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# Whole House Rewiring in Arcata, CA

Knob and tube, cloth wiring and aluminum branch circuits replaced room by room or all at once. Serving Arcata and Humboldt County.

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## Service directory — Arcata

MAIN 200A
Emergency electrician 24/7 Electrical repair 15A Panel upgrade 200A Rewiring 12 AWG EV charger installation 50A Generator installation 22kW Lighting installation 20A Outlets and switches 20A Commercial electrical 3Ø Smart home wiring CAT6
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## Whole House Rewiring in Arcata, CA

Insurers across Humboldt County have grown strict about knob and tube and aluminum branch wiring, and some will not write a policy at all. Rewiring a Arcata home resolves that, and it is the only fix that actually addresses insulation that has gone brittle.

Call (833) 652-8933 and describe what is happening. If it is a same-day job we will book it today, and if it needs a site visit to quote properly we will tell you that too.

Whole House Rewiring — the essentials
Typical conductor | 12 and 14 AWG copper NM-B, sized to the circuit
Scope options | Full rewire, partial by floor, or circuit-by-circuit phasing
Duration | One to three weeks for a typical single-family rewire
Included | Permit, inspections, patch-ready openings, new panel where needed
Service area | Arcata and Humboldt County, California

## What we cover

Whole House Rewiring work we handle for Arcata homes and businesses.

- Phased scopes so you can live in the house
- Knob and tube wiring removal and replacement
- Old junction boxes and buried splices removed
- Cloth and rubber insulated wiring replacement
- Minimal-damage fishing through finished walls
- Aluminum branch circuit replacement or approved repair
- AFCI protection on required living-area circuits
- Full recircuiting with a new panel and load balance

### Not sure which you need?

Describe the symptom and we will tell you what it usually means. Most callers get a straight answer in a couple of minutes, and about a third of the time it turns out to be smaller than they expected.

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## Situations we see in Arcata

### Insurance flagged knob and tube

Carriers in Humboldt County increasingly require removal. We document what was replaced so you have something to send the underwriter.

### Aluminum branch wiring

Aluminum expands and creeps at terminations and runs hot. Depending on scope we either replace the runs or pigtail every connection with approved connectors.

### Two-prong outlets everywhere

No equipment ground means no fault path. Rewiring the branch circuits is the real fix, though GFCI protection is a legitimate interim step in some cases.

### Fabric insulation crumbling

Once the cloth and rubber goes brittle, conductors sit bare inside boxes. There is no repair for that other than new wire.

## Arcata coverage

Whole House Rewiring across Arcata and the towns around it.

### Rewiring near Arcata

- Rewiring Eureka
- Rewiring Blue Lake
- Rewiring Trinidad
- Rewiring Fortuna
- Rewiring Ferndale
- Rewiring Rio Dell
- Rewiring Crescent City
- Rewiring Etna

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## Reviews from Humboldt County

★★★★★

Six recessed lights in the living room and a dimmer that finally doesn't buzz. They laid the whole layout out on the ceiling with tape first, which I appreciated.

Tom R.Lighting installation · Arcata
★★★★★

Tesla Wall Connector in the garage, clean conduit run, done in an afternoon. They talked me out of a panel upgrade I didn't actually need.

Devon W.EV charger · Arcata
★★★★★

GFCI in the bathroom kept tripping. They found real leakage in an old fixture rather than just replacing the GFCI and calling it done.

Nadia F.GFCI repair · Arcata

## Whole House Rewiring in Arcata — questions

Do I need a new panel if I rewire?

Usually. New circuits need somewhere to land, and a rewire is the natural moment to move to a 200 amp panel with AFCI protection.

Will you cut up my walls?

Some openings are unavoidable, but we fish through existing cavities wherever we can and keep openings small, straight and in patchable locations. We tell you where they will go before we cut.

Can I stay in the house during a rewire?

In most Arcata projects, yes. We work in phases and leave you with power in the rooms we are not touching that day.

How much does whole house rewiring cost in Arcata?

It scales with square footage, number of circuits, attic and crawlspace access, and whether the walls are plaster or drywall. A 1,200 square foot single story with attic access is a very different number than a two-story plaster home. Call (833) 652-8933 for a walkthrough and a firm scope.

Is knob and tube wiring illegal in Arcata?

Existing installations are generally allowed to remain, but you cannot extend them, most insurers dislike them, and the insulation is long past its service life. That combination is why owners replace it.

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## Book rewiring in Arcata

Call and speak to a dispatcher now, or send the details and we will come back with a time and a price.

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