Whole House Rewiring in Berkeley, CA
Knob and tube, cloth wiring and aluminum branch circuits replaced room by room or all at once. Serving Berkeley and Alameda County.
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week — flat price quoted before work starts
Service directory — Berkeley
MAIN 200AWhole House Rewiring in Berkeley, CA
Rewiring is disruptive work done well or done badly, and the difference is planning. Rupert Electrical Solutions maps every circuit in your Berkeley home first, then rewires in phases so you never lose the kitchen and the bedrooms in the same week.
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.
| 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 | Berkeley and Alameda County, California |
What we cover
Whole House Rewiring work we handle for Berkeley homes and businesses.
- New dedicated circuits for kitchen, laundry and bath
- Grounded three-prong outlets throughout
- Old junction boxes and buried splices removed
- Knob and tube wiring removal and replacement
- Cloth and rubber insulated wiring replacement
- Phased scopes so you can live in the house
- Minimal-damage fishing through finished walls
- AFCI protection on required living-area circuits
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.
Situations we see in Berkeley
Insurance flagged knob and tube
Carriers in Alameda County increasingly require removal. We document what was replaced so you have something to send the underwriter.
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.
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.
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.
Berkeley coverage
Whole House Rewiring across Berkeley and the towns around it.
Reviews from Alameda County
Our restaurant lost the walk-in circuit on a Friday. They came out after close, traced it to a failed feeder lug, and we opened Saturday on time.
Ken A.Commercial repair · BerkeleyWe needed a 200 amp panel before our EV charger install. They did the load calculation, pulled the permit, and had the whole thing done and inspected in a week.
Priya N.Panel upgrade · BerkeleyBought a 1948 house with cloth wiring. They phased the rewire so we always had power in half the house, and gave us paperwork our insurer accepted.
Sofia M.Rewiring · BerkeleyWhole House Rewiring in Berkeley — questions
Is knob and tube wiring illegal in Berkeley?
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.
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 Berkeley?
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.
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.
Can I stay in the house during a rewire?
In most Berkeley projects, yes. We work in phases and leave you with power in the rooms we are not touching that day.
Book rewiring in Berkeley
Call and speak to a dispatcher now, or send the details and we will come back with a time and a price.