Common questions.

Residential
  • Yes for any new circuit, panel work, or service change. We pull it in your name and handle the inspection — that paperwork stays with the home.

  • We use fish tape, attic and crawlspace access wherever possible. Where we do open a wall, we keep it small and patch-ready. We don't do final drywall finishing.

  • Yes. Most residential scopes are staged so power stays on overnight and during workdays. Full-house rewires are sequenced room by room.

Commercial
  • Yes — most occupied-building work is scheduled after hours. We carry the labor premium in the bid, not as a change order.

  • We're set up to work as a subcontractor with full COIs, W-9, and lien waivers. Bid breakdowns by phase if you need them.

  • Red-lined drawings and panel schedules delivered as PDF at project close, with a printed copy left in the electrical room.

EV Chargers
  • Not always. A load calc tells us whether your existing service can carry the charger. About 60% of homes we visit don't need an upgrade.

  • Tesla Wall Connector, ChargePoint Home Flex, Wallbox, Emporia — owner-supplied or sourced. We're brand-agnostic.

  • Most residential L2 installs are a single day. Commercial multi-stall depends on conduit runs and service capacity.

Panel Upgrades
  • Typically 4 to 8 hours during a panel swap. We coordinate utility disconnect for early morning and aim to have you back on before dinner.

  • Yes — this is one of the most common requests. FPE Stab-Lok panels have a documented failure history and most insurers now require replacement.

  • Usually not, but a panel upgrade often resolves an insurance non-renewal notice. We can write the scope to match your insurer's letter.

Service & Repair
  • No power to part or all of the house, burning smell from a panel or outlet, exposed live conductors, water contact with electrical. Call — don't text.

  • Flat trip + first hour. If the repair takes longer, we quote it before continuing. No open-ended labor.

  • Most service calls within 24 hours, often same-day. After-hours emergencies as fast as conditions allow.

Smart Solar
  • No. We install systems our clients have spec'd, or we work with PV designers on the technical interconnect. Keeps incentives aligned.

  • Yes — we wire many PV jobs as battery-ready (critical-loads sub-panel, conduit pulls) even when the battery comes in phase two.

  • Possible but expensive. We usually design a critical-loads panel — fridge, freezer, well pump, internet, a few lights — that runs all night on a single Powerwall.