Many suburban Chicago residents have older homes which often have outdated electrical wiring. This may not seem like an issue if you’re not experiencing electrical problems, but unfortunately, old wiring can be a hidden danger. Rewiring your home is a big project, but it can keep your family safe and even save you money on your electricity bill.
TR Miller has been serving the home service needs of residents in the Chicago suburbs since 2008. Our team of professional electricians can provide expert home rewiring services that will protect your home and ensure that your electrical needs are met.
Reasons to Rewire Your Home
The two main reasons for home rewiring are the advanced age of the wiring which can be dangerous and wiring that is no longer able to handle your modern electrical needs.
Signs that your home needs rewiring include:
- Burning smells
- Flickering lights
- Buzzing sounds
- Frequent circuit breaker tripping
- Outlets that spark
- Hot switches, plugs, or cords
- Light bulbs that burn out too quickly
- The presence of aluminum wiring
- Damaged insulation
Even if you don’t notice these signs, if your wiring system is 25 years or more old, you may want to consider rewiring.
Dangers of Old Wiring
Old wiring can overload easily, which can cause it to overheat and potentially cause a fire. Fire can also occur due to wiring that has deteriorated or been damaged. Electrical shocks can also occur due to exposed wires or loose connections.
Old wiring can also cause damage to appliances, including computers, which can lead to data loss.
Benefits of Rewiring Your Home
Safety is certainly the most important benefit of home rewiring, but it also has other benefits. Rewiring can improve the function of your home’s electrical functions and increase its efficiency, leading to lower energy bills. It can even increase the value of your home.
What’s Involved in Rewiring Your Home
The first step in rewiring your home is assessing your electrical needs and creating a rewiring plan that will meet those needs. When you hire TR Miller, we will sit down with you to discuss your needs and the plan. Then we will remove the old wiring, update the electrical panel as necessary, install new wiring and a grounding system, replace outlets, switches, and fixtures, and then inspect and test the entire system.
The entire process can take a week or more depending on the size of your home. During that time, we can set up a temporary power system so that you experience as little disruption as possible.
TR Miller Is Your Trusted Rewiring Partner
The professional team of electricians at TR Miller Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, and Electrical is well trained and experienced and has up to date knowledge of electrical systems of all kinds. We offer comprehensive electrical rewiring services and are a one-stop shop for all your electrical needs.
We provide transparent pricing, with no surprises, and we always keep your needs and budget in mind. We’ve been a trusted home servicing partner to suburban Chicago residents since 2008. We are a family-owned company, and we consider our customers our extended family. We are here to serve you, with your safety and comfort always coming first.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How long does a whole-home rewiring project take?
A: Most whole-home rewiring projects for a single-family home take between three and seven days, depending on the home’s size, the number of floors, the type of construction, and how much of the original wiring requires replacement. Ranch-style homes on a single level with accessible attics and crawl spaces typically complete faster than multi-story homes with finished walls and ceilings throughout. The work is done in phases: running new wiring, connecting circuits at the panel, installing new devices and fixtures, and completing the final inspection. A professional electrician will walk you through a project-specific timeline before any work begins so you know what to expect.
Q: Can I stay in my home during a whole-home rewiring project?
A: In most cases, yes, though there will be periods each day when power to sections of the home is off while work is in progress. Electricians typically restore power to the main living areas at the end of each workday so the home remains habitable overnight. Some homeowners choose to stay elsewhere during the most intensive phases of the project, particularly if they have young children or work from home and need consistent power to a dedicated space. Your electrician should discuss the day-by-day power situation with you before the project begins so you can plan accordingly. The disruption to finished walls and ceilings varies by home construction: open framing in unfinished spaces requires no patching, while rewiring through finished drywall or plaster typically requires small access cuts that are patched and painted after the electrical work is inspected and approved.
Q: Will my homeowner’s insurance require whole-home rewiring?
A: Possibly, depending on the type of wiring in your home. Many insurance carriers will not issue new policies or will decline to renew existing policies on homes with active knob-and-tube wiring or aluminum branch circuit wiring. Some carriers will require a professional electrical inspection as a condition of coverage on homes of a certain age and, depending on the findings, may require remediation before the policy takes effect or renews. If you have been notified by your carrier that your wiring is a coverage condition, or if you are purchasing a home where the wiring type was flagged during inspection, TR Miller can perform a professional electrical evaluation to document the system’s current condition and provide a rewiring scope if one is needed. Completing a permitted and inspected rewiring project also provides documentation that may be required by your carrier as proof of completion.
Q: Does whole-home rewiring require permits, and does TR Miller handle that process?
A: Yes, whole-home rewiring requires permits in every jurisdiction we serve, and yes, TR Miller handles the permit application and inspection scheduling as part of every rewiring project. Permitted electrical work is inspected by a local code official who verifies that the installation meets current National Electrical Code standards and local amendments before the walls are closed up or the project is considered complete. That inspection record is important documentation for your homeowner’s insurance carrier, for future buyers during a home sale, and for your own confidence that the work was done correctly. Unpermitted rewiring, regardless of who performed it, creates code compliance and disclosure issues that surface at the worst possible times. Every TR Miller rewiring project is fully permitted and inspected from start to finish.