Electrical
Wiring and rewiring
New circuits, renovations, and the knob-and-tube still hiding in Boston triple-deckers.
Licensed and Insured
MA Journeyman Electrician 56576B — CSL-120231 — HIC-21274.
Upfront Pricing
A straight scope and an honest price before any work starts.
Same-Day May Be Available
Same-week is normal — call for real emergencies.
New circuits for a renovation, power run out to an addition, or a triple-decker still carrying knob-and-tube behind the plaster — wiring and rewiring covers getting a house's electrical bones caught up to what it actually needs today. This is the work most tied to Boston's older housing stock, where what's behind the walls is frequently older than anyone currently living there.
What This Covers
New circuit runs for a kitchen remodel or an addition, partial rewires of a single area, full-house rewires, and replacing knob-and-tube or brittle cloth wiring with modern grounded circuits. Not every job means gutting the whole house — a lot of rewiring work is targeted at the section that actually needs it.
What Actually Drives The Cost Or Timeline
A couple of new circuits for a remodel is a different scope than rewiring a whole floor behind finished walls. Access is the biggest variable: open framing during a gut renovation makes running wire straightforward, while retrofitting finished plaster means fishing wire and patching afterward. How much of the existing wiring is being kept versus replaced also moves the job. Get a real number after a look at the actual space.
Why Licensed Wiring Matters, Especially Here
Wiring gets buried behind walls and forgotten about for decades — get it wrong and nobody finds out until it fails. Massachusetts requires a permit and inspection on this work, and insurers and lenders routinely flag knob-and-tube during a sale or a policy renewal. EMC pulls the permit, does the work under Journeyman Electrician license 56576B, and gets it inspected so there's a record when you need one.
NO RUNAROUND
HOW IT WORKS WITH EMC
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Call or request a quote
Tell us what's going on — a dead outlet, a full panel, a remodel. Same-week is normal, same-day may be available for real emergencies — call.
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On-site walkthrough
We look at the panel, the wiring, or the space in person before pricing anything. No real quotes get made over the phone.
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Written scope and honest range
A clear scope and an honest price range in writing, explained line by line — no invented numbers, no pressure.
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Licensed, permitted work
Work performed under Journeyman Electrician license 56576B, with the permit pulled before work starts wherever the job requires one.
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Inspection and sign-off
The city inspector reviews the finished work and the permit gets closed out — you keep the paperwork for resale or insurance.
Serving Greater Boston from East Boston
Homes and businesses within 20 miles of the city — MA licensed and insured.
ANSWERS
COMMON QUESTIONS
Do I need to rewire the whole house, or can it be partial?
Depends what we find. Often the sections carrying real modern loads — kitchen, laundry, the panel feed — can be prioritized first, with the rest phased in if that fits your budget. We tell you honestly what's urgent versus what can reasonably wait.
I have knob-and-tube — does it need to come out right away?
It's common in Boston's older housing stock, not automatic cause for alarm. But it has real limits with modern loads, and insurers and lenders often flag it. Worth having evaluated, especially ahead of a renovation or a sale, rather than left as a question mark.
Will you need to open up my walls?
If you're mid-renovation with open framing, running new wire is straightforward. Retrofitting finished walls means fishing wire through and patching afterward — normal work in Boston's older housing stock, but it takes more time and care than an open-frame job.
Need Electrical or Contracting Service?
One call covers the wiring, the heat, and the whole remodel — licensed, insured, and based right here in Greater Boston. Same-week service is standard, and same-day may be possible for a real emergency — call and ask what's available today.
