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# Whole House Rewiring in Orinda, CA

Knob and tube, cloth wiring and aluminum branch circuits replaced room by room or all at once. Serving Orinda and Contra Costa County.

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## Service directory — Orinda

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 Orinda, CA

Housing stock in and around Orinda spans a century, which means plenty of homes still have circuits nobody would install today: knob and tube in the attic, cloth insulation crumbling at the box, two-prong outlets with no ground anywhere in sight.

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 | Orinda and Contra Costa County, California

## What we cover

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

- AFCI protection on required living-area circuits
- Knob and tube wiring removal and replacement
- Full recircuiting with a new panel and load balance
- Phased scopes so you can live in the house
- Grounded three-prong outlets throughout
- Minimal-damage fishing through finished walls
- Old junction boxes and buried splices removed
- New dedicated circuits for kitchen, laundry and bath

### 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 Orinda

### 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.

### Insurance flagged knob and tube

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

### 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.

## Orinda coverage

Whole House Rewiring across Orinda and the towns around it.

### Rewiring near Orinda

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## Reviews from Contra Costa County

★★★★★

Hot tub circuit and disconnect. Permit, inspection, everything. Showed up when they said and cleaned up after.

Owen H.Hot tub wiring · Orinda
★★★★★

Standby generator install. They sized it to what we actually use rather than the biggest unit, then walked me through the transfer switch and the exercise cycle.

Renee B.Generator · Orinda
★★★★★

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 · Orinda

## Whole House Rewiring in Orinda — 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.

How much does whole house rewiring cost in Orinda?

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 Orinda?

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.

Can I stay in the house during a rewire?

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

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## Book rewiring in Orinda

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