 400A
  • Load calculations done before we quote, not after
  • Main breaker panel and load centre replacement
  • Meter socket, mast and service entrance cable replacement
  • Sub-panels for additions, garages and finished basements
  • Whole-home surge protection at the panel
  • Permit pulled and inspection scheduled — we handle it
  • Utility coordination for the disconnect and reconnect
  • Every circuit traced and labelled before we leave
Panel & Service Upgrades in detail →
Electrician working inside an open residential electrical panel

Older homes · Insurance · Real-estate sales

Fuse Box Replacement

Plenty of houses around the Mon Valley still run on fuses, cloth-wrapped wire, or a 60-amp service that was fine in 1955. Insurers increasingly refuse to write policies on them and buyers walk away at inspection. Replacing the fuse box with a modern breaker panel fixes both problems at once.

  • Fuse box to breaker panel conversion
  • Federal Pacific Stab-Lok and Zinsco panel replacement
  • 60-amp service upgrades to 100A or 200A
  • Knob-and-tube and cloth-wire assessment
  • Grounding and bonding brought up to current code
  • AFCI and GFCI protection added where code requires it
  • Documentation for your insurer or your buyer’s inspector
Fuse Box Replacement in detail →
Level 2 home EV charge point mounted beside a garage door with a car charging

Level 2 · Garage · Driveway · Carport

EV Charger Installation

A Level 2 charger is a 40 to 60 amp dedicated circuit — which is exactly why so many EV installs turn into a panel conversation. We check whether your service can carry it before we quote, and if it can’t, we tell you what that takes rather than quietly overloading what you have.

  • Level 2 charger installation — any brand
  • Load calculation to confirm your service can carry it
  • Dedicated 240V circuit, properly sized and protected
  • Garage, driveway, carport and detached-garage runs
  • NEMA 14-50 outlets for portable chargers
  • Panel upgrade bundled in when the service is undersized
  • Permit and inspection included
EV Charger Install in detail →
Technician wiring an electrical transfer switch enclosure

Storm season · Standby · Portable

Generators & Transfer Switches

Western Pennsylvania loses power to ice and wind every winter. A transfer switch is the difference between a generator that safely runs your furnace and well pump, and extension cords through a window — which is both a fire risk and a genuine hazard to the linemen working to restore your street.

  • Manual and automatic transfer switch installation
  • Standby generator wiring and hookup
  • Portable generator inlet boxes
  • Critical-load sub-panel setup — furnace, well pump, fridge, sump
  • Generator circuit sizing and load planning
  • Existing generator inspection and re-wire
Generators in detail →
Electrician installing a wall switch and receptacle during a renovation

Renovations · Additions · Room by room

Rewiring, Circuits, Outlets & Lighting

The everyday work that keeps a house safe and usable. Whether it’s one dead outlet, a kitchen remodel that needs six new circuits, or a whole house that hasn’t been touched in seventy years — same standard either way.

  • Whole-home and partial rewires
  • Dedicated circuits for kitchens, laundry, HVAC and workshops
  • Outlet, switch and dimmer replacement
  • GFCI and AFCI protection where code requires it
  • Recessed lighting, ceiling fans and fixture installs
  • Basement, garage and attic circuits
  • Exterior, security and landscape lighting
  • Code corrections and failed-inspection fixes
Rewires & Circuits in detail →
Electrician testing an open electrical panel with a multimeter

Diagnostics · Repairs · Straight answers

Troubleshooting & Repairs

Breaker that keeps tripping, half the kitchen dead, lights that dim when the dryer starts, an outlet that’s warm to the touch. We find the actual cause instead of swapping parts until it stops — and we tell you whether it’s a twenty-minute fix or a sign the service is undersized.

  • Repeated breaker trips traced to the source
  • Dead outlets and dead circuits
  • Warm outlets, scorch marks and burning smells
  • Lights dimming or flickering under load
  • Aluminium wiring evaluation and remediation
  • Open neutrals, bad grounds and loose connections
  • An honest call on repair versus upgrade
Troubleshooting in detail →
Technician wiring a small commercial electrical control panel

By request · Small buildings · Storefronts

Small Commercial — On Request

We are a residential shop first, but we do take on small commercial work for storefronts, offices, rentals and small buildings when the scope fits. Tell us what you have and you’ll get a straight yes or no rather than being strung along.

  • Storefront, office and small-building service work
  • Service and panel upgrades for small commercial
  • Rental property and multi-unit electrical
  • Lighting upgrades and LED retrofits
  • Dedicated equipment circuits
  • Code corrections for occupancy or inspection
Small Commercial in detail →

Straight answers

Before you book, the five questions we hear most

How much does an electrical panel upgrade cost in the Pittsburgh area?

It depends on the service size, the condition of the existing service entrance and what your municipality charges for the permit. That is why we look at it in person and give you one written number covering labour, materials, permit and inspection before any work starts. The estimate is free.

How long does a panel upgrade take?

Most residential service upgrades are a single day. The power is off for part of that day while the utility disconnects and reconnects, and we schedule that window in advance so you can plan around it.

Do I need a permit to replace my electrical panel?

Yes. A service or panel replacement is permitted and inspected work everywhere in our service area. We pull the permit, meet the inspector and hand you the paperwork, which matters the day you sell the house or renew your insurance.

My house still has a fuse box. Is that actually a problem?

It can be two problems. Insurers increasingly refuse to write or renew policies on fuse boxes, and buyers routinely walk at inspection. Beyond that, a 60-amp fuse service simply cannot carry a modern house. Converting to a breaker panel resolves all of it.

I have a Federal Pacific or Zinsco panel. Should I replace it?

Yes. Both have documented histories of breakers failing to trip under fault conditions, and there is no repair for it — replacement is the only real fix. We do these regularly.

Free written estimates

Panel maxed out? Breakers tripping? Let’s take a look.

Tell us what the house is doing and we’ll tell you straight whether it needs an upgrade or a repair.

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