1920s–40s Homes, 2020s Electrical Needs
Beverley Hills — the Alexandria neighborhood, not the California one — is full of 1920s to 1940s colonials and Cape Cods. Solid homes. But the wiring in many of them is decades past its prime: cloth-insulated cable, ungrounded outlets, and panels that were sized for a radio and a refrigerator.
Today those same homes run central air, electric ranges, home offices, and EV chargers. The math does not work on a 60-amp panel. Breakers trip, outlets run warm, and extension cords multiply. That is your house telling you it needs help.
What a Modern Rewire Includes
New grounded wiring throughout. A 200-amp panel with room to grow. Dedicated circuits for the kitchen, laundry, and HVAC. GFCI outlets in kitchens, baths, and outdoors. Smoke and CO detector circuits tied together the way code requires. Everything permitted and inspected.
We plan the work around your life. Most families stay in the home during a rewire — we keep power on in the rooms we are not working in and clean up every day.
Kitchens and Laundry: The Heavy Lifters
In a 1930s Beverley Hills home, the kitchen might be on a single 15-amp circuit — the same circuit as the dining room. A modern kitchen wants four or more dedicated circuits: two for countertop outlets, one for the range, one for the refrigerator, plus the dishwasher and disposal. We bring the kitchen up to modern code as part of every rewire.
Laundry is the other one. Electric dryers need a dedicated 240-volt circuit, and many older homes never had one — the dryer was gas, or the laundry was in the basement on a shared circuit. We size it right for whatever you have now and whatever you might switch to later.
Talk to a Real Electrician
No sales pitch. We look at your panel and your wiring, explain what we find in plain English, and give you options. Call (301) 679-9193.