Residential

I offer a full range of services:

from simple ceiling fan installation, using only the best and most sturdy metal reinforcement brackets,

to the complex load center (breaker panel) replacement,

including simple remodel jobs to complete new home electrical systems.

Be sure to contact me so we can talk about your electrical needs and requirements!

I have been called into many jobs to trouble shoot and correct mistakes and problems by other electricians, so I pride myself on knowing electrical systems very well. One repeating call I get involves 3 way switches in staircases and hallways. Most customers indicate that 1 switch has to be in a certain position before the other switch works. Typical wiring mistake. Trace and correct, but there are '50 ways to wire a 3 way', so care must always be exercised.

I will not even tell you how many times I have been called to correct 4-way switch arrangements. This is the situation with 3 or more switches controlling a single set of lights. One of my customers had 7 switches controlling a single set of lights. It was a kitchen, centrally located in this A-frame structure, with several doors and hallway entrances. Every entry point with a switch (typical). None of them worked. Took a little time to expose all the switches and wires, but trouble found and corrected.

Here is a quick 2 minute video showing the effects of simple under cabinet lights in a kitchen. The customer called and explained they just wanted a minor face-lift for their kitchen. The work areas were a little dark and not so appealing. 'Hockey puck' lights and strip lights are doable, but after some discussion, the light of choice was LED rope light. Long lasting, no heat, even distributed light, no dim spots, no bright spots. Good overall solution.

The nice part is the remote control that was used to control the lights. It can be attached to a key chain, so as you are carrying groceries into the kitchen from outside, they can simply hit the button on their key chain and illuminate the kitchen. Enjoy the video on the right, it is just a little over 2 minutes.

Here are some more recent pictures of a basic ceiling fan installation:

Here we can see the empty hole in the ceiling.

This is an older home with hardwood ceilings, so extra care was taken when cutting the paneling to avoid splitting and splintering.

This is the assembled steel ceiling-fan safety bracket that will carry the weight and stress of the circulating fan.

We are in the attic installing the bracket between ceiling joists.

Out of the attic and installing the fan hardware to the new ceiling box.

Finished results!

Here are some recent pictures of a 200 amp service change for a home near Marblehead / Lakeside:

Here is a view before the work starts.

We can see some of the wiring mess inside the load center.

In this view notice ALL of the wires have been traced and disconnected.

Also notice the old panel has been carefully removed.

This installation will be particularly tricky because we have the main power wires coming in from outside thru the wall, we have wires from the top, and we have wires from the bottom.

The technique will be to position the new below the opening, thread the wires from the top into the new panel, then thread in the main wires from the outside into the back of the new panel, then slide the panel inside the wall and up so we can thread the wires from the bottom into the panel. Then just drop the panel down into position. Sounds easy...

Now we have the old wires strung into the new panel, that has been inserted into the enlarged wall cavity.

Most of the wires are connected and the tracing begins again.

"Which room did the red wire power up?"

Finished product with the 'cheat sheet' on the wall for a clean transfer of information to the door.

When I finish with a load center/breaker panel upgrade and trace, I will produce a document like this to indicate what each circuit breaker controls.

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