Category Archives: Electrical Work

Electrical Work For Home Automation – Tell us about the job. We will give you hourly rates for home automation or smart home installations in your area.

We will send a trusted tradesman to install your smart home devices. You will pay for any additional time or materials after the work is completed.

Electrical Work For Home Automation

We have a squad of seasoned and experienced professionals who can install smart home devices and home automation solutions. Just let us know what you need and we’ll book you in

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Short notice or advance booking – we’ll book you in at a time that suits you. We will provide an arrival window so you don’t have to wait all day

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Electrical Work For Home Expansion – I’ve had a couple of emails asking how we converted a wall socket to an extension socket for our TV room coffee table. This socket, built into the front of the table, allows us to use the electrical socket behind the sofa – without having to move the sofa out of the way. I managed to catch Tom long enough to get him to show me what he was doing.

I shouldn’t have to mention this, but if you’re not comfortable/savvy working around electricity and outlets, don’t try to install this yourself.

Electrical Work For Home Expansion

Update: We recently upgraded to an outlet with built-in USB ports, and I asked Tom to switch to a grounded cable at that time. The instructions are the same – see additional steps for attaching the third (ground) wire below.

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How To Fix A Tripped Circuit Breaker – A sudden loss of electricity in one part of your home will naturally send you to the circuit breaker box. A release switch indicates which breaker has tripped. Usually, the circuit can be reset by clicking it all the way into the off position and then switching it to the on position. As long as you removed anything that overloaded the circuit – a power tool you don’t normally use on that circuit, for example – the electricity should be restored. A circuit that does not reset, however, requires a deeper investigation. The problem may be serious and require electrical repairs.

You must check all the electrical connections on the circuit and identify the problem during the elimination process. Once you know which outlets, switches, appliances and light fixtures are on the problem circuit, shut down and unplug everything. Put the breaker … Read the rest

Electrical Safety Tips – The sun is shining longer and temperatures are warming, which is a sign to Southern California Edison’s Time-of-Use customers that prime summer hours have begun. TOU ratings for the summer…

The heat is on, and customers in many of Southern California Edison’s service areas are experiencing rising summer temperatures. As temperatures rise, so does the use of…

Electrical Safety Tips

Growing up, Deborah Sample remembers her mother being big on saving energy. He always reminded his family to turn off the lights. It’s something he still does, even…

Electrical Safety Tips For Homeowners

Water heating makes up about 20% of the average home’s energy use. To help customers save energy and money, Southern California Edison introduced SmartShift Rewards, a new …

Whether we’re cooking, playing video games or charging our electronics, most of us use outlets and plugs every day. Keep your loved ones safe by … Read the rest

How To Install Electrical Receptacles – For the last 7 weeks I have been helping my dad on his Turkey Farm.  They are building 2 new turkey sheds and ran into a time crunch, desperate times call for desperate measures ? so I went to help him install all the systems in the shed.  The systems include A LOT of wiring, power lines, water lines and sprinklers, natural gas lines and heaters, fans, motors, etc etc etc.  Great work! 

As I installed the electrical outlets, I thought I’d snap a few pictures for a tutorial.  The images are for an industrial environment, but the same methods apply to home use.   You can never have enough outlets, right!  Sometimes you need to add one here and there in the house/garage. 

How To Install Electrical Receptacles

To connect a 110 volt/120 volt outlet you need 3 wires, green or bare copper is … Read the rest

Electrical Work For Basement Finishing – This post has been a long time coming. Today I’m going to give you all the details about how we renovated our basement to complete the basement. This project isn’t actually completely complete, but we’re so close to completion that I wanted to tell you about it while it’s on my mind. When we bought this house the basement looked like this:

Since we used all of our extra money to complete the renovation on the main floor, we knew it would take us a few years to complete the basement. So we painted the floor and walls white and enjoyed this space as our kids’ playroom and entertainment room.

Electrical Work For Basement Finishing

Finally we sketched out the guest room, utility room and future bathroom. Installing unfinished drywall on one side of the walls created a private space for our guests. This … Read the rest

How To Install Dimmer Switches – Introduction There is more to changing a switch than connecting some cables. You need to check grounding and box size for a safe, top-notch job. Installing a dimmer switch is easy, but be sure to upgrade the wiring if needed to make it safer and meet electrical code requirements. We’ll show you how to ensure a secure installation.

It doesn’t take long to replace a regular light switch with a full function dimmer light switch. But while you’re at it, to make your home safer, you should upgrade the wiring to meet the latest National Electrical Code requirements. Our step-by-step instructions show you how to install the fog switch, focusing on details that ensure a safe installation. Here’s what you can do if your light switch isn’t working.

How To Install Dimmer Switches

The tools you need to install a toggle dimmer light switch … Read the rest

Electrical Work For Small Projects – $4 – $9 Cost per Square Foot $6,000 – $22,500 Average Cost to Wire a New Home (1,500 – 2,500 SF)

The average cost to wire a new home is $4 to $9 per square foot or $6,000 to $22,500 for a 1,500 to 2,500 SF home. Electrical wire costs $0.10 to $4.00 per linear foot before installation. Wiring costs for new commercial construction are $7 to $15 per square foot.

Electrical Work For Small Projects

New construction electrical wiring averages $4 to $9 per square foot, depending on building size, layout, and the number and type of circuits.

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The cost of running electricity to a shed or outbuilding ranges from $10 to $25 per linear foot of ground line, depending on the type of soil and the distance from the house to the shed.

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Electrical Work For Home Additions – $4 – $9 cost per square foot $6, 000 – $22, 500 average cost to wire a new house (1, 500 – 2, 500 SF)

The average cost to wire a new house is $4 to $9 per square foot, or $6,000 to $22,500 to 1,500 to 2,500 SF home. Electric wire prices are $0.10 to $4.00 per linear foot before installation. New commercial construction fences cost $7 to $15 per square foot.

Electrical Work For Home Additions

New construction wiring costs $4 to $9 per square foot on average, depending on the building’s size, shape, and the number and type of circuits.

How To Determine Your Electrical Service Amps

The cost of running electricity to a shed or outbuilding is $10 to $25 per linear foot of underground line, depending on the type of soil and the distance from the home to the … Read the rest