Whole Home Rewiring for Older South Shore Homes
Knob-and-tube, cloth-wrapped and aluminum wiring replaced with modern, grounded, inspected circuits, with care taken for your plaster and your schedule.
What you need to know.
Much of Milton, Quincy and the surrounding towns was built long before central air, home offices and modern kitchens. Knob-and-tube wiring has no ground. Cloth insulation dries out and crumbles. Aluminum branch circuits loosen at connections and overheat. None of that gets better with time, and insurers increasingly refuse to write policies on it.
What you get out of it: grounded outlets in every room, circuits that carry real loads without tripping, arc-fault protection that catches failures behind walls, documentation for your insurer or your buyer, and a house that can accept an EV charger, heat pump or kitchen renovation without a fight.
The work, in detail.
Knob-and-tube replacement
Ungrounded original wiring mapped circuit by circuit and replaced with modern grounded cable.
Cloth-insulated wiring
Dried-out, crumbling insulation removed rather than patched around.
Aluminum branch circuits
Full replacement, or approved connectors and pigtailing where a complete rewire is not warranted.
Dedicated circuits
Kitchen, laundry, HVAC and office equipment each get their own properly sized circuit.
AFCI and GFCI protection
Arc-fault and ground-fault protection everywhere current code requires it.
Devices and life safety
New outlets, switches, interconnected smoke and CO detectors, plus any new lighting locations while walls are open.
How it works.
Assessment
We open representative access points and map what wiring you actually have, circuit by circuit. You get findings in writing.
Plan and phasing
We propose a scope you can do all at once or in phases by floor, so the work fits your budget and your life.
Rewire
New grounded circuits, properly sized breakers, AFCI and GFCI protection where code requires it, and dedicated circuits for kitchen, laundry, HVAC and office equipment.
Devices, fixtures and permit
New outlets, switches, smoke and CO interconnects and new lighting locations, with the permit pulled by us and the inspection met by us.
Restoration coordination
We minimize openings, use fish and snake methods where possible, and coordinate with your plaster or drywall contractor.
No surprise invoices.
Rewiring is priced from the assessment, not from a phone call, because size, access, finish level and phasing all change the scope. You get findings in writing first, then a written price you approve before anything opens up.
Common questions.
Can I stay in the house during a rewire?+
Usually yes. We work room by room and keep essential circuits live where practical.
How long does a whole home rewire take?+
A typical single-family home runs one to three weeks depending on size, access and finish level.
Do you handle just the aluminum wiring?+
Yes. Where a full rewire is not warranted we can pigtail or remediate aluminum connections with approved connectors.
Ready to get it done? Let's talk.
Free quotes, straight answers, real people. Send a quick message or give us a call. Takes about 30 seconds, no pressure and no obligation.
Call (857) 855-7899