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How Much Does It Cost For An Electrical Repair On My Home?

Every home electrical project has its own challenges when it comes to installing. By asking the right questions ahead of time it makes the experience much easier to find out how much it costs to get an electrical repair done on your home.

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Starting Point

What Level Electrical Repair Does Your Home Have?

Most electrical home projects are predictable when estimating how long they will take to complete. Electrical troubleshooting is not that kind of home project. Until you FIND and KNOW what the electrical issue is, you will not know how much it will exactly cost.

That being said, a good way to plan expectations in fixing an electrical issue in your home is to assume it is a level three issue, and work the problem back to level one. Expectations this way helps to plan a better budget with less surprises. Most times, a home electrical issue turns out to be a level 2 or even change into a level 1. It all comes down to how tricky the electrical issue is to track down, and how much time it takes to do so.

Home Electrical Repair Level 1:

When an electrical outlet or light switch is not working.
Electrical breaker that is broken.
Single location repair projects.

Home Electrical Repair Level 2:

Multiple electrical outlets and/or switches are not working.

No power to an electrical circuit.
Electrical repair is spread out across a few locations.

Home Electrical Repair Level 3:

Numerous power outages across then home.

An electrical repair puzzle that is not easily solved.

Multiple locations in the home are affected, and are in need of electrical repair.

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How Much? | BallPark Estimates

Cost Of An Electrical Repair On Your Home

With answering all the info listed above we can now answer the elusive question of ”how much for electrician to repair an electrical issue in your house.”

Most likely you will fall into some of these pricing categories.

Typical Costs Associated With Electrical Repairs In Your House, Depending On Your Needs:

Cost Of Home Electrical Repair Level 1: $160 to $225

Cost Of Home Electrical Repair Level 2: $270 to $385

Cost Of Home Electrical Repair Level 3: $385 to $500

Cost To Have Utility Company Verify Your Home Electrical Power: $0
Any Other Additional Replacement Parts In Order To Fix The Electrical Issue.

What To Expect

Pricing Questions For An Electrical Repair On Your Home

Whenever a homeowner asks us to help with an electrical repair on their house we pretty much ask the same questions every time.

Here are the questions TradeWork would ask during a typical phone conversation or home visit.

1 | One of the first questions we ask is what does your time schedule look like for your project, and what town are you located in?
2 | What home electrical are you looking to have done?
3 | How old would you say your home is?
4 | If your house has an electrical issue or loses power to any of your electrical outlets, home lighting, or home electrical equipment. Then we first want to make sure that the electrical is still safe before we turn back on the power. So we‘ll ask if you have any idea how and when the power outage started. Also what was happening right before the power outage or electrical issue occurred. Have you had any home remodels or projects recently?
5 | We ask what room(s) are having the electrical issue, and what specific electrical outlets, home lighting, or electrical equipment have been affected.

We need to know what areas in the house has the electrical issue or power outage. It tells us a lot about possible reasons this electrical issue is happening.

If some electrical devices do not work but some do, then most likely you have what is called a ”back-stabbed loose electrical connection” on one of your homes electrical devices that you will have to find in order to bring back power.

Home electrical devices have wire terminals that are called ”back stabbed device terminals“. The electrical wire slips in quick and easy to the device terminal, shortening the time it takes to install the electrical device. The problem is the back stabbed terminal connectors for home electrical devices fail, OFTEN. No good electrician will use them and neither should you!!
6 | Depending on what electrical outage you have in your house, we will recommend you first call your electrical utility company before you have an electrician come out and take a look.

A lot of times this means there is a problem with the electrical power coming into your home.

Sometimes it's best to first call your electrical utility company when you lose electrical power to your home stove, dryer, HVAC equipment, or any other 240 volt electrical equipment.

It is free for your electrical utility company to come out, and make sure the electrical issue is not on their end. Then if needed, we can come out with a better idea on where to start.
7 | If you need to replace an electrical outlet or switch, we ask what color electrical devices do you have in the house?
8 | Is the working area(s) completely finished or is it new construction. Also what is the finish materials on the walls and/or ceilings made of? How high are your ceiling in the room or basement, and is there access from in the basement, attic, or behind any of the walls?
9 | Are the working area(s) clear to work around and navigate?
10 | We ask some questions about your electrical panel. One question is do you have an electrical panel with circuit breakers or do you have a fuse box? Another question is roughly how old do you think the electrical panel is? We ask these questions for 3 major reasons.

Reason 1: Fuse boxes are not allowed to have new wiring added to them according to modern electrical safety code.

Reason 2: They are against modern safety code for a reason, and before we take care of your electrical wants; We need to take care of your home electrical safety first.

Reason 3: Electrical breakers DO NOT LAST FOREVER! Depending on how much use they get used, circuit breakers can last anywhere between 25 to 35 years depending on its usage. There are few electrical emergencies because circuit breakers stop them from ever happening. Circuit breakers lose there reliability past a certain age, and we try to notify you when this starts to happen.
11 | Sometimes we need to know where the electrical panel is located in the house. What is the amperage of your main electrical breaker? Do you know what brandname electrical panel you have? Do you have any space in your electrical panel to add more circuit breakers, and does your electrical panel have AFCI breakers installed in it?

Knowing the location of your electrical panel helps us understand how long of an electrical wire will need to be in order to install a new electrical circuit.

The main electrical breaker is usually the biggest looking breaker. It should say 100amp, 150amp 200amp, 400amp.

We need to know what brand circuit breaker to buy in order get the right one for your electrical panel.

We need to know if have to make more space in the electrical panel in order to add another circuit breaker.

If your house is on the newer side we need to know whether you have AFCI circuit breakers already installed in the electrical panel.

AFCI circuit breakers are the new standard for all new housing. If you add to an existing electrical circuit in your house, then you need to install AFCI circuit breaker protection according to modern safety code.
12 | If possible, can you send us a few photos that will help to get some project details.

Once we have the answers to these questions we can usually give you a ballpark estimate for help repair something electrical in your home right over the phone.

When we arrive at your home we can confirm the estimate, answer any other questions you have, and get to work.

Homeowner Safety Update:

2023 Electrical Safety Code requires Arc Fault Protection (AFCI) to be installed on all general use electrical outlets and lighting throughout a home.

When Will I Need To Install AFCI Protection In my Home?

The following home electrical projects will be required to be upgraded to AFCI protection:

Whenever adding electrical wiring that is 6 feet or longer to an existing home electrical circuit.

Pretty much whenever you install a new electrical circuit to the living spaces of your home.

During any home electrical renovations, remodels, or new home builds.

Some cities & towns require you to upgrade to AFCI protection whenever you replace an electrical outlet, light switch, or when you upgrade your electrical panel.

Have More Questions About Arc Fault Protection For Your Home?

Head over to What Is Home Arc Fault Protection? to find out more details on why arc fault protection has become the new standard in home electrical safety.

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Budget Planner

How Much Does It Cost For An Electrical Repair On My Home?

Starting Point

What Level Electrical Repair Does Your Home Have?

Home Electrical Repair Level 1:

Home Electrical Repair Level 2:

Home Electrical Repair Level 3:

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How Much? | BallPark Estimates

Cost Of An Electrical Repair On Your Home

Typical Costs Associated With Electrical Repairs In Your House, Depending On Your Needs:

Cost Of Home Electrical Repair Level 1: $160 to $225

Cost Of Home Electrical Repair Level 2: $270 to $385

Cost Of Home Electrical Repair Level 3: $385 to $500

Cost To Have Utility Company Verify Your Home Electrical Power: $0

Any Other Additional Replacement Parts In Order To Fix The Electrical Issue.

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What To Expect

Pricing Questions For An Electrical Repair On Your Home

Here are the questions TradeWork would ask during a typical phone conversation or home visit.

1 | One of the first questions we ask is what does your time schedule look like for your project, and what town are you located in?

2 | What home electrical are you looking to have done?

3 | How old would you say your home is?

5 | We ask what room(s) are having the electrical issue, and what specific electrical outlets, home lighting, or electrical equipment have been affected.

6 | Depending on what electrical outage you have in your house, we will recommend you first call your electrical utility company before you have an electrician come out and take a look.

7 | If you need to replace an electrical outlet or switch, we ask what color electrical devices do you have in the house?

8 | Is the working area(s) completely finished or is it new construction. Also what is the finish materials on the walls and/or ceilings made of? How high are your ceiling in the room or basement, and is there access from in the basement, attic, or behind any of the walls?

9 | Are the working area(s) clear to work around and navigate?

10 | We ask some questions about your electrical panel. One question is do you have an electrical panel with circuit breakers or do you have a fuse box? Another question is roughly how old do you think the electrical panel is? We ask these questions for 3 major reasons.

12 | If possible, can you send us a few photos that will help to get some project details.

Homeowner Safety Update:

When Will I Need To Install AFCI Protection In my Home?

Whenever adding electrical wiring that is 6 feet or longer to an existing home electrical circuit.

Pretty much whenever you install a new electrical circuit to the living spaces of your home.

During any home electrical renovations, remodels, or new home builds.

Some cities & towns require you to upgrade to AFCI protection whenever you replace an electrical outlet, light switch, or when you upgrade your electrical panel.

Have More Questions About Arc Fault Protection For Your Home?

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