Palm Beach County’s older housing stock has wonderful bones, and a lot of it still runs on the original wiring. Thomas Edison Electric rewires older homes across Jupiter, West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Wellington, and Port St. Lucie, bringing mid-century electrical systems up to the way families actually live today. Call (561) 462-2800 for an honest assessment.
Homes That Benefit Most
- Aluminum-era homes (mid-1960s to mid-1970s). Aluminum branch wiring expands and contracts more than copper, so connections can loosen over the years, one reason insurers ask about it on older Palm Beach Gardens and Wellington homes.
- Cloth-insulated wiring. Found in pre-1960 cottages around Stuart and the older West Palm Beach neighborhoods, its fabric jacket simply grows brittle with age.
- Two-prong, ungrounded outlets. A sign the circuits behind the walls predate modern grounding.
- Homes wired before central air. Circuits drawn up in the 1960s were never planned for today’s kitchens, home offices, and cooling loads.
What Rewiring Involves
- Walkthrough and plan. We map the existing circuits, identify wiring types, and design the new layout around how you use each room.
- Permits. Rewiring is permitted work; we file with your municipality and schedule every inspection.
- New copper circuits. We fish fresh wiring through attics and wall cavities, keeping openings small and strategic rather than opening entire walls.
- Grounded outlets and GFCI protection. Every room gets three-prong grounded outlets, with GFCI protection where the NEC calls for it.
- Sign-off and patching. The municipal inspector approves the work, and access openings are patched and ready for paint.
Whole-Home or Partial
Not every project is a full rewire. Sometimes the right answer is updating a handful of circuits, retrofitting approved connectors on aluminum terminations, or phasing the work room by room around your family’s schedule. We lay out the options honestly after seeing the home, never a bigger project than the house actually needs.
Pair It With the Rest of the System
Rewiring often goes hand in hand with an electrical panel upgrade, since a mid-century panel and mid-century wiring usually share a birthday. Not sure what’s behind your walls? Start with an electrical safety inspection and get a documented answer before committing to anything.
Rewiring Questions
Do we have to move out during a rewire?
Almost never. We work room by room, restore power each evening, and keep dust contained. Most Boynton Beach and Jupiter families stay home for the entire project.
How do I know if my home has aluminum wiring?
Homes built or expanded between roughly 1965 and 1975 are the usual candidates, and the cable jacket in the attic or panel may read “AL” or “ALUMINUM.” We can confirm it in minutes during a visit.
Will you open up all my walls?
No, modern rewiring is mostly done by fishing cable through existing cavities. We make small access openings where needed and patch them once the work is inspected.
Start With a Conversation
If your home in Jupiter, Wellington, or anywhere along the coast still runs on its original wiring, call Thomas Edison Electric at (561) 462-2800. Florida Electrical Contractor License EC13015487.