Whole-Home Rewiring in Jacksonville, FL
Behind the walls of a great older home is wiring from a different era. Rewiring is how a 1960s house earns another sixty years.
The usual triggers: aluminum branch wiring from the '60s–'70s (a documented fire risk at connections, and a four-point inspection red flag), cloth-insulated or ungrounded two-wire circuits in pre-1960s homes, or an insurer that simply won't renew until the wiring is addressed. Sometimes the answer is a full rewire; sometimes targeted remediation — like AlumiConn/COPALUM connectors on aluminum terminations — satisfies both the code and the carrier for far less money. We'll tell you which, honestly.
A rewire is invasive by nature — walls get opened. Our crews plan circuits room-by-room, cut cleanly, label everything, and coordinate drywall repair so the disruption is measured in days, not weeks. You get a grounded, AFCI/GFCI-protected system, a panel with room to grow, and documentation your insurer will actually accept.
Every rewire is permitted and inspected, and the record — permits, photos, the panel schedule — lives permanently in your client portal.
What's included
- Honest scoping: full rewire vs. targeted remediation (aluminum connectors, grounding fixes)
- New grounded circuits, AFCI/GFCI protection to current code
- Panel and service evaluation — often upgraded in the same project
- Insurance documentation: permits, inspection records, photos
- Room-by-room plan that keeps you living in the house during the work
- Coordination of wall repair so the job ends finished, not patched
Whole-Home Rewiring FAQs
My insurer flagged aluminum wiring — do I need a full rewire?+
Often no. Most carriers accept approved remediation (AlumiConn or COPALUM connectors at every termination) at a fraction of rewire cost. Some insist on full replacement. Tell us what the carrier letter says and we'll quote the path that satisfies them — and tell you if the cheaper path genuinely holds up.
How disruptive is a whole-home rewire?+
Real answer: walls get opened and power moves room to room over several days to a couple of weeks depending on size. We sequence the work so bedrooms and the kitchen stay usable, and we coordinate the drywall repair rather than leaving it to you.
Is knob-and-tube or cloth wiring dangerous?+
Aged insulation gets brittle, connections were made before grounding existed, and buried junctions hide in walls. It's not automatically an emergency, but it is uninsurable with most Florida carriers and it fails the modern code on every point that protects you. It's the clearest rewire case there is.