House rewiring and wiring repair
Aluminum branch wiring, knob-and-tube, cable damaged by heat or rodents, and additions wired by someone who shouldn’t have. We assess what’s in the walls and give you options, from targeted repair to a full rewire.
- Aluminum branch wiring
- Most common in homes built 1965 to 1973
- Knob-and-tube
- Found in houses built before the 1950s
- Options and pricing
- After an in-person assessment
What’s behind the walls matters
Plenty of Houston homes from the 1960s and 70s were wired with aluminum branch circuits. The wire itself isn’t the problem; the connections are. Aluminum expands and oxidizes differently from copper, and over the years the joints at outlets, switches and splices can loosen and overheat.
Older houses closer in, in neighborhoods like the Heights and Montrose, can still have knob-and-tube or cloth-insulated wiring that was never meant to carry today’s loads. And any house can have wiring damaged by rodents in the attic, by attic heat, or by an earlier owner’s weekend project.
Your options with aluminum wiring
What we do
- Aluminum wiring remediation
- Partial and full rewiring
- Knob-and-tube replacement
- Repair after rodent, nail or heat damage
- Attic and crawlspace wiring
- Correcting unpermitted and DIY wiring
How the job runs
Inspect
We open boxes, check connections, and look in the attic and at the panel to see what’s there and what condition it’s in.
Options and price
You get your options in writing, with a price for each.
Plan the work
We work room by room so most of the house keeps power, and tell you up front where we’ll need wall access.
Inspect and hand over
Permitted work is inspected, and we walk you through what changed.
Common questions
How do I know if I have aluminum wiring?
Look at the cable jacket where it’s visible: in the attic, in the garage or at the panel. Aluminum branch wiring is usually stamped “AL” or “ALUMINUM”. Homes built between about 1965 and 1973 are the most likely to have it. If you’re not sure, we can check during a visit.
Do I have to rewire the whole house?
Not necessarily. Many houses can be made safe by reworking the connections rather than replacing every run. We assess how much aluminum there is and what condition it’s in, then give you options at different price points.
Not sure what’s in your walls?
Book an assessment. We’ll tell you what you have, what condition it’s in, and what it would take to make it right.